Butterfly

Butterfly 2004

蝴蝶 húdié

Flavia is a thirtysomething married teacher. She has suppressed the memory of her adolescent lesbian fling with Jin and is stuck in a stifling marriage. A chance encounter in a supermarket with the playful and seductive singer Yip reawakens dormant feelings and she begins to think back on her teenage affair with Jin.

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3.8 Beginner Director Gorretti Mak Yan-Yan IMDb 6.7

Cast

Josie Ho Josie Ho Flavia Tian Yuan Tian Yuan Yip Eric Kot Man-Fai Eric Kot Man-Fai Ming Isabel Chan Yat-Ning Isabel Chan Yat-Ning Young Flavia Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen Jin Chiang Cho-Man Chiang Cho-Man Young Jin Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Flavia's Father Lau Hung-Dau Flavia's Mother Pauline Yam Bo-Lam Pauline Yam Bo-Lam Rosa Jennifer Kong Samantha

Vocabulary

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络绎不绝 絡繹不絕 luò yì bù jué (idiom) continuously; in an endless stream Idiom HSK 7
自相矛盾 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent Idiom HSK 7
半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished Idiom HSK 7
一言不发 一言不發 yī yán bù fā to not say a word (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling Xiehouyu HSK 7
与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) Xiehouyu HSK 7
戳 戳 chuō to jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand; to stand (sth) upright; stamp; seal Colloquialism HSK 7
柳树 柳樹 liǔ shù willow HSK 7
谜语 謎語 mí yǔ riddle; conundrum HSK 7
意料之外 意料之外 yì liào zhī wài (idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected HSK 7
燕子 燕子 yàn zi swallow HSK 7
急躁 急躁 jí zào irritable; irascible; impetuous HSK 7
羞耻 羞恥 xiū chǐ (a feeling of) shame HSK 7
动荡 動蕩 dòng dàng unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
摇篮 搖籃 yáo lán cradle HSK 7
侵权 侵權 qīn quán to infringe the rights of; to violate; infringement HSK 7
与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
专卖店 專賣店 zhuān mài diàn specialty store HSK 7
羞愧 羞愧 xiū kuì ashamed HSK 7
体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7
结识 結識 jié shí to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time HSK 7
游览 遊覽 yóu lǎn to go sightseeing; to tour; to visit HSK 7
自责 自責 zì zé to blame oneself HSK 7
预示 預示 yù shì to indicate; to foretell; to forebode; to betoken HSK 7
小丑 小丑 xiǎo chǒu clown HSK 7
责怪 責怪 zé guài to blame; to rebuke HSK 7
揭示 揭示 jiē shì to show; to make known HSK 7
偏见 偏見 piān jiàn prejudice; bias HSK 7
堵塞 堵塞 dǔ sè to clog up; blockage HSK 7
示威 示威 shì wēi to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force HSK 7
沉浸 沉浸 chén jìn to soak; to permeate; to immerse HSK 7
安宁 安寧 Ān níng Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 明, Yunnan HSK 7
包袱 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline HSK 7
关掉 關掉 guān diào to switch off; to shut off HSK 7
抵制 抵制 dǐ zhì to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal HSK 7
愈合 癒合 yù hé (of a wound) to heal HSK 7
殴打 毆打 ōu dǎ to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law) HSK 7
头晕 頭暈 tóu yūn dizzy HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
解散 解散 jiě sàn to dissolve; to disband HSK 7
余 餘 yú extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me HSK 7
把手 把手 bǎ shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
品尝 品嘗 pǐn cháng to taste a small amount; to sample HSK 7
撤退 撤退 chè tuì to retreat HSK 7
救护车 救護車 jiù hù chē ambulance HSK 7
求婚 求婚 qiú hūn to propose marriage HSK 7
氛围 氛圍 fēn wéi ambience; atmosphere HSK 7
以至于 以至於 yǐ zhì yú down to; up to; to the extent that... HSK 7
偿还 償還 cháng huán to repay; to reimburse HSK 7