Daughter of the Nile 1987
尼罗河女儿
Lin Hsiao-yang tries to keep her family together while working as a waitress at Kentucky Fried Chicken and going to night school. With no mother and her father currently working out of town, it is up to Lin Hsiao-yang to take care of her younger siblings, who are slipping into a life of crime.
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Vocabulary
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| 不时 不時 | from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently | |
| 不停 不停 | incessant | |
| 再也 再也 | (not) any more | |
| 停留 停留 | to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over | |
| 面子 面子 | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face | |
| 处罚 處罰 | to penalize; to punish | |
| 小偷 小偷 | thief | |
| 客气 客氣 | polite; courteous; formal; modest | |
| 闯 闖 | to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) | |
| 也好 也好 | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 联络 聯絡 | to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 忍不住 忍不住 | cannot help; unable to bear | |
| 脾气 脾氣 | character; temperament; disposition; bad temper | |
| 明明 明明 | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely | |
| 珍惜 珍惜 | to treasure; to value; to cherish | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 蛇 虵 | snake; serpent | |
| 邻居 鄰居 | neighbor; next door | |
| 认 認 | to recognize; to know; to admit | |
| 餐厅 餐廳 | dining hall; dining room; restaurant | |
| 堆 堆 | to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount | |
| 插 插 | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose | |
| 清理 清理 | to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of | |
| 忍 忍 | to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself | |
| 骂 罵 | to scold; to abuse; to curse | |
| 锁 鎖 | to lock; to lock up; a lock | |
| 瘦 瘦 | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive | |
| 毕竟 畢竟 | after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis | |
| 硬 硬 | hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial | |
| 醉 醉 | intoxicated | |
| 烂 爛 | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad | |
| 躲 躲 | to hide; to dodge; to avoid | |
| 签 籤 | inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag | |
| 彼此 彼此 | each other; one another | |
| 屋 屋 | (bound form) house; (bound form) room | |
| 骗 騙 | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over | |
| 尊重 尊重 | to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper | |
| 接触 接觸 | to touch; to contact; access; in touch with | |
| 吓 嚇 | to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) | |
| 偷 偷 | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | |
| 运 運 | to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate | |
| 愿 願 | to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing | |
| 丢 丟 | to lose; to put aside; to throw | |
| 呆 呆 | foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay | |
| 枪 槍 | gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots | |
| 棒 棒 | stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race | |
| 抢 搶 | (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary | |
| 客户 客戶 | client; customer | |
| 陪 陪 | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 |