Dumplings

Dumplings 2004

饺子 jiǎozi

Aunt Mei's famous homemade dumplings provide amazing age-defying qualities popular with middle-aged women. But her latest customer, a fading actress, is determined to find out what the secret ingredient is.

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3.86 Beginner Director Fruit Chan IMDb 6.7

Cast

Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah Mrs. Lee Bai Ling Bai Ling Mei Tony Leung Ka-fai Tony Leung Ka-fai Mr. Lee Pauline Lau Masseuse Meme Tian Pu-Jun Connie Miki Yeung Oi-Gan Miki Yeung Oi-Gan Kate Wong Siu-Foon Wong Siu-Foon Kate's Mother Wong Sum-Yuen Old Hairdresser Wu Wai-Man Mei's nurse friend Ho-Man Chan Wang Suo-yi

Vocabulary

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不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
我等 我等 wǒ děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
人人 人人 rén rén everyone; every person ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
一会 一會 yī huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
吃人 吃人 chī rén exploitative; oppressive ∼HSK 1
一口 一口 yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite ∼HSK 1
人肉 人肉 rén ròu to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing); human (used attributively, as in, human shield) ∼HSK 1
十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
最多 最多 zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
你妈 你媽 nǐ mā (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
不可以 不可以 bù kě yǐ may not ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
早点 早點 zǎo diǎn breakfast ∼HSK 1
现做 現做 xiàn zuò to make (food) on the spot; freshly-made ∼HSK 1
几岁 幾歲 jǐ suì how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) ∼HSK 1
个个 個個 gè gè each one individually; each and every ∼HSK 1
大白菜 大白菜 dà bái cài Chinese cabbage; napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) ∼HSK 1
韭菜 韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
桌 桌 zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
椅 椅 yǐ chair, seat ∼HSK 1
上手 上手 shàng shǒu to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor ∼HSK 1
女孩 女孩 nǚ hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
机 機 Jī desk; machine; moment ∼HSK 1
哪一个 哪一個 nǎ yī ge which ∼HSK 1
白饭 白飯 bái fàn plain cooked rice; rice with nothing to go with it ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
在下 在下 zài xià under; myself (humble) ∼HSK 1
学人 學人 xué rén scholar; learned person ∼HSK 1
就学 就學 jiù xué to attend school ∼HSK 1
做人 做人 zuò rén to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1