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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有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
恐怖 恐怖 kǒng bù terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
情窦初开 情竇初開 qíng dòu chū kāi first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
晕头转向 暈頭轉向 yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng confused and disoriented Idiom ∼HSK 6
脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; to turn over a new leaf; fig. to change wholly; to create from other material (story, artwork etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
食肉寝皮 食肉寢皮 shí ròu qǐn pí to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb; implacable hatred; to have sb's guts for garters Idiom ∼HSK 6
刻骨铭心 刻骨銘心 kè gǔ míng xīn lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable Idiom ∼HSK 6
露馅 露餡 lòu xiàn to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
死缠烂打 死纏爛打 sǐ chán làn dǎ (coll.) to pester; to harass Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
脑壳 腦殼 nǎo ké (coll.) head; skull; (fig.) brains (mental capacity) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
割肉 割肉 gē ròu to cut some meat; to cut off a piece of flesh; (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
拍拖 拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb ∼HSK 6
引产 引產 yǐn chǎn to induce labor (childbirth) ∼HSK 6
莫如 莫如 mò rú it would be better ∼HSK 6
灵芝 靈芝 líng zhī lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) ∼HSK 6
撒网 撒網 sā wǎng to throw a net ∼HSK 6
催生 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor; to expedite childbirth; (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence ∼HSK 6
导尿管 導尿管 dǎo niào guǎn urinary catheter ∼HSK 6
勾当 勾當 gòu dàng shady business ∼HSK 6
户主 戶主 hù zhǔ head of the household ∼HSK 6
拿主意 拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision; to make up one's mind ∼HSK 6
韧劲 韌勁 rèn jìn tenacity ∼HSK 6
滋补 滋補 zī bǔ nourishing; nutritious ∼HSK 6
陈皮 陳皮 chén pí dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
花粉 花粉 huā fěn pollen ∼HSK 6
野鸭 野鴨 yě yā wild duck; mallard (Anas platyrhyncha) ∼HSK 6
怎比 怎比 zěn bǐ how compares to ∼HSK 6
好恶 好惡 hào wù lit. likes and dislikes; preferences; taste ∼HSK 6
独生子 獨生子 dú shēng zǐ a son who is an only child ∼HSK 6
为人民服务 為人民服務 wèi rén mín fú wù Serve the People!, CCP political slogan ∼HSK 6
超额 超額 chāo é above quota ∼HSK 6
足月 足月 zú yuè full-term (gestation) ∼HSK 6
肉馅 肉餡 ròu xiàn ground meat; mincemeat ∼HSK 6
尖子 尖子 jiān zi best of its kind; cream of the crop ∼HSK 6
公干 公幹 gōng gàn public business; official work ∼HSK 6
张罗 張羅 zhāng luo to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc) ∼HSK 6
水肿 水腫 shuǐ zhǒng (medicine) to suffer from edema (dropsy) ∼HSK 6
禽兽不如 禽獸不如 qín shòu bù rú worse than a beast; to behave immorally ∼HSK 6
以身相许 以身相許 yǐ shēn - xiāng xǔ (of a woman) to give one's heart (to sb); (fig.) to devote oneself wholeheartedly to sb or sth ∼HSK 6
蠢材 蠢材 chǔn cái idiot ∼HSK 6
再临 再臨 zài lín to come again ∼HSK 6
抱佛脚 抱佛腳 bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; panic measures in place of timely preparation ∼HSK 6
蒸饺 蒸餃 zhēng jiǎo steamed dumpling ∼HSK 6
男婴 男嬰 nán yīng male baby ∼HSK 6