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.

HSK 1

3.86 Beginner Director Fruit Chan IMDb 6.7

Cast

Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah Mrs. Lee

Bai Ling Mei

Tony Leung Ka-fai Mr. Lee Pauline Lau Masseuse Meme Tian Pu-Jun Connie

Miki Yeung Oi-Gan Kate

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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违法違法 wéi fǎ	illegal; to break the law	HSK 5
滑滑 huá	to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted	HSK 5
害害 hài	to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity	HSK 5
瘦瘦 shòu	thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive	HSK 5
咬咬 yǎo	to bite; to nip	HSK 5
弹彈 dàn	crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball	HSK 5
硬硬 yìng	hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial	HSK 5
剩剩 shèng	to remain; to be left; to have as remainder	HSK 5
辛苦辛苦 xīn kǔ	exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)	HSK 5
证实證實 zhèng shí	to confirm (sth to be true); to verify	HSK 5
烂爛 làn	soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad	HSK 5
全世界全世界 quán shì jiè	worldwide; entire world	HSK 5
仔细仔細 zǐ xì	careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out	HSK 5
尝试嘗試 cháng shì	to try; to attempt	HSK 5
价價 jià	price; value; (chemistry) valence	HSK 5
签籤 qiān	inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag	HSK 5
猜猜 cāi	to guess	HSK 5
可惜可惜 kě xī	it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately	HSK 5
屋屋 wū	(bound form) house; (bound form) room	HSK 5
毒毒 dú	poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics	HSK 5
骗騙 piàn	to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over	HSK 5
皮肤皮膚 pí fū	skin	HSK 5
吓嚇 hè	to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)	HSK 5
恨恨 hèn	to hate; to regret	HSK 5
鬼鬼 guǐ	disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy	HSK 5
讨厌討厭 tǎo yàn	to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying	HSK 5
傻傻 shǎ	foolish	HSK 5
享受享受 xiǎng shòu	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure	HSK 5
陪陪 péi	to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔	HSK 5
肯定肯定 kěn dìng	to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)	HSK 5
搞搞 gǎo	to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of	HSK 5
拜拜拜拜 bái bái	(loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)	Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
老公老公 lǎo gōng	(coll.) husband	Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆老婆 lǎo pó	(coll.) wife	Colloquialism HSK 4
烧燒 shāo	to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head	Colloquialism HSK 4
抱抱 bào	to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely	Colloquialism HSK 4
李李 Lǐ	Li (surname)	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
洪湖洪湖 Hóng hú	Honghu, county-level city in Jingzhou, Hubei	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
旺角旺角 Wàng Jiǎo	Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中港中港 Zhōng Gǎng	PRC and Hong Kong	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
余庆餘慶 Yú qìng	Yuqing county in Zunyi, Guizhou	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
龙王龍王 Lóng wáng	Dragon King (mythology)	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
本草纲目本草綱目 Běn cǎo Gāng mù	Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
齐桓公齊桓公 Qí Huán gōng	Duke Huan of Qi (reigned 685-643 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙孫 Sūn	Sun (surname)	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
岳飞岳飛 Yuè Fēi	Yue Fei (1103-1142), Song dynasty patriot and general	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
满江红滿江紅 Mǎn jiāng hóng	Man Jiang Hong (Chinese poems)	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
匈奴匈奴 Xiōng nú	Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
极品極品 jí pǐn	best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities	∼HSK 4
子宫子宮 zǐ gōng	uterus; womb	∼HSK 4