Dust in the Wind

Dust in the Wind 1986

恋恋风尘 liànliàn fēngchén

A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail to see time and fate are beyond their control.

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3.68 Beginner Director Hou Hsiao-hsien 🍅 100%

Cast

Chien-wen Wang Chien-wen Wang Wan Hsin Shu-Fen Hsin Shu-Fen Jiang Suyun Li Tian-Lu Li Tian-Lu Grandpa Mei Fang Mei Fang Wan's Mother Grace Chen Grace Chen Jiang Suyun's Mother Yang Li-yin Yang Li-yin Ying Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen Mrs. Lin's Son Danny Deng Danny Deng Counselor Chief Wu Ping-nan Wu Ping-nan Freight Forwarding Boss

Vocabulary

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吓一跳 嚇一跳 xià yī tiào startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin ∼HSK 5
退伍 退伍 tuì wǔ to be discharged from military service ∼HSK 5
恋恋 戀戀 liàn liàn reluctant (to leave, to let go etc) ∼HSK 5
风尘 風塵 fēng chén windblown dust; hardships of travel; vicissitudes of life; prostitution ∼HSK 5
侯 侯 Hóu marquis, lord; target in archery ∼HSK 5
孝 孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning ∼HSK 5
贤 賢 xián virtuous, worthy ∼HSK 5
犁 犁 lí plow ∼HSK 5
偷吃 偷吃 tōu chī to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful ∼HSK 5
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute; stop a while ∼HSK 5
伟 偉 wěi great, robust; extraordinary ∼HSK 5
宜 宜 yí suitable ∼HSK 5
悲 悲 bēi sorrow, grief; sorry, sad ∼HSK 5
瘦小 瘦小 shòu xiǎo slightly-built; petite ∼HSK 5
惊吓 驚嚇 jīng xià to frighten; to horrify; to terrify ∼HSK 5
赚得 賺得 zhuàn dé to earn ∼HSK 5
矿工 礦工 kuàng gōng miner ∼HSK 5
吓疯 嚇瘋 xià fēng to be scared senseless ∼HSK 5
棕 棕 zōng hemp palm; palm tree ∼HSK 5
蓑 簑 suō rain coat made of straw, coir, etc. ∼HSK 5
痢 痢 lì dysentery ∼HSK 5
认输 認輸 rèn shū to concede; to admit defeat ∼HSK 5
喝醉 喝醉 hē zuì to get drunk ∼HSK 5
国威 國威 guó wēi national prestige ∼HSK 5
铭 銘 míng inscribe, engrave ∼HSK 5
彬 彬 bīn cultivated, well-bred ∼HSK 5
妾 妾 qiè concubine; I (humble, female) ∼HSK 5
琼 瓊 Qióng jade; rare, precious; elegant; (Cant.) to coagulate ∼HSK 5
驶 駛 shǐ sail, drive, pilot; fast, quick ∼HSK 5
怎么搞的 怎麼搞的 zěn me gǎo de How did it happen?; What's wrong?; What went wrong?; What's up? ∼HSK 5
呆子 呆子 dāi zi fool; sucker ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
回信 回信 huí xìn to reply; to write back; letter written in reply HSK 5
心疼 心疼 xīn téng to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed HSK 5
香肠 香腸 xiāng cháng sausage HSK 5
感想 感想 gǎn xiǎng impressions; reflections; thoughts HSK 5
台风 臺風 tái fēng stage presence, poise HSK 5
舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
不时 不時 bù shí from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently HSK 5
煤 煤 méi coal HSK 5
时常 時常 shí cháng often; frequently HSK 5
有毒 有毒 yǒu dú poisonous HSK 5
商标 商標 shāng biāo trademark; logo HSK 5
清晨 清晨 qīng chén early morning HSK 5
来信 來信 lái xìn incoming letter; to send us a letter HSK 5
土豆 土豆 tǔ dòu potato; (Tw) peanut HSK 5
隔壁 隔壁 gé bì next door; neighbor HSK 5
难得 難得 nán dé seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5
琴 琴 qín guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general HSK 5
师傅 師傅 shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5