Echoes of the Rainbow

Echoes of the Rainbow 2010

岁月神偷 suìyuè shéntōu

Told through the eyes of sticky-fingered eight-year-old boy Big Ears, Echoes of the Rainbow takes place in a close-knit grassroots community in 1960s Hong Kong. Big Ears' mother and father run the neighborhood shoe store, and his older brother Desmond is every family's dream son - an outstanding athlete with grades worthy of Hong Kong's best school.

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3.75 Beginner Director Alex Law Kai-Yui IMDb 7.4

Cast

Simon Yam Simon Yam Mr. Law Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu Mrs. Law Buzz Chung Shiu-Tiu Buzz Chung Shiu-Tiu Big Ears Aarif Rahman Aarif Rahman Desmond / Big Ears Evelyn Choi Wing-Yan Evelyn Choi Wing-Yan Flora Paul Chun Pui Paul Chun Pui Mr. Law's Brother Teresa Ha Ping Teresa Ha Ping Grandmother Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu Mr. Ho Ann Hui Ann Hui Miss Chan Lawrence Ah Mon Lawrence Ah Mon Goldfish Seller

Vocabulary

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及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom); fig. to display ambidexterity; to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession; to use both feet equally (football) Idiom ∼HSK 6
兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war Idiom ∼HSK 6
无牵无挂 無牽無掛 wú qiān wú guà to have no cares; to be carefree Idiom ∼HSK 6
省吃俭用 省吃儉用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng to live frugally Idiom ∼HSK 6
弯弯曲曲 彎彎曲曲 wān wān qū qū curved; meandering; zigzagging Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
老爹 老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father; old man; sir ∼HSK 6
大伯 大伯 dà bó husband's older brother; father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother) ∼HSK 6
鱼缸 魚缸 yú gāng fish tank; fishbowl; aquarium ∼HSK 6
莲蓉 蓮蓉 lián róng lotus seed paste ∼HSK 6
杨柳 楊柳 yáng liǔ willow tree; poplar and willow; name of traditional tune ∼HSK 6
做功 做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work; non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera) ∼HSK 6
嘘嘘 噓噓 xū xū to pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang) ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
扭腰 扭腰 niǔ yāo to sway one's hips; to twist one's waist ∼HSK 6
踏步 踏步 tà bù stride; to step (on the spot); to mark time; at a standstill ∼HSK 6
尿床 尿床 niào chuáng to wet the bed ∼HSK 6
洋文 洋文 yáng wén foreign language (esp. Western) (old) ∼HSK 6
好样的 好樣的 hǎo yàng de (idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage ∼HSK 6
尿尿 尿尿 niào niào to pee ∼HSK 6
洋鬼 洋鬼 yáng guǐ foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
译成 譯成 yì chéng to translate into (Chinese, English etc) ∼HSK 6
重逢 重逢 chóng féng to meet again; to be reunited; reunion ∼HSK 6
深谷 深谷 shēn gǔ deep valley; ravine ∼HSK 6
晨昏 晨昏 chén hūn morning and twilight; day and night ∼HSK 6
砍价 砍價 kǎn jià to bargain; to cut or beat down a price ∼HSK 6
巷子 巷子 xiàng zi alley ∼HSK 6
跨栏 跨欄 kuà lán hurdles; hurdle race (athletics) ∼HSK 6
拌饭 拌飯 bàn fàn bibimbap (Korean cuisine) ∼HSK 6
赌坊 賭坊 dǔ fāng (archaic) gambling house ∼HSK 6
蔚蓝 蔚藍 wèi lán azure; sky-blue ∼HSK 6
浪花 浪花 làng huā spray; ocean spray; spindrift; fig. happenings from one's life ∼HSK 6
撒尿 撒尿 sā niào to pass water; to piss; to urinate; to wee wee ∼HSK 6
洋鬼子 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
肩章 肩章 jiān zhāng epaulet; shoulder loop; shoulder mark ∼HSK 6
姨娘 姨娘 yí niáng maternal aunt; father's concubine (old) ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
考入 考入 kǎo rù to pass entrance exam; to enter college after a competitive exam ∼HSK 6
断码 斷碼 duàn mǎ (fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes ∼HSK 6
双膝 雙膝 shuāng xī both knees ∼HSK 6
眼眶 眼眶 yǎn kuàng eye socket; rim of the eye ∼HSK 6
双臂 雙臂 shuāng bì arms; both arms; two arms ∼HSK 6
谷仓 穀倉 gǔ cāng barn ∼HSK 6
家宅 家宅 jiā zhái home; residence; house ∼HSK 6
失礼 失禮 shī lǐ discourteous ∼HSK 6
样样 樣樣 yàng yàng all kinds ∼HSK 6
老板娘 老闆娘 lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife ∼HSK 6