Fallen Petals

Fallen Petals 1968

落花时节 là huā shíjié

Taiwan's most glamorous screen couple, Ko Chun-Hsiung and Chang Mei-Yao, co-star in "Fallen Petals", a romance with the unique setting of Taiwan during World War II, when the island was a colony of Japan. Ko is drafted into the Japanese army and forced to leave his pregnant girlfriend behind. When he is presumably killed in action, Chang becomes a cabaret girl to support their baby. Thanks to director Pan Lei's sensitive scenario, the dramatic outcome is far from predictable.

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日日夜夜 日日夜夜 rì rì yè yè day after day and night after night (idiom); continuously; day and night Idiom ∼HSK 7
春去秋来 春去秋來 chūn qù qiū lái spring goes and autumn comes (idiom); the passing of the seasons; the flow of time Idiom ∼HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
引人注目 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous Xiehouyu HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
作客 作客 zuò kè to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn HSK 7
伯母 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
拘束 拘束 jū shù to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
变故 變故 biàn gù an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune HSK 7
死心 死心 sǐ xīn to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
顺从 順從 shùn cóng obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer HSK 7
鞭炮 鞭炮 biān pào firecrackers; string of small firecrackers HSK 7
瞧不起 瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon; to hold in contempt HSK 7
捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
参谋 參謀 cān móu staff officer; to give advice HSK 7
郊外 郊外 jiāo wài outskirts HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
寡妇 寡婦 guǎ fu widow HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
当日 當日 dāng rì on that day HSK 7
妒忌 妒忌 dù jì to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy HSK 7
茫茫 茫茫 máng máng boundless; vast and obscure HSK 7
责备 責備 zé bèi to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach HSK 7
间断 間斷 jiàn duàn disconnected; interrupted; suspended; a gap; a break HSK 7
皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng imperial palace HSK 7
老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn very far away HSK 7
四季 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 HSK 7
谅解 諒解 liàng jiě to understand; to make allowances for; understanding HSK 7
怨恨 怨恨 yuàn hèn to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor HSK 7
思绪 思緒 sī xù train of thought; emotional state; mood; feeling HSK 7
当着 當著 dāng zhe in front of; in the presence of HSK 7
指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at HSK 7
订婚 訂婚 dìng hūn to get engaged HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
卑鄙 卑鄙 bēi bǐ base; mean; contemptible; despicable HSK 7
苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo vexed; distressed HSK 7
糊 䊀 hú muddled; paste; scorched HSK 7
匆匆 匆匆 cōng cōng hurriedly HSK 7
要点 要點 yào diǎn main point; essential HSK 7
当面 當面 dāng miàn to sb's face; in sb's presence HSK 7
巷 巷 xiàng lane; alley HSK 7
破碎 破碎 pò suì to smash to pieces; to shatter HSK 7
预感 預感 yù gǎn to have a premonition; premonition HSK 7
下落 下落 xià luò whereabouts; to drop; to fall HSK 7
向往 嚮往 xiàng wǎng to yearn for; to look forward to HSK 7
长相 長相 zhǎng xiàng appearance; looks; profile; countenance HSK 7