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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Vocabulary

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不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
命根子 命根子 mìng gēn zi lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不堪入耳 不堪入耳 bù kān rù ěr unbearable to hear; offensive to the ear; vulgar (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
大娘 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) 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
天赐 天賜 tiān cì bestowed by heaven ∼HSK 6
炸死 炸死 zhà sǐ to kill with an explosion ∼HSK 6
巷子 巷子 xiàng zi alley ∼HSK 6
瞒不过 瞞不過 mán bù guò cannot conceal (a matter) from (sb) ∼HSK 6
撇开 撇開 piē kāi to disregard; to leave aside ∼HSK 6
罪恶感 罪惡感 zuì è gǎn feeling of guilt ∼HSK 6
征召 徵召 zhēng zhào to enlist; to draft; to conscript; to appoint to an official position ∼HSK 6
不吉利 不吉利 bù jí lì ominous ∼HSK 6
解约 解約 jiě yuē to terminate an agreement; to cancel a contract ∼HSK 6
虐待狂 虐待狂 nüè dài kuáng sadism; sadist ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
文静 文靜 wén jìng (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet ∼HSK 6
情书 情書 qíng shū love letter ∼HSK 6
炮灰 炮灰 pào huī cannon fodder ∼HSK 6
纱厂 紗廠 shā chǎng cotton mill; textile factory ∼HSK 6
不负 不負 bù fù to live up to ∼HSK 6
佛像 佛像 fó xiàng Buddhist image; statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva ∼HSK 6
姨父 姨父 yí fu husband of mother's sister; uncle ∼HSK 6
下贱 下賤 xià jiàn humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible ∼HSK 6
唇舌 唇舌 chún shé argument; words; lips and tongue ∼HSK 6
俗气 俗氣 sú qì tacky; inelegant; in poor taste; vulgar; banal ∼HSK 6
服务生 服務生 fú wù shēng server (at a restaurant) ∼HSK 6
孤寂 孤寂 gū jì lonesome; desolate ∼HSK 6
圣洁 聖潔 shèng jié pure and holy ∼HSK 6
重逢 重逢 chóng féng to meet again; to be reunited; reunion ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
翩翩 翩翩 piān piān elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly ∼HSK 6
绵绵 綿綿 mián mián continuous; uninterrupted ∼HSK 6
惆怅 惆悵 chóu chàng melancholy; depression ∼HSK 6
往年 往年 wǎng nián in former years; in previous years HSK 6
奶粉 奶粉 nǎi fěn powdered milk HSK 6
钟头 鐘頭 zhōng tóu hour HSK 6
盼望 盼望 pàn wàng to hope for; to look forward to HSK 6
上当 上當 shàng dàng taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped HSK 6
一道 一道 yī dào together HSK 6
悲惨 悲慘 bēi cǎn miserable; tragic HSK 6
寺 寺 sì Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old) HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
墓 墓 mù grave; tomb; mausoleum HSK 6
赖 賴 lài to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on HSK 6
顾 顧 gù to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to HSK 6