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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兵源 兵源 bīng yuán manpower resources (for military service); sources of troops ∼HSK 5
稍息 稍息 shào xī (military) Stand at ease! ∼HSK 5
桃花运 桃花運 táo huā yùn luck with the ladies; a romance; good luck ∼HSK 5
吓跑 嚇跑 xià pǎo to scare away ∼HSK 5
恶作剧 惡作劇 è zuò jù practical joke; prank; to play a practical joke ∼HSK 5
私生女 私生女 sī shēng nǚ illegitimate daughter ∼HSK 5
昌 昌 Chāng light of sun; good, proper ∼HSK 5
整装待发 整裝待發 zhěng zhuāng dài fā to get ready (for a journey); ready and waiting ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
粧 粧 zhuāng toilet; make-up; dress up; adorn ∼HSK 5
身孕 身孕 shēn yùn pregnancy; pregnant ∼HSK 5
拆下 拆下 chāi xià to dismantle; to take apart ∼HSK 5
私生子 私生子 sī shēng zǐ illegitimate son ∼HSK 5
死鬼 死鬼 sǐ guǐ devil (used jocularly or contemptuously); the departed ∼HSK 5
红豆 紅豆 hóng dòu azuki bean; red bean ∼HSK 5
淫 淫 yín obscene, licentious, lewd ∼HSK 5
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute; stop a while ∼HSK 5
无尽 無盡 wú jìn endless; inexhaustible ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
蝶 蜨 dié butterfly ∼HSK 5
空寂 空寂 kōng jì empty and silent; desolate ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
不忍 不忍 bù rěn cannot bear to ∼HSK 5
相见 相見 xiāng jiàn meet ∼HSK 5
礼拜天 禮拜天 Lǐ bài tiān Sunday HSK 5
快活 快活 kuài huo happy; cheerful HSK 5
柜子 櫃子 guì zi cupboard; cabinet HSK 5
皮鞋 皮鞋 pí xié leather shoes HSK 5
比方 比方 bǐ fang analogy; instance; for instance HSK 5
公式 公式 gōng shì formula HSK 5
领带 領帶 lǐng dài necktie HSK 5
用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
发觉 發覺 fā jué to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive HSK 5
漫长 漫長 màn cháng very long; endless HSK 5
严厉 嚴厲 yán lì severe; strict HSK 5
例外 例外 lì wài exception; to be an exception HSK 5
客气 客氣 kè qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
紧紧 緊緊 jǐn jǐn closely; tightly HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
解除 解除 jiě chú to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement) HSK 5
稍微 稍微 shāo wēi a little bit HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
迟 遲 chí late; delayed; slow HSK 5
耐心 耐心 nài xīn to be patient; patience HSK 5
丑 丑 chǒu clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° HSK 5
随意 隨意 suí yì as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious HSK 5
分离 分離 fēn lí to separate HSK 5
夹 夾 jiā to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jiá] HSK 5
安慰 安慰 ān wèi to comfort; to console HSK 5