Gone with the Bullets 2014
一步之遥
Set in 1920s Shanghai, Ma Zouri and Xiang Feitian establish a notorious beauty pageant called the Flowers Competition. All of the city's elite attend the gala event, but when Wanyan Ying unexpectedly wins, it sets into motion a series of tragic events that change their destinies.
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Vocabulary
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| 比喻 比喻 | to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively | |
| 马桶 馬桶 | chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl | |
| 钞票 鈔票 | paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) | |
| 入选 入選 | to be included among those selected for | |
| 演戏 演戲 | to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign | |
| 非得 非得 | (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must | |
| 把手 把手 | to shake hands | |
| 打仗 打仗 | to fight a battle; to go to war | |
| 前所未有 前所未有 | unprecedented | |
| 忧郁 憂鬱 | sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected | |
| 撒谎 撒謊 | to tell lies | |
| 境界 境界 | boundary; state; realm | |
| 夸 夸 | used in 克 | |
| 统统 統統 | totally | |
| 后台 後台 | backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background | |
| 炫耀 炫耀 | dazzling; to show off; to flaunt | |
| 大气 大氣 | atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish | |
| 浇 澆 | to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold | |
| 忘掉 忘掉 | to forget | |
| 无耻 無恥 | without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless | |
| 心爱 心愛 | beloved | |
| 旗帜 旗幟 | ensign; flag | |
| 耽误 耽誤 | to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with | |
| 涌 涌 | (used in place names) | |
| 骗人 騙人 | to cheat sb; a scam | |
| 碰上 碰上 | to run into; to come upon; to meet | |
| 人情 人情 | human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn | |
| 掐 掐 | to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight | |
| 动静 動靜 | (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness | |
| 下场 下場 | to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) | |
| 枕头 枕頭 | pillow | |
| 挽救 挽救 | to save; to remedy; to rescue | |
| 美人 美人 | beauty; belle | |
| 瞒 瞞 | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 警官 警官 | constable; police officer | |
| 盼 盼 | to hope for; to long for; to expect | |
| 火焰 火焰 | blaze; flame | |
| 佩服 佩服 | to admire | |
| 环球 環球 | around the world; worldwide | |
| 亲手 親手 | personally; with one's own hands | |
| 光芒 光芒 | rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance | |
| 乐园 樂園 | paradise | |
| 良心 良心 | conscience | |
| 陷 陷 | pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect | |
| 开除 開除 | to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) | |
| 何必 何必 | there is no need; why should | |
| 丫头 丫頭 | girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) | |
| 瞄准 瞄準 | to take aim at; to target | |
| 乐意 樂意 | to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied | |
| 坦克 坦克 | tank (military vehicle) (loanword) |