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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| 一遍 一遍 | one time (all the way through); once through | |
| 身 身 | body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 | |
| 接住 接住 | to catch (sth thrown etc); to receive (sth given); to accept | |
| 得很 得很 | (after an adjective) very | |
| 面的 麵的 | abbr. of; minivan taxi | |
| 不当 不當 | unsuitable; improper; inappropriate | |
| 接上 接上 | to connect (a cable etc); to hook up (a device); to resume (a conversation); to set (a bone) | |
| 过得去 過得去 | lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life? | |
| 艺术家 藝術家 | artist | |
| 史 史 | history, chronicle, annals | |
| 每次 每次 | every time | |
| 掉下 掉下 | to drop down; to fall | |
| 不只 不只 | not only; not merely | |
| 里弄 里弄 | lanes and alleys; neighborhood; lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families | |
| 案 案 | table, bench; legal case | |
| 为重 為重 | to attach most importance to | |
| 夫 夫 | man, male adult, husband; those | |
| 生出 生出 | to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce | |
| 长成 長成 | to grow up | |
| 路数 路數 | stratagem; method; approach; (martial arts) movement; social connections; (sb's) background story | |
| 才不 才不 | by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! | |
| 目 目 | eye; look, see; division, topic | |
| 重油 重油 | (petrochemistry) heavy oil; fuel oil | |
| 不太 不太 | Not too | |
| 叫作 叫作 | to call; to be called | |
| 难听 難聽 | unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful | |
| 心里话 心裡話 | (to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind | |
| 拿出 拿出 | to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) | |
| 有点儿 有點兒 | slightly; a little; somewhat | |
| 里头 裡頭 | inside; interior | |
| 海边 海邊 | coast; seaside; seashore; beach | |
| 下雪 下雪 | to snow | |
| 天上 天上 | celestial; heavenly | |
| 坏人 壞人 | bad person; villain | |
| 大海 大海 | sea; ocean | |
| 月亮 月亮 | the moon | |
| 报名 報名 | to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist | |
| 等到 等到 | to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) | |
| 姓名 姓名 | surname and given name; full name | |
| 商量 商量 | to consult; to talk over; to discuss | |
| 不但 不但 | not only (... but also ...) | |
| 凉 涼 | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) | |
| 笑话 笑話 | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock | |
| 对面 對面 | (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face | |
| 太太 太太 | married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife | |
| 刻 刻 | quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals | |
| 少年 少年 | early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man | |
| 不一定 不一定 | not necessarily; maybe | |
| 姓 姓 | family name; surname; to be surnamed | |
| 等于 等於 | to equal; to be tantamount to |