Goodbye South, Goodbye 1996
南国再见，南国
In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 嘿 嘿 | hey | |
| 拨 撥 | to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch | |
| 不知 不知 | not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) | |
| 情 情 | feeling; emotion; passion; situation | |
| 哦 哦 | to chant | |
| 臭屁 臭屁 | (coll.) self-important; puffed up | Colloquialism |
| 发神经 發神經 | (coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged | Colloquialism |
| 有没有 有沒有 | (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)? | |
| 阿扁 阿扁 | A-bian, nickname of Chen Shui-bian | |
| 阿公 阿公 | (old) grandfather; polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law; (Taiwanese) grandfather | |
| 麻花 麻花 | fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough); worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) | |
| 堂兄 堂兄 | older male patrilineal cousin | |
| 槟榔 檳榔 | betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut | |
| 离谱 離譜 | inappropriate; improper; out of place | |
| 收讯 收訊 | (wireless) reception | |
| 景气 景氣 | (of economy, business etc) flourishing; prosperous | |
| 余味 餘味 | aftertaste; lingering impression | |
| 原味 原味 | authentic taste; plain cooked; natural flavor (without spices and seasonings) | |
| 俗事 俗事 | everyday routine; ordinary affairs | |
| 苦闷 苦悶 | depressed; dejected; feeling low | |
| 蹉跎 蹉跎 | (literary) to slip; (of looks etc) to fade away; (of time) to slip away; to squander (time, opportunities); to dillydally | |
| 成形 成形 | to take shape; shaping; forming | |
| 炒股票 炒股票 | to speculate in stocks | |
| 烟灰缸 煙灰缸 | ashtray | |
| 凑钱 湊錢 | to raise enough money to do sth; to pool money; to club together (to do sth) | |
| 讲理 講理 | to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable | |
| 割腕 割腕 | to slit one's wrists | |
| 花枝 花枝 | spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); cuttlefish (on dining menus); (literary) beautiful woman | |
| 昏倒 昏倒 | to faint | |
| 公安 公安 | (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security | |
| 只顾 只顧 | solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect | |
| 出面 出面 | to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up | |
| 笑脸 笑臉 | smiling face; smiley :) ☺ | |
| 电动 電動 | electric-powered; (Tw) video game | |
| 出入 出入 | to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent | |
| 有事 有事 | to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter | |
| 扁 扁 | small boat | |
| 赌博 賭博 | to gamble | |
| 看好 看好 | to keep an eye on | |
| 刚好 剛好 | just; exactly; to happen to be | |
| 酱 醬 | thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam | |
| 支援 支援 | to provide assistance; to support; to back | |
| 算了 算了 | let it be; let it pass; forget about it | |
| 当天 當天 | on that day | |
| 一时 一時 | a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time | |
| 无关 無關 | unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) | |
| 心灵 心靈 | bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit | |
| 蒙 濛 | drizzle; mist | |
| 赌 賭 | to bet; to gamble | |
| 将军 將軍 | general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot |