Goodbye South, Goodbye

Goodbye South, Goodbye 1996

南国再见，南国 nán guó zàijiàn， nán guó

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.

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3.68 Beginner Director Hou Hsiao-hsien 🍅 100%

Cast

Jack Kao Jack Kao Kao Lim Giong Lim Giong Flatty Vicky Wei Vicky Wei Hui Annie Shizuka Inoh Annie Shizuka Inoh Pretzel Hsu Kuei-ying Hsu Kuei-ying Ying Lien Pi-tung Lien Pi-tung Tung Lui Ming Lui Ming Hsing's Father Go Ming Ming Shih-huang Chen Flatty's Uncle Kuei Li Brother Xu

Vocabulary

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喝茶 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
我等 我等 wǒ děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
要钱 要錢 yào qián to charge; to demand payment ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
在地 在地 zài dì (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
买进 買進 mǎi jìn to purchase; to buy in (goods) ∼HSK 1
听不到 聽不到 tīng bu dào can't hear ∼HSK 1
变得 變得 biàn de to become ∼HSK 1
六十 六十 liù shí sixty; 60 ∼HSK 1
用钱 用錢 yòng qián to spend money ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
明 明 Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
分给 分給 fēn gěi to divide (and give to others) ∼HSK 1
听会 聽會 tīng huì to attend a meeting (and hear what is discussed) ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
别有 別有 bié yǒu to have other...; to have a special... ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
坐好 坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly; to sit up straight ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
回本 回本 huí běn to recoup one's investment ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
还给 還給 huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
家事 家事 jiā shì family matters; domestic affairs; housework ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
想睡 想睡 xiǎng shuì drowsy; sleepy ∼HSK 1
几号 幾號 jǐ hào (slang) heroin ∼HSK 1
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
有电 有電 yǒu diàn electric (apparatus); electrified; having electricity supply (of a house) ∼HSK 1
白饭 白飯 bái fàn plain cooked rice; rice with nothing to go with it ∼HSK 1
兴 興 Xīng thrive, prosper, flourish ∼HSK 1
跟人 跟人 gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
送人 送人 sòng rén to give away; to accompany; to see sb off ∼HSK 1
买回 買回 mǎi huí to buy back; to redeem; repurchase ∼HSK 1
手下 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
不分 不分 bù fēn not to distinguish; to make no distinction; (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role) ∼HSK 1
请进 請進 qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat ∼HSK 1
一天到晚 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long; the whole day ∼HSK 1
后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori HSK 1