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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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
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup; glass HSK 1
楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
火车 火車 huǒ chē train HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
门口 門口 mén kǒu doorway; gate HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
开车 開車 kāi chē to drive a car HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
不对 不對 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
地上 地上 dì shang on the ground; on the floor HSK 1
妹妹 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister; young woman HSK 1
茶 茶 chá tea; tea plant HSK 1
中间 中間 zhōng jiān the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime HSK 1
进来 進來 jìn lái to come in HSK 1
南 南 nán south HSK 1
最好 最好 zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1
没什么 沒什麼 méi shén me nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
小姐 小姐 xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute HSK 1
家人 家人 jiā rén family member; (old) servant HSK 1
饭 飯 fàn cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee HSK 1
国 國 guó country; nation; state; (bound form) national HSK 1
东 東 dōng east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord HSK 1
饿 餓 è to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) HSK 1
吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal; to eat; to make a living HSK 1
毛 毛 máo hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分) HSK 1
有的 有的 yǒu de (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) HSK 1
打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà to make a telephone call HSK 1
回去 回去 huí qu to return; to go back HSK 1
爸 爸 bà father; dad; pa; papa HSK 1
哥 哥 gē elder brother HSK 1
关 關 guān mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve HSK 1
记 記 jì to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots HSK 1
房子 房子 fáng zi house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room HSK 1
电 電 diàn lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc HSK 1
不用 不用 bù yòng need not HSK 1
差 差 chā difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly HSK 1
睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào to go to bed; to sleep HSK 1
说话 說話 shuō huà to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word HSK 1
听到 聽到 tīng dào to hear HSK 1
十 十 shí ten; 10 HSK 1
忙 忙 máng busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush HSK 1
马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force) HSK 1
病 病 bìng illness; disease; to fall ill; defect HSK 1
六 六 liù six; 6 HSK 1