Goodbye South, Goodbye

Goodbye South, Goodbye 1996

nán guó zàijiànnán 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%

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r size; height; stature HSK 5
xiāng cháng sausage HSK 5
shēng chéng to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with HSK 5
kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5
mào courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite HSK 5
huí shōu to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product) HSK 5
qiān to sign (one's name); signature HSK 5
shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
shàng xià up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about HSK 5
chuǎng to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) HSK 5
gān cuì candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well HSK 5
lián luò to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection HSK 5
to expect; to anticipate HSK 5
hán see 汗, 汗国 HSK 5
lòu to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) HSK 5
wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
qíng xing circumstances; situation HSK 5
qi character; temperament; disposition; bad temper HSK 5
nuǎn warm; to warm HSK 5
dòng to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly HSK 5
rùn profits HSK 5
yǐn liào drink; beverage HSK 5
shé snake; serpent HSK 5
shí opportunity; opportune moment HSK 5
dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
wěi tuō to entrust; to trust; to commission HSK 5
cān tīng dining hall; dining room; restaurant HSK 5
suí zhe along with; in the wake of; following HSK 5
wèi stomach HSK 5
pǐn (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute) HSK 5
duī to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount HSK 5
huà in a word; in short HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
suǒ to lock; to lock up; a lock HSK 5
shòu thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive HSK 5
shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
làng màn romantic HSK 5
zuì intoxicated HSK 5
shuō to expound Buddhist teachings HSK 5
quán shì jiè worldwide; entire world HSK 5
jià price; value; (chemistry) valence HSK 5
qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag HSK 5
qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5