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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拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
没意思 沒意思 méi yì si boring; of no interest ∼HSK 2
筷子 筷子 kuài zi chopsticks HSK 2
做生意 做生意 zuò shēng yì to do business ∼HSK 2
出国 出國 chū guó to go abroad; to leave the country HSK 2
走过 走過 zǒu guò to walk past; to pass by HSK 2
全家 全家 quán jiā whole family HSK 2
爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
全身 全身 quán shēn the whole body; (typography) em HSK 2
熟 熟 shú ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shóu] HSK 2
好久 好久 hǎo jiǔ quite a while HSK 2
碗 㼝 wǎn bowl; cup HSK 2
便宜 便宜 biàn yí convenient HSK 2
不好意思 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) HSK 2
好处 好處 hǎo chǔ easy to get along with HSK 2
多久 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long?; (not) a long time HSK 2
随便 隨便 suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton HSK 2
可怕 可怕 kě pà awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly HSK 2
千 千 qiān thousand HSK 2
味道 味道 wèi dao flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor HSK 2
词 詞 cí word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 HSK 2
占 佔 zhān to observe; to divine HSK 2
不行 不行 bù xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2
怎么办 怎麼辦 zěn me bàn what's to be done HSK 2
不够 不夠 bù gòu not enough; insufficient; inadequate HSK 2
小心 小心 xiǎo xīn to be careful; to take care HSK 2
瓶 瓶 píng bottle; vase; pitcher; classifier for wine and liquids HSK 2
怎么样 怎麼樣 zěn me yàng how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? HSK 2
养 養 yǎng to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth HSK 2
实在 實在 shí zài really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality HSK 2
心情 心情 xīn qíng mood; frame of mind HSK 2
喂 喂 wéi hello (when answering the phone) HSK 2
样子 樣子 yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model HSK 2
夜 亱 yè night HSK 2
改 改 gǎi to change; to alter; to transform; to correct HSK 2
意思 意思 yì si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
同样 同樣 tóng yàng same; equal; equivalent HSK 2
弄 弄 nòng to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with HSK 2
漂亮 漂亮 piào liang pretty; beautiful HSK 2
离 离 chī mythical beast (archaic) HSK 2
怕 怕 pà to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
变成 變成 biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
怎样 怎樣 zěn yàng how; what kind HSK 2
酒 酒 jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage HSK 2
那样 那樣 nà yàng that kind; that sort HSK 2
好像 好像 hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like HSK 2
想到 想到 xiǎng dào to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate HSK 2
店 店 diàn inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store HSK 2
刚刚 剛剛 gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2