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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胡天胡地 胡天胡地 hú tiān hú dì 胡: recklessly, foolishly; wildly · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 胡: recklessly, foolishly; wildly · 地: earth; soil, ground; region Idiom ∼HSK 7
如梦初醒 如夢初醒 rú mèng chū xǐng 如: if, supposing; as if; like, as · 梦: dream; visionary; wishful · 初: beginning, initial, primary · 醒: wake up; sober up; startle Idiom ∼HSK 7
鸡飞狗走 雞飛狗走 jī fēi gǒu zǒu 鸡: chicken · 飞: fly; go quickly; dart; high · 狗: dog, canis familiaris · 走: walk, go on foot; run; leave Idiom ∼HSK 7
衣食住行 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs Idiom HSK 7
不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to Idiom HSK 7
内行 內行 nèi háng expert; adept; experienced; an expert; a professional Xiehouyu HSK 7
休想 休想 xiū xiǎng don't think (that); don't imagine (that) Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened HSK 7
差额 差額 chā é balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money; to pay for damages HSK 7
本钱 本錢 běn qián capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
征收 徵收 zhēng shōu to levy (a tax); to expropriate HSK 7
去处 去處 qù chù place; destination HSK 7
回味 回味 huí wèi to call to mind and ponder over; aftertaste HSK 7
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7
禁忌 禁忌 jìn jì taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from HSK 7
尾声 尾聲 wěi shēng coda; epilogue; end HSK 7
坟 墳 fén grave; tomb; embankment; mound; ancient book HSK 7
葬 塟 zàng to bury (the dead); to inter HSK 7
车轮 車輪 chē lún wheel HSK 7
退回 退回 tuì huí to return (an item); to send back; to go back HSK 7
搓 搓 cuō to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
油漆 油漆 yóu qī oil paints; lacquer; to paint HSK 7
唠叨 嘮叨 láo dao to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging HSK 7
火花 火花 huǒ huā spark; sparkle HSK 7
舅舅 舅舅 jiù jiu mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
计较 計較 jì jiào to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem HSK 7
打仗 打仗 dǎ zhàng to fight a battle; to go to war HSK 7
迎 迎 yíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face HSK 7
停电 停電 tíng diàn to have a power failure; power cut HSK 7
怪不得 怪不得 guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
盛 盛 chéng to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil HSK 7
地步 地步 dì bù stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway HSK 7
凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity HSK 7
幸好 幸好 xìng hǎo fortunately HSK 7
拜托 拜託 bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
押 押 yā to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign HSK 7
难怪 難怪 nán guài (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) HSK 7
晃 㨪 huǎng to dazzle; to flash past HSK 7
何时 何時 hé shí when HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
老大 老大 lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
产 產 chǎn to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property HSK 7
计 計 jì to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge HSK 7