Hot Summer Days 2010
全城热恋
In "Hot Summer Days" a hot summer heat wave engulfs the Chinese territory, while the movie covers the lives of various characters during that time. There's chaffeur Wah who tries to woo foot masseur Li Yan via text messages, air conditioner repairman Ah Wai interested in biker girl Ding Dong, a master sushi chef who spurns the love of writer Wasabi, country hick Da Fu who tries to impress teddy bear factory worker Xiao Qi Angela Baby by standing out in the hot noon sun for 100 days, & photographer Leslie Guan & assistant attempting to track down a woman who they believed cursed the photographer into blindness ...
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 广告商 廣告商 | advertising company | |
| 叮当 叮噹 | (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound | |
| 霜淇淋 霜淇淋 | soft ice-cream | |
| 学徒 學徒 | apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship | |
| 赚大钱 賺大錢 | to earn a fortune | |
| 气炸 氣炸 | to burst with rage; to blow one's top | |
| 坎坷 坎坷 | (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes | |
| 欢迎光临 歡迎光臨 | welcome | |
| 奏鸣曲 奏鳴曲 | sonata | |
| 小蜜 小蜜 | (derog.) girlfriend of a married man | |
| 高利贷 高利貸 | high-interest loan; usury | |
| 砍死 砍死 | to hack to death; to kill with an ax | |
| 不灵 不靈 | not work; be ineffective | |
| 老板娘 老闆娘 | female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife | |
| 老伯 老伯 | uncle (polite form of address for older male) | |
| 绝种 絕種 | extinct (species); extinction | |
| 罕有 罕有 | to rarely have; rare | |
| 松露 松露 | truffle | |
| 孤寂 孤寂 | lonesome; desolate | |
| 原味 原味 | authentic taste; plain cooked; natural flavor (without spices and seasonings) | |
| 嫁人 嫁人 | (of a woman) to get married; to take a husband | |
| 打赌 打賭 | to bet; to make a bet; a wager | |
| 冷气 冷氣 | air conditioning (Tw) | |
| 内地 內地 | mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan); Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization) | |
| 公鸡 公雞 | cock; rooster | |
| 近日 近日 | (in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days | |
| 盗版 盜版 | pirated; illegal; see also 版 | |
| 徒弟 徒弟 | apprentice; disciple | |
| 很难说 很難說 | Hard to say | |
| 酱油 醬油 | soy sauce | |
| 盼望 盼望 | to hope for; to look forward to | |
| 不便 不便 | inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash | |
| 海外 海外 | overseas; abroad | |
| 心愿 心願 | cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration | |
| 要不然 要不然 | otherwise; or else; or | |
| 有事 有事 | to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter | |
| 租金 租金 | rent | |
| 灵活 靈活 | flexible; nimble; agile | |
| 演奏 演奏 | to perform on a musical instrument | |
| 牢 牢 | firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison | |
| 抱歉 抱歉 | to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! | |
| 浮 浮 | to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus | |
| 留言 留言 | to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message | |
| 节奏 節奏 | rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat | |
| 放手 放手 | to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand | |
| 从没 從沒 | never (in the past); never did | |
| 同一 同一 | identical; the same | |
| 摩托车 摩托車 | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle | |
| 混合 混合 | to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite | |
| 地板 地板 | floor |