Ilo Ilo

Ilo Ilo 2013

爸妈不在家 bàmā bù zài jiā

During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.

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3.47 Beginner Director Anthony Chen 🍅 100%

Cast

Yeo Yann Yann Yeo Yann Yann Lim Hwee Leng Chen Tian Wen Chen Tian Wen Lim Beng Teck Angeli Bayani Angeli Bayani Teresa Koh Jia Ler Koh Jia Ler Lim Jiale Jo Kukathas Ms. Davie Peter Wee Discipline Master Naomi Toh Mrs. Ong Stephanie Kiong Teacher Jia Min Chantel Teo Teacher Zhi Fang Xu Teacher

Vocabulary

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白痴 白痴 bái chī idiocy; idiot ∼HSK 1
好玩 好玩 hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
高楼 高樓 gāo lóu high building; multistory building; skyscraper ∼HSK 1
不在了 不在了 bù zài le to be dead; to have passed away ∼HSK 1
找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián to give change; to seek funding; (dialect) to make money; to earn a living ∼HSK 1
到家 到家 dào jiā perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree ∼HSK 1
外快 外快 wài kuài extra income ∼HSK 1
上工 上工 shàng gōng to go to work; to start work ∼HSK 1
打点 打點 dǎ dian to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off; wealthy ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
上菜 上菜 shàng cài to serve food ∼HSK 1
小女 小女 xiǎo nǚ my daughter (humble) ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
试试看 試試看 shì shì kàn to give it a try ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
放进 放進 fàng jìn to put into ∼HSK 1
每年 每年 měi nián every year; each year; yearly ∼HSK 1
来着 來著 lái zhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past ∼HSK 1
爸妈 爸媽 bà mā dad and mom ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
学人 學人 xué rén scholar; learned person ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
你我 你我 nǐ wǒ you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
重重 重重 chóng chóng layer upon layer; one after another ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
工钱 工錢 gōng qián salary; wages ∼HSK 1
老天 老天 lǎo tiān God; Heavens ∼HSK 1
多大 多大 duō dà how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
打错 打錯 dǎ cuò to err; to dial a wrong number; to make a typo ∼HSK 1
没了 沒了 méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
早班 早班 zǎo bān early shift; morning work shift ∼HSK 1
晚班 晚班 wǎn bān night shift ∼HSK 1
洗衣 洗衣 xǐ yī laundry ∼HSK 1
请进 請進 qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
书包 書包 shū bāo schoolbag; satchel; bookbag HSK 1
请假 請假 qǐng jià to request leave of absence HSK 1
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
一大早 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning ∼HSK 1
关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) HSK 1
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup; glass HSK 1