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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骗 騙 piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
厉害 厲害 lì 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
聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
疯 瘋 fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
颗 顆 kē classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
待 待 dāi to stay HSK 5
放弃 放棄 fàng qì to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
安分守己 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place Idiom ∼HSK 4
寒酸 寒酸 hán suān wretched; poverty-stricken; unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
男同 男同 nán tóng gay guy (coll.) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
老公 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
戴维 戴維 Dài wéi Davy; Davey; Davie; David Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
菲律宾人 菲律賓人 Fēi lǜ bīn rén Filipino Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大卫 大衛 Dà wèi (name) David Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
泰 泰 Tài great, exalted, superior; big ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
莎 莎 shā kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats ∼HSK 4
午安 午安 wǔ ān Good afternoon!; Hello (daytime greeting) ∼HSK 4
害死 害死 hài sǐ to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death ∼HSK 4
王八蛋 王八蛋 wáng bā dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
乐透 樂透 lè tòu (loanword) lotto ∼HSK 4
丽 麗 Lí beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
扫地 掃地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low ∼HSK 4
戴上 戴上 dài shang to put on (hat etc) ∼HSK 4
这样子 這樣子 zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
袋子 袋子 dài zi bag ∼HSK 4
伦 倫 lún normal human relationships ∼HSK 4
扫把 掃把 sào bǎ broom ∼HSK 4
雇用 僱用 gù yòng to employ; to hire ∼HSK 4
发型师 髮型師 fà xíng shī hair stylist ∼HSK 4
沉睡 沉睡 chén shuì to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered ∼HSK 4
隔天 隔天 gé tiān the next day; on alternate days ∼HSK 4
疑 疑 yí doubt, question, suspect ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
化妆品 化妝品 huà zhuāng pǐn cosmetic; makeup product ∼HSK 4
中乐透 中樂透 zhòng lè tòu to win in a lotto game ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
陌生人 陌生人 mò shēng rén stranger ∼HSK 4
笨人 笨人 bèn rén fool; stupid person ∼HSK 4
红包 紅包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe HSK 4
看不起 看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon; to despise HSK 4
调皮 調皮 tiáo pí naughty; mischievous; unruly HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng to win a prize (in a lottery etc) HSK 4
阳台 陽臺 yáng tái balcony; porch HSK 4
推销 推銷 tuī xiāo to market; to sell HSK 4