Immortal Story 1986
海上花
Set in the then Portuguese colony of Macau, IMMORTAL STORY depicts the story of the love affair between a small time chanteuse and her Japanese beau. They met when both were young and pretty and again many years later when he had became a drug addict and she a fallen woman.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 一等 一等 | first class; grade A | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 他用 他用 | other use; other purpose | |
| 再会 再會 | to meet again; until we meet again; goodbye | |
| 说起 說起 | to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for | |
| 看上 看上 | to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for | |
| 那个人 那個人 | lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams | |
| 小子 小子 | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) | |
| 每年 每年 | every year; each year; yearly | |
| 好不 好不 | not at all...; how very... | |
| 好玩 好玩 | amusing; fun; interesting | |
| 放开 放開 | to let go; to release | |
| 等等 等等 | et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! | |
| 差点 差點 | almost; nearly | |
| 先行 先行 | to start off before the others; to precede; to proceed in advance | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 花钱 花錢 | to spend money | |
| 从来没 從來沒 | have never; has never | |
| 拿人 拿人 | making things awkward; to cause difficulties; to exert influence; to attract | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 年来 年來 | this past year; over the last years | |
| 妓女 妓女 | prostitute; hooker | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 做事 做事 | to work; to handle matters; to have a job | |
| 歌女 歌女 | female singer (archaic) | |
| 小女 小女 | my daughter (humble) | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 等一会 等一會 | Wait a moment!; after a while | |
| 喜 喜 | like, love, enjoy; joyful thing | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 茶楼 茶樓 | teahouse (usu. of two stories) | |
| 还好 還好 | not bad; tolerable; fortunately | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 好过 好過 | to have an easy time; (feel) well | |
| 本月 本月 | this month; the current month | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 从来没有 從來沒有 | there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never | |
| 不可以 不可以 | may not | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 第二次 第二次 | the second time; second; number two | |
| 过客 過客 | passing traveler; transient guest; sojourner | |
| 今次 今次 | this; the present (meeting etc); this time; this once | |
| 再不 再不 | or else; alternatively | |
| 拿起 拿起 | to pick up |