In the Mood for Love

In the Mood for Love 2000

花样年华 huāyàngniánhuá

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.

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3.51 Beginner Director Wong Kar-Wai 🍅 92%

Cast

Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Su Li-zhen Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Chow Mo-wan Siu Ping-Lam Siu Ping-Lam Ah Ping Rebecca Pan Rebecca Pan Mrs. Suen Kelly Lai Chen Kelly Lai Chen Mr. Ho Joe Cheung Tung-Cho Joe Cheung Tung-Cho Man Living in Mr. Koo's Apartment Chan Man-Lei Mr. Koo Koo Kam-Wah Koo Kam-Wah Mrs. Koo Mama Hung Mama Hung Amah Paulyn Sun Paulyn Sun Mrs. Chow (voice)

Vocabulary

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瞒 瞞 mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
摊 攤 tān to spread out; vendor's stand HSK 7
花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern; way of doing sth; trick; ruse; fancy-style (as in 花样滑冰 figure skating) HSK 7
何必 何必 hé bì there is no need; why should HSK 7
来电 來電 lái diàn incoming telephone call (or telegram); to phone in; to send in a telegram; to have an instant attraction to sb; (of electricity, after an outage) to come back HSK 7
称呼 稱呼 chēng hu to call; to address as; form of address; appellation HSK 7
幸好 幸好 xìng hǎo fortunately 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
蜜 蜜 mì honey HSK 7
烫 燙 tàng to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot HSK 7
催 催 cuī to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite HSK 7
应付 應付 yìng fu to deal with; to cope HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
顺便 順便 shùn biàn conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort HSK 7
注定 註定 zhù dìng to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably HSK 7
钥匙 鑰匙 yào shi key HSK 7
蛮 蠻 mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
烤 烤 kǎo to roast; to bake; to broil HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
婚姻 婚姻 hūn yīn matrimony; wedding; marriage HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
颠三倒四 顛三倒四 diān sān dǎo sì confused; disorderly; incoherent Idiom ∼HSK 6
油腔滑调 油腔滑調 yóu qiāng huá diào flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech); glib-tongued; oily Idiom ∼HSK 6
难缠 難纏 nán chán (usu. of people) difficult; demanding; troublesome; unreasonable; hard to deal with Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
泥巴 泥巴 ní ba (coll.) mud Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
武侠小说 武俠小說 wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō a martial arts (wuxia) novel ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
夜宵 夜宵 yè xiāo midnight snack ∼HSK 6
云吞 雲吞 yún tūn wonton ∼HSK 6
砸烂 砸爛 zá làn to smash ∼HSK 6
精光 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc); all finished; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious ∼HSK 6
负伤 負傷 fù shāng to be wounded; to sustain an injury ∼HSK 6
赌气 賭氣 dǔ qì to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved ∼HSK 6
赊帐 賒帳 shē zhàng variant of ∼HSK 6
煮饭 煮飯 zhǔ fàn to cook ∼HSK 6
回娘家 回孃家 huí niáng jiā (of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc ∼HSK 6
事到如今 事到如今 shì dào rú jīn as matters stand; things having reached this stage ∼HSK 6
布料 布料 bù liào fabric; cloth; material (for making clothing, curtains etc) ∼HSK 6
顺道 順道 shùn dào on the way ∼HSK 6
酒席 酒席 jiǔ xí feast; banquet ∼HSK 6