In the Mood for Love 2000
花样年华
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.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 何 何 | what (literary) | |
| 炳 炳 | bright, luminous; glorious | |
| 怎 怎 | how (variant of 怎么) | |
| 锁门 鎖門 | to lock the door | |
| 隔壁邻居 隔壁鄰居 | next-door neighbor | |
| 碍 礙 | obstruct, hinder, block, deter | |
| 伶 伶 | lonely, solitary; actor | |
| 神经病 神經病 | mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case | |
| 怎么搞的 怎麼搞的 | How did it happen?; What's wrong?; What went wrong?; What's up? | |
| 柜 櫃 | cabinet, cupboard; shop counter | |
| 蹄 蹄 | hoof; leg of pork; little witch | |
| 膀 膀 | upper arm; shoulder; wing | |
| 乡下人 鄉下人 | country folk; rustic; rural folk | |
| 锣 鑼 | gong | |
| 一个劲 一個勁 | continuously; persistently; incessantly | |
| 赊 賒 | buy and sell on credit, distant | |
| 孤 孤 | I (used by rulers); alone | |
| 大锅 大鍋 | a big wok; cauldron | |
| 醉倒 醉倒 | to pass out drunk | |
| 吓坏 嚇壞 | to be terrified; to terrify sb | |
| 喝醉 喝醉 | to get drunk | |
| 狭 狹 | narrow, limited; narrow-minded | |
| 在旁 在旁 | alongside; nearby | |
| 打边鼓 打邊鼓 | to echo what sb said; to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument) | |
| 耽 耽 | indulge in; be negligent | |
| 闲言闲语 閒言閒語 | idle gossip | |
| 年华 年華 | years; time; age | |
| 许久 許久 | for a long time; for ages | |
| 庸 庸 | usual, common, ordinary, mediocre | |
| 电饭锅 電飯鍋 | electric rice cooker | |
| 柜子 櫃子 | cupboard; cabinet | |
| 领带 領帶 | necktie | |
| 台风 臺風 | stage presence, poise | |
| 舍不得 捨不得 | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge | |
| 用不着 用不著 | not need; have no use for | |
| 歇 歇 | to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while | |
| 键 鍵 | key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond; linchpin | |
| 隔壁 隔壁 | next door; neighbor | |
| 客气 客氣 | polite; courteous; formal; modest | |
| 打扰 打擾 | to disturb; to bother; to trouble | |
| 干脆 乾脆 | candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well | |
| 天才 天才 | talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted | |
| 打扮 打扮 | to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 看出 看出 | to make out; to see | |
| 大事 大事 | major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way | |
| 拆 拆 | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open | |
| 尝 嘗 | to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once |