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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| 一阵子 一陣子 | a while; a spell; a short time; a burst | |
| 上阵 上陣 | to go into battle | |
| 冲冲 沖沖 | excitedly | |
| 说说而已 說說而已 | nothing serious; just hot air | |
| 打扰了 打擾了 | sorry to interrupt you, but...; sorry to have bothered you; sorry, I have to go; (slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable | |
| 打伞 打傘 | to hold up an umbrella | |
| 结了 結了 | that's that; that's it; that will do | |
| 散场 散場 | (of a theater) to empty; (of a show) to end | |
| 蔡 蔡 | surname; species of tortoise | |
| 慕 慕 | long for, desire; admire | |
| 谢 謝 | thank | |
| 散心 散心 | to drive away cares; to relieve boredom | |
| 仪 儀 | ceremony, rites gifts; admire | |
| 仔 仔 | small thing, child; young animal | |
| 列队 列隊 | in formation (military) | |
| 人潮 人潮 | a tide of people | |
| 不要紧 不要緊 | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but | |
| 晚点 晚點 | (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner | |
| 围巾 圍巾 | scarf; shawl | |
| 抄 抄 | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms | |
| 伞 傘 | umbrella; parasol | |
| 发烧 發燒 | to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever | |
| 老实 老實 | honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible | |
| 镜子 鏡子 | mirror | |
| 误会 誤會 | to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding | |
| 淡 淡 | insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮) nitrogen | |
| 说不定 說不定 | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 秘书 秘書 | secretary | |
| 会计 會計 | accountant; accountancy; accounting | |
| 棵 棵 | classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc | |
| 无所谓 無所謂 | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be | |
| 阵 陣 | disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration | |
| 约会 約會 | appointment; engagement; date; to arrange to meet | |
| 帽子 帽子 | hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name | |
| 夫妻 夫妻 | husband and wife; married couple | |
| 稳 穩 | settled; steady; stable | |
| 散 㪚 | scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine | |
| 寄 寄 | to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) | |
| 辣 辢 | hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn | |
| 新鲜 新鮮 | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon | |
| 守 守 | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | |
| 批 批 | to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) | |
| 不然 不然 | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? | |
| 号码 號碼 | number | |
| 躺 躺 | to recline; to lie down | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 戴 戴 | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support | |
| 切 切 | to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential | |
| 货 貨 | goods; money; commodity |