July Rhapsody

July Rhapsody 2002

男人四十 nánrén sìshí

Outwardly, Lam takes pride in his job teaching Chinese literature at an elite school and in his caring wife and two sons. But deep down, the forty-year-old wrestles with unfulfilled desires stoked by jealousy over his friends’ professional successes and the advances of a flirtatious student. The sudden return of his former mentor finally upsets this delicate balance, forcing Lam to unearth the long-hidden truth about who he is and gain a new perspective on how to live the rest of his life.

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4.33 Intermediate Director Ann Hui 🍅 94%

Cast

Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau Lam Yiu-kwok Anita Mui Yim-Fong Anita Mui Yim-Fong Chan Man-ching Karena Lam Kar-Yan Karena Lam Kar-Yan Woo Choy-lam Shaun Tam Chun-Yin Shaun Tam Chun-Yin Lam On-yin Tou Tsung-hua Tou Tsung-hua Sheng Sai-nin Eric Kot Man-Fai Eric Kot Man-Fai Wong Yui Jin Hui Man-jun Lam Lui-yin Leung Tin Leung Tin Principal Leung Race Wong Race Wong Mrs. Mak Koo Tin-Lung Koo Tin-Lung Kwok's Alumnus

Vocabulary

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可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
言归正传 言歸正傳 yán guī zhèng zhuàn to return to the topic (idiom); to get back to the main point Idiom ∼HSK 4
一言为定 一言為定 yī yán wéi dìng (idiom) it's a deal; that's settled then Idiom ∼HSK 4
地大物博 地大物博 dì dà wù bó vast territory with abundant resources (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) Idiom ∼HSK 4
一呼百应 一呼百應 yī hū - bǎi yìng (idiom) (of a call) to elict an enthusiastic response; to receive extensive approval Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
大方 大方 dà fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
高潮 高潮 gāo cháo high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm Xiehouyu HSK 4
聊天 聊天 liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) Colloquialism HSK 4
穷 窮 qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
垃圾 垃圾 lā jī trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
齐宣王 齊宣王 Qí Xuān wáng King Xuan of Qi (reigned 342-324 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
赤壁 赤壁 Chì bì Chibi, county-level city in Xianning, Hubei; Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district of Huanggang city, Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
扬州 揚州 Yáng zhōu Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
鲁迅 魯迅 Lǔ Xùn Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大卫 大衛 Dà wèi (name) David Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
菲佣 菲傭 Fēi yōng Filipino maid Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
武昌 武昌 Wǔ chāng Wuchang district of Wuhan city, Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
长江三峡 長江三峽 Cháng Jiāng Sān xiá Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling Gorge Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
屯门 屯門 Tún mén Tuen Mun district of New Territories, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐诗 唐詩 Táng shī Tang poetry; a Tang poem Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
牵牛 牽牛 Qiān niú Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
陈方安生 陳方安生 Chén Fāng Ān shēng Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
董建华 董建華 Dǒng Jiàn huá Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
纳斯达克 納斯達克 Nà sī dá kè NASDAQ (stock exchange) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
辞海 辭海 Cí hǎi Cihai, encyclopedic dictionary of Chinese first published in 1936 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清华 清華 Qīng huá abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
复旦 復旦 Fù dàn Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
马丁 馬丁 Mǎ dīng Martin (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江河 江河 Jiāng Hé Yangtze and Yellow rivers Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
曼哈顿 曼哈頓 Màn hā dùn Manhattan island; Manhattan borough of New York City Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
特首 特首 tè shǒu chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao); abbr. for 特別行政區首席執行官|特别行政区首席执行官 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
救世军 救世軍 Jiù shì jūn Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
扬子江 揚子江 Yáng zǐ jiāng Changjiang 長江|长江 or Yangtze River; old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches around Yangzhou 揚州|扬州 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
罗湖 羅湖 Luó hú Luohu district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
苏珊 蘇珊 Sū shān Susan (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
斗牛 鬥牛 Dǒu Niú Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
白露 白露 Bái lù Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宝马 寶馬 Bǎo mǎ BMW (car company) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
杜甫 杜甫 Dù Fǔ Du Fu (712-770), great Tang dynasty poet Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
苏东坡 蘇東坡 Sū Dōng pō Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
三峡 三峽 Sān xiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling Gorge; Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4