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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定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
以及 以及 yǐ jí as well as; too; and HSK 4
处 處 chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
甚至 甚至 shèn zhì even; so much so that HSK 4
之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be HSK 4
选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
没用 沒用 méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
痛苦 痛苦 tòng kǔ pain; suffering; painful Xiehouyu HSK 3
死人 死人 sǐ rén dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
小牛 小牛 xiǎo niú calf; (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
整 整 zhěng exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
管 筦 guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
李白 李白 Lǐ Bái Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
齐国 齊國 Qí guó Qi state of Western Zhou and the Warring states (1122-265 BC), centered in Shandong Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
重阳 重陽 Chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
万历 萬曆 Wàn lì reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
牛头 牛頭 Niú Tóu Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
星期五 星期五 Xīng qī wǔ Friday Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
星期六 星期六 Xīng qī liù Saturday Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
高行健 高行健 Gāo Xíng jiàn Gao Xingjian (1940-), Chinese novelist and Nobel laureate, author of Soul Mountain 靈山|灵山 Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
阿城 阿城 Ā chéng Acheng district of Harbin in Heilongjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
红酒 紅酒 hóng jiǔ red wine HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
几时 幾時 jǐ shí at what time?; when? ∼HSK 3
碧空 碧空 bì kōng a clear blue sky ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
猪排 豬排 zhū pái pork ribs; pork chop ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
叶 葉 xié to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf ∼HSK 3
下星期 下星期 xià xīng qī next week ∼HSK 3
湾 灣 wān bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream ∼HSK 3
跳蚤市场 跳蚤市場 tiào zǎo shì chǎng flea market ∼HSK 3
兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
吵吵 吵吵 chāo chao to make a racket; to quarrel ∼HSK 3
线人 線人 xiàn rén spy; informer ∼HSK 3
代词 代詞 dài cí pronoun ∼HSK 3
邦 邦 bāng nation, country, state ∼HSK 3
诸 諸 Zhū various, all, these; surname ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3