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 Lam Yiu-kwok

Anita Mui Yim-Fong Chan Man-ching

Karena Lam Kar-Yan Woo Choy-lam

Shaun Tam Chun-Yin Lam On-yin

Tou Tsung-hua Sheng Sai-nin

Eric Kot Man-Fai Wong Yui Jin Hui Man-jun Lam Lui-yin

Leung Tin Principal Leung

Race Wong Mrs. Mak

Koo Tin-Lung Kwok's Alumnus

Vocabulary

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奸商奸商 jiān shāng	profiteer; crooked merchant	∼HSK 1
教课教課 jiāo kè	to teach class; to lecture	∼HSK 1
等等等等 děng děng	et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on!	∼HSK 1
回事回事 huí shì	(old) to report to one's master	∼HSK 1
几岁幾歲 jǐ suì	how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)	∼HSK 1
在读在讀 zài dú	to be studying (at a school or research institute)	∼HSK 1
高见高見 gāo jiàn	wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific)	∼HSK 1
机機 Jī	desk; machine; moment	∼HSK 1
坏了壞了 huài le	shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost	∼HSK 1
找不到找不到 zhǎo bu dào	can't find	∼HSK 1
飞镖飛鏢 fēi biāo	darts (game); dart (weapon shaped like a spearhead)	∼HSK 1
跟着跟著 gēn zhe	to follow after; immediately afterwards	∼HSK 1
包吃包住包吃包住 bāo chī bāo zhù	to provide full board	∼HSK 1
好汉好漢 hǎo hàn	hero; strong and courageous person	∼HSK 1
大一大一 dà yī	first-year university student	∼HSK 1
二奶二奶 èr nǎi	mistress; second wife; lover	∼HSK 1
拿来拿來 ná lái	to bring; to fetch; to get	∼HSK 1
出钱出錢 chū qián	to pay	∼HSK 1
你妈你媽 nǐ mā	(interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking	∼HSK 1
课外課外 kè wài	extracurricular	∼HSK 1
东风東風 dōng fēng	easterly wind; spring breeze; (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances	∼HSK 1
芹菜芹菜 qín cài	celery (Apium graveolens)	∼HSK 1
几个幾個 jǐ ge	a few; several; how many	∼HSK 1
洗手洗手 xǐ shǒu	to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet	∼HSK 1
有请有請 yǒu qǐng	to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech)	∼HSK 1
多大多大 duō dà	how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much	∼HSK 1
人人人人 rén rén	everyone; every person	∼HSK 1
最少最少 zuì shǎo	at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal	∼HSK 1
帮帮忙幫幫忙 bāng bang máng	to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break!	∼HSK 1
不可以不可以 bù kě yǐ	may not	∼HSK 1
女孩女孩 nǚ hái	girl; lass	∼HSK 1
大口大口 dà kǒu	big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc); open mouth; gulping; gobbling; gaping	∼HSK 1
话说話說 huà shuō	It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount	∼HSK 1
不等不等 bù děng	unequal; varied	∼HSK 1
老东西老東西 lǎo dōng xi	(derog.) old fool; old bastard	∼HSK 1
儿兒 rén	son, child; KangXi radical 10	∼HSK 1
个中個中 gè zhōng	therein; in this	∼HSK 1
前一天前一天 qián yī tiān	the day before (an event)	∼HSK 1
他用他用 tā yòng	other use; other purpose	∼HSK 1
听不到聽不到 tīng bu dào	can't hear	∼HSK 1
一家一家 yī jiā	the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group	∼HSK 1
喜喜 xǐ	like, love, enjoy; joyful thing	∼HSK 1
等一下等一下 děng yī xià	to wait a moment; later; in awhile	∼HSK 1
说中說中 shuō zhòng	to hit the nail on the head; to predict correctly	∼HSK 1
我去我去 wǒ qù	(slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane!	∼HSK 1
那个人那個人 nà gè rén	lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams	∼HSK 1
太好了太好了 tài hǎo le	very good	∼HSK 1
想要想要 xiǎng yào	to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of	∼HSK 1
这是這是 zhè shì	这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that	∼HSK 1
爱上愛上 ài shàng	to fall in love with; to be in love with	∼HSK 1