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.

HSK 1

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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赖皮賴皮 lài pí	shameless; (slang) rascal	∼HSK 6
名作名作 míng zuò	masterpiece; famous work	∼HSK 6
通识通識 tōng shí	general knowledge; overall knowledge; common knowledge; widely known; erudition	∼HSK 6
情爱情愛 qíng ài	affection; friendly feelings towards sb; love	∼HSK 6
未始未始 wèi shǐ	not necessarily; may not turn out to be; maybe not	∼HSK 6
洗肾洗腎 xǐ shèn	to have dialysis treatment	∼HSK 6
一程一程 yī chéng	a journey	∼HSK 6
春花秋月春花秋月 chūn huā qiū yuè	spring flowers and autumn moon (idiom); the beauty of the passing seasons; fine scenery	∼HSK 6
狂野狂野 kuáng yě	coarse and wild	∼HSK 6
尿尿尿尿 niào niào	to pee	∼HSK 6
撒尿撒尿 sā niào	to pass water; to piss; to urinate; to wee wee	∼HSK 6
不觉不覺 bù jué	unconsciously	∼HSK 6
别理別理 bié lǐ	don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to	∼HSK 6
欢迎光临歡迎光臨 huān yíng guāng lín	welcome	∼HSK 6
快餐店快餐店 kuài cān diàn	fast food shop	∼HSK 6
偏心偏心 piān xīn	partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric	∼HSK 6
滴水滴水 dī shuǐ	water drop; dripping water	∼HSK 6
高利贷高利貸 gāo lì dài	high-interest loan; usury	∼HSK 6
老伯老伯 lǎo bó	uncle (polite form of address for older male)	∼HSK 6
残废殘廢 cán fèi	deformity; handicapped	∼HSK 6
煮饭煮飯 zhǔ fàn	to cook	∼HSK 6
大雾大霧 dà wù	thick fog	∼HSK 6
训斥訓斥 xùn chì	to reprimand; to rebuke; to berate; stern criticism	∼HSK 6
艾滋艾滋 ài zī	AIDS (loanword)	∼HSK 6
校服校服 xiào fú	school uniform	∼HSK 6
留堂留堂 liú táng	to stay behind (after class); to be given detention; detention	∼HSK 6
人工流产人工流產 rén gōng liú chǎn	abortion	∼HSK 6
避忌避忌 bì jì	to avoid as taboo	∼HSK 6
先知先觉先知先覺 xiān zhī xiān jué	having foresight; a person of foresight	∼HSK 6
担担面擔擔麵 dàn dàn miàn	Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce	∼HSK 6
爽身粉爽身粉 shuǎng shēn fěn	baby powder; talcum powder	∼HSK 6
壬戌壬戌 rén xū	fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042	∼HSK 6
泛舟泛舟 fàn zhōu	to go boating	∼HSK 6
清风清風 qīng fēng	cool breeze; fig. pure and honest	∼HSK 6
水波水波 shuǐ bō	wave; (water) ripple	∼HSK 6
窈窕窈窕 yǎo tiǎo	(literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined; comely; (esp.) slender; slim; (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded	∼HSK 6
浩浩浩浩 hào hào	vast; expansive (universe); torrential (floods)	∼HSK 6
飘飘飄飄 piāo piāo	to float about; to flutter (in the breeze); (dialect) gay guy; (Tw) ghost	∼HSK 6
遗世独立遺世獨立 yí shì dú lì	to stand aloof from the world (idiom); to live in lofty seclusion	∼HSK 6
登仙登仙 dēng xiān	to become immortal; big promotion; die	∼HSK 6
圣手聖手 shèng shǒu	divine physician; sage doctor; highly skilled practitioner	∼HSK 6
灌水灌水 guàn shuǐ	to irrigate; to pour water into; to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping); to cook the books; to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums	∼HSK 6
重阳节重陽節 Chóng yáng jié	Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month	HSK 6
好学好學 hǎo xué	easy to learn	HSK 6
文娱文娛 wén yú	cultural recreation; entertainment	HSK 6
季军季軍 jì jūn	third in a race; bronze medalist	HSK 6
长短長短 cháng duǎn	length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits	HSK 6
补习補習 bǔ xí	to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor	HSK 6
时时時時 shí shí	often; constantly	HSK 6
奶粉奶粉 nǎi fěn	powdered milk	HSK 6