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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衅 釁 xìn consecrate sacrificial vessels by smearing blood; rift ∼HSK 5
幼 幼 yòu young ∼HSK 5
渺 渺 miǎo endlessly long, boundless, vast ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
惟 惟 wéi but, however, nevertheless; only ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
舍 捨 shě to give up; to abandon; to give alms ∼HSK 5
焉 焉 yān thereupon, then; how? why? where? ∼HSK 5
其所 其所 qí suǒ its place; one's appointed place; the place for that ∼HSK 5
甚 甚 shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
董 董 Dǒng direct, supervise; surname ∼HSK 5
泳池 泳池 yǒng chí swimming pool ∼HSK 5
磊 磊 lěi pile of rocks or stones; great ∼HSK 5
辑录 輯錄 jí lù to compile; to collect ∼HSK 5
书虫 書蟲 shū chóng bookworm ∼HSK 5
胶卷 膠卷 jiāo juǎn film; roll of film; also written 膠捲|胶卷 ∼HSK 5
池 池 Chí pool, pond; moat; cistern ∼HSK 5
仁 仁 rén humaneness, benevolence, kindness ∼HSK 5
琳 琳 lín beautiful jade, gem ∼HSK 5
桂 桂 Guì cassia or cinnamon ∼HSK 5
嫂 嫂 sǎo (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
狮 獅 shī lion ∼HSK 5
舞龙 舞龍 wǔ lóng dragon dance ∼HSK 5
不忍 不忍 bù rěn cannot bear to ∼HSK 5
掌 掌 zhǎng palm of hand, sole of foot, paw ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
寡 寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless ∼HSK 5
彼 彼 bǐ that, there, those ∼HSK 5
禽兽 禽獸 qín shòu birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person) ∼HSK 5
廿 廿 niàn twenty, twentieth ∼HSK 5
镬 鑊 huò cauldron, large iron pot ∼HSK 5
涉 涉 shè ford stream, wade across ∼HSK 5
亢 亢 Kàng high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; name ∼HSK 5
拼盘 拼盤 pīn pán sampler platter; appetizer platter ∼HSK 5
糗 糗 Qiǔ parched wheat or rice; broken grain ∼HSK 5
豪宅 豪宅 háo zhái luxury home; mansion ∼HSK 5
童 童 Tóng boy, child ∼HSK 5
水池 水池 shuǐ chí pond; pool; sink; washbasin ∼HSK 5
荤 葷 hūn meat diet; strong smelling ∼HSK 5
乳 乳 rǔ breast, nipples; milk, suckle ∼HSK 5
享用 享用 xiǎng yòng to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) ∼HSK 5
奸 奸 jiān crafty, villainous, false ∼HSK 5
白骨 白骨 bái gǔ bones of the dead ∼HSK 5
萍 萍 píng duckweed; wandering, traveling ∼HSK 5
献花 獻花 xiàn huā to offer flowers; to lay flowers (as a memorial) ∼HSK 5
顶撞 頂撞 dǐng zhuàng to contradict (elders or superiors) ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
瑞 瑞 ruì felicitous omen; auspicious ∼HSK 5
神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5