Lost in Beijing 2007
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A look at modern-day life in China's capital centered on a ménage-a-quatre involving a young woman, her boss, her husband and her boss's wife.
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Vocabulary
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| 窝里反 窩裡反 | internal strife (family, group, etc) | Xiehouyu |
| 万事如意 萬事如意 | to have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled | Xiehouyu |
| 添乱 添亂 | (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience | Colloquialism |
| 就算 就算 | (coll.) even if | Colloquialism |
| 嘛 嘛 | used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 却是 卻是 | nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... | |
| 傻逼 傻逼 | variant of | |
| 爱滋 愛滋 | AIDS (loanword); see also | |
| 两码事 兩碼事 | two things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things | |
| 我儿 我兒 | my child | |
| 老板娘 老闆娘 | female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife | |
| 卵巢 卵巢 | ovary | |
| 偷情 偷情 | to carry on a clandestine love affair | |
| 亲子鉴定 親子鑒定 | paternity or maternity test | |
| 哇塞 哇塞 | (slang) wow!; also pr. [wa1 sei1] | |
| 捶背 捶背 | to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists | |
| 处女膜 處女膜 | hymen | |
| 胸罩 胸罩 | brassiere (underwear); bra | |
| 揍死 揍死 | to beat to death | |
| 大堂 大堂 | lobby | |
| 拔火罐 拔火罐 | (TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment; short detachable stove chimney used to help draw fire | |
| 公母俩 公母倆 | husband and wife | |
| 把尿 把尿 | to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she urinates | |
| 爆胎 爆胎 | flat tire; burst tire; blowout | |
| 雷声 雷聲 | thunder | |
| 愿赌服输 願賭服輸 | lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose; fig. you bet, you pay | |
| 拿主意 拿主意 | to make a decision; to make up one's mind | |
| 弄清 弄清 | to clarify; to fully understand | |
| 上吊 上吊 | to hang oneself | |
| 付清 付清 | to pay in full; to pay all of a bill; to pay off | |
| 家佣 家傭 | domestic helper | |
| 生意兴隆 生意興隆 | thriving and prosperous business or trade | |
| 情爱 情愛 | affection; friendly feelings towards sb; love | |
| 赌桌 賭桌 | gambling table; gaming table | |
| 憋不住 憋不住 | to be unable to repress sth; to be unable to contain oneself | |
| 验血 驗血 | to do a blood test; to have one's blood tested | |
| 查清 查清 | to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify | |
| 有缘 有緣 | related; brought together by fate | |
| 做东 做東 | to act as host | |
| 外衣 外衣 | outer clothing; semblance; appearance | |
| 茄子 茄子 | eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese" | |
| 揭 揭 | to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask | |
| 背着 背著 | carrying on one's back | |
| 来往 來往 | to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with | |
| 昏 昏 | muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness | |
| 要不然 要不然 | otherwise; or else; or | |
| 有事 有事 | to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter | |
| 拿走 拿走 | to take away | |
| 美容 美容 | to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive; to beautify | |
| 打断 打斷 | to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) |