Love on a Diet 2001
瘦身男女
A depressed, obese woman tries to lose weight in order to win back her ex-boyfriend with the help of a fellow Hong Konger whom she met in Japan.
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Vocabulary
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| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 顶 頂 | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | |
| 圈 圈 | to confine; to lock up; to pen in | |
| 牌 牌 | mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal | |
| 的确 的確 | really; indeed | |
| 翻 翻 | to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross | |
| 冲 沖 | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with | |
| 包括 包括 | to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of | |
| 严重 嚴重 | grave; serious; severe; critical | |
| 首 首 | head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc | |
| 是否 是否 | whether (or not); if; is or isn't | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 担心 擔心 | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | |
| 起死回生 起死回生 | to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery | Idiom |
| 耳边风 耳邊風 | lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other | Idiom |
| 深更半夜 深更半夜 | in the dead of night (idiom) | Idiom |
| 光天化日 光天化日 | the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight | Idiom |
| 死路一条 死路一條 | (idiom) dead end; road to ruin | Xiehouyu |
| 有办法 有辦法 | can find methods; resourceful; creative | |
| 音乐家 音樂家 | musician | |
| 干嘛 幹嘛 | what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? | |
| 去死 去死 | go to hell!; drop dead! | |
| 不争气 不爭氣 | to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations | |
| 付钱 付錢 | to pay money | |
| 全国各地 全國各地 | every part of the country | |
| 车费 車費 | passenger fare | |
| 马子 馬子 | bandit; brigand; gambling chip; chamber pot; (slang) girl; chick; babe | |
| 深造 深造 | to pursue one's studies | |
| 芳心 芳心 | the affection, or heart, of a young woman | |
| 卖光了 賣光了 | to be sold out; to be out of stock | |
| 几时 幾時 | at what time?; when? | |
| 牛肉 牛肉 | beef | |
| 乱叫 亂叫 | to inconsiderately shout | |
| 该死 該死 | Damn it!; damned; wretched | |
| 要死 要死 | extremely; awfully | |
| 每人 每人 | each person; everybody; per person | |
| 奇 奇 | strange, unusual, uncanny, occult | |
| 出力 出力 | to exert oneself | |
| 兰 蘭 | orchid; elegant, graceful | |
| 修女 修女 | nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches) | |
| 糖水 糖水 | syrup; sweetened water; tong sui (sweet soup) | |
| 有种 有種 | to have guts; to have courage; to be brave | |
| 血肉 血肉 | flesh | |
| 皮毛 皮毛 | fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge | |
| 想得美 想得美 | to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer! | |
| 叶 葉 | to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf | |
| 下决心 下決心 | to determine; to resolve | |
| 房租 房租 | rent for a room or house | |
| 认得 認得 | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know |