Paradise in Service

Paradise in Service 2014

军中乐园 jūn zhōng lèyuán

Set in the island Kinmen, often seen as the most dangerous military base because it’s geographically close to China, "Paradise in Service" follows the adventure of a boy who serves his military service in Unit 831 from 1969 to 1972, in preparation for a war that could erupt anytime. Through an unlucky lottery draw result, Pao, a twenty-something young man from Southern Taiwan has to serve the military in the remote and perilous Kinmen. Moreover, he is assigned to the Sea Dragon (ARB), a unit noted for the toughest physical training. It never occurs to Pao, however, that the greatest challenge in his military service lies not in the Sea Dragon but in Unit 831, a special task he is later appointed to… In this peculiar assignment, Pao vows to keep his virginity against all odds.

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4.04 Intermediate Director Doze Niu Cheng-Tse IMDb 6.7

Cast

Ethan Juan Ethan Juan Lo Pao-tai Wan Qian Wan Qian Nini Ivy Chen Ivy Chen Jiao Chen Jianbin Chen Jianbin Chang Yung-shan Phoebe Lin Phoebe Lin The No.3 Girl Miao Ke-li Miao Ke-li Cher Chen Yi-wen Chen Yi-wen Colonel Yu Daniel Chen Daniel Chen Yung Edison Wang Edison Wang Chung Hua-Hsing Liu Kai-Chi Liu Kai-Chi

Vocabulary

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啥子 啥子 shá zi (dialect) what ∼HSK 6
歹势 歹勢 dǎi shì (Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) ∼HSK 6
尿尿 尿尿 niào niào to pee ∼HSK 6
副司令 副司令 fù sī lìng second in command ∼HSK 6
卧倒 臥倒 wò dǎo to lie down; to drop to the ground ∼HSK 6
反攻 反攻 fǎn gōng to counterattack; a counteroffensive ∼HSK 6
撒手 撒手 sā shǒu to let go of sth; to give up ∼HSK 6
鸡掰 雞掰 jī bāi (Tw) (vulgar) cunt (from Taiwanese 膣屄, Tai-lo pr. [tsi-bai]); (slang) to fuck around with; (used as an intensifier) fucking; fucked up ∼HSK 6
迎亲 迎親 yíng qīn (of the groom's family) to send a bridal sedan chair 花轎|花轿 to fetch the bride; to send a party to escort the bride to the groom's house ∼HSK 6
不识字 不識字 bù shí zì illiterate ∼HSK 6
减刑 減刑 jiǎn xíng to reduce penalty; shortened or commuted (judicial) sentence ∼HSK 6
抗命 抗命 kàng mìng against orders; to disobey; to refuse to accept orders ∼HSK 6
特约 特約 tè yuē specially engaged; employed or commissioned for a special task ∼HSK 6
体格 體格 tǐ gé bodily health; one's physical state; physique ∼HSK 6
亡魂 亡魂 wáng hún soul of the deceased; departed spirit ∼HSK 6
掩体 掩體 yǎn tǐ bunker (military) ∼HSK 6
人民公敌 人民公敵 rén mín gōng dí the enemy of the people; the class enemy (Marxism) ∼HSK 6
选入 選入 xuǎn rù selected (for admission); elected ∼HSK 6
精锐 精銳 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops); crack; best quality personnel ∼HSK 6
体魄 體魄 tǐ pò physique; build ∼HSK 6
光耀门楣 光耀門楣 guāng yào mén méi splendor shines on the family's door (idiom); fig. to bring honor to one's family ∼HSK 6
活命 活命 huó mìng life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
票券 票券 piào quàn voucher; share; share certificate ∼HSK 6
熄灯 熄燈 xī dēng turn out the lights; lights out ∼HSK 6
苦衷 苦衷 kǔ zhōng secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties ∼HSK 6
讨生活 討生活 tǎo shēng huó to eke out a living; to live from hand to mouth; to drift aimlessly ∼HSK 6
丝瓜 絲瓜 sī guā luffa (loofah) ∼HSK 6
捉弄 捉弄 zhuō nòng to tease ∼HSK 6
甘愿 甘願 gān yuàn willingly ∼HSK 6
坑道 坑道 kēng dào mine shaft; gallery; tunnel ∼HSK 6
恶整 惡整 è zhěng to prank ∼HSK 6
磕头 磕頭 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) ∼HSK 6
伏地挺身 伏地挺身 fú dì - tǐng shēn push-up (exercise) ∼HSK 6
赌局 賭局 dǔ jú game of chance; gambling party; gambling joint ∼HSK 6
临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
赎回 贖回 shú huí to redeem ∼HSK 6
料子 料子 liào zi material ∼HSK 6
和弦 和絃 hé xián chord (music) ∼HSK 6
尿裤子 尿褲子 niào kù zi to wet one's pants ∼HSK 6
临危 臨危 lín wēi dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed ∼HSK 6
余年 餘年 yú nián one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
承欢膝下 承歡膝下 chéng huān xī xià 承: inherit, receive; succeed · 欢: happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy · 膝: knee · 下: under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down ∼HSK 6
窝窝头 窩窩頭 wō wo tóu a kind of a bread ∼HSK 6
洋房 洋房 yáng fáng Western-style house ∼HSK 6
露脸 露臉 lòu liǎn to show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known; to shine ∼HSK 6
双臂 雙臂 shuāng bì arms; both arms; two arms ∼HSK 6
引颈 引頸 yǐn jǐng to crane one's neck; (fig.) with one's neck outstretched in expectation ∼HSK 6
嚷嚷 嚷嚷 rāng rang to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach ∼HSK 6
撒尿 撒尿 sā niào to pass water; to piss; to urinate; to wee wee ∼HSK 6