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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原 原 yuán former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source HSK 6
啥 啥 shá dialectal equivalent of 什么; also pr. [shà] HSK 6
不再 不再 bù zài no more; no longer HSK 6
入 入 rù to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 HSK 6
作 作 zuō worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) HSK 6
同 同 tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
当机立断 當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn to make prompt decisions (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi (of a liquid) to boil; boiling hot; (rude) get out!; go away!; fuck off! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
俺 俺 ǎn I, me (northern dialect) ∼HSK 5
么 麼 me interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) ∼HSK 5
妮 妮 nī maid, servant girl; cute girl ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
舀 舀 yǎo dip, ladle; ladle ∼HSK 5
娇 嬌 jiāo seductive and loveable; tender ∼HSK 5
弟兄 弟兄 dì xiong brothers ∼HSK 5
夭 夭 yāo young, fresh-looking; die young ∼HSK 5
孩儿 孩兒 hái r child (term of address) ∼HSK 5
退伍 退伍 tuì wǔ to be discharged from military service ∼HSK 5
铐 銬 kào shackles, manacles ∼HSK 5
认字 認字 rèn zì to learn to read; able to read; literate ∼HSK 5
大军 大軍 dà jūn army; main forces ∼HSK 5
防空洞 防空洞 fáng kōng dòng air raid shelter; bomb shelter; (fig.) place that protects bad people; hideout ∼HSK 5
衲 衲 nà mend, sew, patch; line; quilt ∼HSK 5
晤 晤 wù have interview with; meet ∼HSK 5
军法 軍法 jūn fǎ martial law ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
莉 莉 lì white jasmine ∼HSK 5
刺青 刺青 cì qīng to tattoo; a tattoo ∼HSK 5
对岸 對岸 duì àn opposite bank (of a body of water) ∼HSK 5
战事 戰事 zhàn shì war; hostilities; fighting ∼HSK 5
炮弹 炮彈 pào dàn artillery shell ∼HSK 5
炮击 炮擊 pào jī to shell; to bombard; bombardment ∼HSK 5
遗书 遺書 yí shū posthumous writing; testament; suicide note; ancient literature ∼HSK 5
淑 淑 shū good, pure, virtuous, charming ∼HSK 5
芬 芬 fēn fragrance, aroma; perfume ∼HSK 5
大业 大業 dà yè great cause; great undertaking ∼HSK 5
缎 緞 duàn satin ∼HSK 5
毓 毓 yù give birth to; bring up, educate ∼HSK 5
抬起 抬起 tái qǐ to lift up ∼HSK 5
楣 楣 méi crossbeam above or under gate ∼HSK 5
战壕 戰壕 zhàn háo trench; entrenchment ∼HSK 5
皂 皂 zào soap; black; menial servant ∼HSK 5
礼数 禮數 lǐ shù etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status ∼HSK 5
祖 祖 Zǔ ancestor, forefather; grandfather ∼HSK 5
宏 宏 hóng wide, spacious, great, vast ∼HSK 5