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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一辈子 一輩子 yī bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
猜 猜 cāi to guess HSK 5
撞 撞 zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
熟悉 熟悉 shú xī to be familiar with; to know well HSK 5
逃 逃 táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
可惜 可惜 kě xī it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
骗 騙 piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
尊重 尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper HSK 5
吓 嚇 hè to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
邀请 邀請 yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
舞 舞 wǔ to dance; to wield; to brandish HSK 5
丢 丟 diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
鬼 鬼 guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
呆 呆 dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
疯 瘋 fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
枪 槍 qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
颗 顆 kē classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
待 待 dāi to stay HSK 5
傻 傻 shǎ foolish HSK 5
抢 搶 qiǎng to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch HSK 5
陪 陪 péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
令 令 líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
万众一心 萬眾一心 wàn zhòng yī xīn millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united Idiom ∼HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
受不了 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
阿兵哥 阿兵哥 ā bīng gē (coll.) soldier boy Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) Colloquialism HSK 4
老公 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
中华民国 中華民國 Zhōng huá Mín guó Republic of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
永善 永善 Yǒng shàn Yongshan county in Zhaotong, Yunnan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
毛主席 毛主席 Máo Zhǔ xí Chairman Mao; Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
小岛 小島 Xiǎo dǎo Kojima (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
貂蝉 貂蟬 Diāo Chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo to ensure his overthrow by fighting her Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
小同乡 小同鄉 xiǎo tóng xiāng person from the same county Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同心 同心 Tóng xīn Tongxin county in Wuzhong, Ningxia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天皇 天皇 Tiān huáng Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns; emperor; emperor of Japan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
邓丽君 鄧麗君 Dèng Lì jūn Teresa Teng (1953-1995), Taiwanese pop idol Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
立法院 立法院 Lì fǎ yuàn Legislative Yuan, the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
士官 士官 shì guān warrant officer; petty officer; noncommissioned officer (NCO); Japanese military officer ∼HSK 4