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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十八层地狱 十八層地獄 shí bā céng dì yù 十: ten, tenth; complete; perfect · 八: eight; all around, all sides · 层: storey, layer, floor, stratum · 地: earth; soil, ground; region · 狱: prison, jail; case; lawsuit Idiom ∼HSK 7
诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity Idiom HSK 7
日复一日 日復一日 rì fù yī rì day after day Idiom HSK 7
伤脑筋 傷腦筋 shāng nǎo jīn to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains Xiehouyu HSK 7
扫兴 掃興 sǎo xìng to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
两栖 兩棲 liǎng qī amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines HSK 7
底子 底子 dǐ zi base; foundation; bottom HSK 7
富足 富足 fù zú rich; plentiful HSK 7
出任 出任 chū rèn to take up a post; to start in a new job HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
夹子 夾子 jiā zi clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet HSK 7
门路 門路 mén lù way of doing sth; the right social connection HSK 7
精简 精簡 jīng jiǎn to simplify; to reduce HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
糟蹋 糟蹋 zāo tà to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta] HSK 7
羞耻 羞恥 xiū chǐ (a feeling of) shame HSK 7
烟囱 煙囪 yān cōng chimney HSK 7
新房 新房 xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
高昂 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high; expensive; high (spirits etc) HSK 7
明媚 明媚 míng mèi bright and beautiful HSK 7
胸膛 胸膛 xiōng táng chest HSK 7
敬礼 敬禮 jìng lǐ to salute; salute HSK 7
拖累 拖累 tuō lěi to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate HSK 7
茫茫 茫茫 máng máng boundless; vast and obscure HSK 7
镶 鑲 xiāng to inlay; to embed; ridge; border HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
小路 小路 xiǎo lù minor road; lane; pathway; trail HSK 7
哨 哨 shào a whistle; sentry HSK 7
手艺 手藝 shǒu yì craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
凸 凸 tū to stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc); Taiwan pr. [tú] HSK 7
海域 海域 hǎi yù sea area; territorial waters; maritime space HSK 7
掏钱 掏錢 tāo qián to pay; to spend money; to fork out HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
女婿 女婿 nǚ xu daughter's husband; son-in-law HSK 7
海峡 海峽 hǎi xiá strait; channel HSK 7
补给 補給 bǔ jǐ supply; replenishment; to replenish HSK 7
灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb; see also 电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) HSK 7
悬崖 懸崖 xuán yá precipice; overhanging cliff HSK 7
士气 士氣 shì qì morale HSK 7
放映 放映 fàng yìng to show (a movie); to screen HSK 7
悲观 悲觀 bēi guān pessimistic HSK 7