Permanent Residence 2009
永久居留
The life story of a young man who has been pursuing an impossible love with his straight boyfriend and contemplating on the mortality of his loved ones.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 不等 不等 | unequal; varied | |
| 前人 前人 | predecessor; forebears; the person facing you | |
| 罹难 罹難 | to die in an accident or disaster; to be killed | |
| 不用谢 不用謝 | You're welcome; Don't mention it | |
| 买东西 買東西 | to do one's shopping | |
| 没了 沒了 | to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist | |
| 最多 最多 | at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal | |
| 做人 做人 | to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity | |
| 一对 一對 | couple; pair | |
| 我这儿 我這兒 | where I am; my place | |
| 要有 要有 | to need; to require; must have | |
| 多个 多個 | many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) | |
| 早点 早點 | breakfast | |
| 坐车 坐車 | to take the car, bus, train etc | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 哪个 哪個 | which; who | |
| 远行 遠行 | a long journey; far from home | |
| 上天 上天 | Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days) | |
| 奶奶的 奶奶的 | damn it!; blast it! | |
| 不住 不住 | (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good | |
| 风能 風能 | wind power | |
| 这天 這天 | this day | |
| 小事 小事 | trifle; trivial matter | |
| 买菜 買菜 | to buy groceries | |
| 好起来 好起來 | to get better; to improve; to get well | |
| 问话 問話 | to ask sb a question; question | |
| 橄榄山 橄欖山 | Mount of Olives (in the Christian passion story) | |
| 中的 中的 | to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 客 客 | guest, traveller; customer | |
| 白痴 白痴 | idiocy; idiot | |
| 干儿子 乾兒子 | adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) | |
| 老爸 老爸 | father; dad | |
| 奶水 奶水 | breast milk | |
| 北上 北上 | to go up north | |
| 南下 南下 | to go down south | |
| 男友 男友 | boyfriend | |
| 几年 幾年 | a few years; several years; how many years? | |
| 有钱人 有錢人 | rich person; the rich | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 十四 十四 | fourteen; 14 | |
| 想见 想見 | to infer; to gather | |
| 请坐 請坐 | please, have a seat | |
| 说不上 說不上 | to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning | |
| 一家人 一家人 | household; the whole family | |
| 过日子 過日子 | to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along | |
| 洗手间 洗手間 | toilet; lavatory; washroom | |
| 看病 看病 | to visit a doctor; to see a patient | |
| 弟 弟 | younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) |