Postmen in the Mountains 1999
那山那人那狗
An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire, his only son due to take over his duties.
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Vocabulary
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| 驿 驛 | post station | |
| 坳 㘭 | a hollow in the ground, a cavity, depression; undulating, depressed | |
| 葛 葛 | edible bean; surname | |
| 荣 榮 | glory, honor; flourish, prosper | |
| 羹 羹 | soup, broth | |
| 等着瞧 等著瞧 | wait and see (who is right) | |
| 谗 讒 | slander, defame, misrepresent | |
| 烈 烈 | fiery, violent, vehement, ardent | |
| 蹋 蹋 | step on, tread on; stumble, slip | |
| 青苔 青苔 | moss; lichen | |
| 柴 柴 | firewood, faggots, fuel | |
| 犁 犁 | plow | |
| 立体声 立體聲 | stereophonic sound | |
| 棒极了 棒極了 | super; excellent | |
| 滋 滋 | grow, multiply, increase; thrive | |
| 昧 昧 | obscure, dark; darken | |
| 一个劲 一個勁 | continuously; persistently; incessantly | |
| 不忍心 不忍心 | can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful) | |
| 汇款 匯款 | to remit money; remittance | |
| 贺卡 賀卡 | greeting card; congratulation card | |
| 回信 回信 | to reply; to write back; letter written in reply | |
| 心疼 心疼 | to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed | |
| 一口气 一口氣 | one breath; in one breath; at a stretch | |
| 信箱 信箱 | mailbox; post office box | |
| 高大 高大 | tall; lofty; towering | |
| 不得了 不得了 | desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly | |
| 用不着 用不著 | not need; have no use for | |
| 预备 預備 | to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory | |
| 来信 來信 | incoming letter; to send us a letter | |
| 歇 歇 | to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while | |
| 交代 交代 | to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end | |
| 再也 再也 | (not) any more | |
| 面子 面子 | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face | |
| 发觉 發覺 | to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive | |
| 愁 愁 | to worry about | |
| 乡 鄉 | country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) | |
| 城里 城裡 | In the city | |
| 肩 肩 | shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) | |
| 也好 也好 | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 忍不住 忍不住 | cannot help; unable to bear | |
| 脾气 脾氣 | character; temperament; disposition; bad temper | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 蛇 虵 | snake; serpent | |
| 尝 嘗 | to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once | |
| 挡 擋 | to arrange; to put in order | |
| 瞧 瞧 | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | |
| 局长 局長 | bureau chief |