Revolution of Our Times

Revolution of Our Times 2021

时代革命 shídài gémìng

Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to succeed. In 2019, a controversial extradition bill was introduced that would allow Hongkongers to be tried in mainland China. This decision spurred massive protests, riots, and resistance against heavy-handed Chinese rule over the City-State. Award-winning director Kiwi Chow documents the events to tell the story of the movement, with both a macro view of its historical context and footage and interviews from protestors on the front lines.

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Cast

Hongkongers Self Benny Tai Yiu-ting Self Gwyneth Ho Self

Vocabulary

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旗手 旗手 qí shǒu a flag carrier (army); ensign ∼HSK 6
遮蔽 遮蔽 zhē bì to cover; to hide from view; to obstruct or block; defilade (military) ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
弄清 弄清 nòng qīng to clarify; to fully understand ∼HSK 6
心肺 心肺 xīn fèi the heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary ∼HSK 6
燎原 燎原 liáo yuán to start a prairie fire ∼HSK 6
采取行动 採取行動 cǎi qǔ xíng dòng to take action; to adopt policies; to move on some issue ∼HSK 6
经济制裁 經濟制裁 jīng jì zhì cái economic sanctions ∼HSK 6
经期 經期 jīng qī menstrual period ∼HSK 6
经血 經血 jīng xuè menstruation (TCM) ∼HSK 6
气管炎 氣管炎 qì guǎn yán bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus); henpecked (a pun on used in comic theater) ∼HSK 6
智障 智障 zhì zhàng learning difficulties (handicap); retarded ∼HSK 6
独行侠 獨行俠 dú xíng xiá loner; lone wolf ∼HSK 6
同理心 同理心 tóng lǐ xīn empathy ∼HSK 6
无力感 無力感 wú lì gǎn feeling of powerlessness; sense of helplessness ∼HSK 6
捉住 捉住 zhuō zhù to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto ∼HSK 6
青涩 青澀 qīng sè underripe; (fig.) young and inexperienced ∼HSK 6
洋妞 洋妞 yáng niū young foreign girl ∼HSK 6
斩杀 斬殺 zhǎn shā to behead ∼HSK 6
性侵 性侵 xìng qīn to sexually assault ∼HSK 6
公共秩序 公共秩序 gōng gòng zhì xù public order ∼HSK 6
吐露 吐露 tǔ lù to tell; to disclose; to reveal ∼HSK 6
生殖器官 生殖器官 shēng zhí qì guān reproductive organ ∼HSK 6
攻入 攻入 gōng rù to force entrance into; to score a goal (sport) ∼HSK 6
归属感 歸屬感 guī shǔ gǎn sense of belonging ∼HSK 6
拖延时间 拖延時間 tuō yán shí jiān to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster ∼HSK 6
干你娘 幹你娘 gàn nǐ niáng (Tw) (vulgar) fuck you! (literally, "fuck your mother") ∼HSK 6
炸死 炸死 zhà sǐ to kill with an explosion ∼HSK 6
临走 臨走 lín zǒu before leaving; on departure ∼HSK 6
迷茫 迷茫 mí máng vast and indistinct; perplexed; bewildered; at a loss ∼HSK 6
卸下 卸下 xiè xià to unload ∼HSK 6
拍拖 拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb ∼HSK 6
眼罩 眼罩 yǎn zhào eye-patch; blindfold; eye mask; goggles; eyeshade; blinkers (for a horse etc) ∼HSK 6
跨过 跨過 kuà guò to surmount; to cross over ∼HSK 6
逗留 逗留 dòu liú to stay for a while; to sojourn ∼HSK 6
公共关系 公共關係 gōng gòng guān xì public relations ∼HSK 6
便服 便服 biàn fú everyday clothes; informal dress; civilian clothes ∼HSK 6
僵持 僵持 jiāng chí to be deadlocked ∼HSK 6
水渠 水渠 shuǐ qú canal ∼HSK 6
援兵 援兵 yuán bīng (military) reinforcements ∼HSK 6
尸首 屍首 shī shou dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like or, decapitation is implied.) ∼HSK 6
颈项 頸項 jǐng xiàng neck ∼HSK 6
样貌 樣貌 yàng mào appearance; manifestation ∼HSK 6
离港 離港 lí gǎng to leave harbor; departure (at airport) ∼HSK 6
壮阔 壯闊 zhuàng kuò grand; majestic; vast ∼HSK 6
动议 動議 dòng yì motion; proposal ∼HSK 6
心灰意冷 心灰意冷 xīn huī yì lěng discouraged; downhearted ∼HSK 6
坚持下去 堅持下去 jiān chí xià qù to press on ∼HSK 6
还债 還債 huán zhài to settle a debt ∼HSK 6
刑期 刑期 xíng qī prison term ∼HSK 6