Shower 1999
洗澡
An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, Shower explores the value of family, friendship, and tradition.
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Vocabulary
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| 来电 來電 | incoming telephone call (or telegram); to phone in; to send in a telegram; to have an instant attraction to sb; (of electricity, after an outage) to come back | |
| 神圣 神聖 | divine; hallow; holy; sacred | |
| 壮 壯 | Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group | |
| 隐瞒 隱瞞 | to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth | |
| 身子 身子 | body; pregnancy; health | |
| 奔 奔 | to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope | |
| 自私 自私 | selfish; selfishness | |
| 限 限 | to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound | |
| 呵 呵 | expel breath; my goodness | |
| 闷 悶 | stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly | |
| 姜 薑 | ginger | |
| 哎呀 哎呀 | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration | |
| 熬 熬 | to boil; to simmer | |
| 趁 趁 | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of | |
| 瞎 瞎 | blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose | |
| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 屁股 屁股 | buttocks; bottom; butt; back part | |
| 斗 斗 | abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 | |
| 哼 哼 | to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! | |
| 嘿 嘿 | hey | |
| 灵魂 靈魂 | soul; spirit | |
| 唉 唉 | interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh | |
| 盯 盯 | to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at | |
| 哎 哎 | hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) | |
| 许 許 | to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps | |
| 砸 砸 | to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle | |
| 不知 不知 | not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) | |
| 哦 哦 | to chant | |
| 以 㕥 | abbr. for Israel 列 | |
| 提溜 提溜 | (coll.) to carry; Taiwan pr. [ti2 liu5] | Colloquialism |
| 兴许 興許 | (coll.) perhaps | Colloquialism |
| 嘛 嘛 | used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 澡堂 澡堂 | public baths | |
| 娘儿们 娘兒們 | (dialect) woman; wife | |
| 宽限 寬限 | to extend (a deadline etc) | |
| 德行 德行 | morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] | |
| 黄麻 黃麻 | jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.); plant fiber used for rope or sacks | |
| 鸳鸯浴 鴛鴦浴 | taking a bath together as a couple | |
| 快餐店 快餐店 | fast food shop | |
| 仗义 仗義 | to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by | |
| 淋浴 淋浴 | to take a shower; shower | |
| 划清 劃清 | to make a clear distinction; to differentiate clearly | |
| 苦于 苦於 | to suffer from (a disadvantage) | |
| 遥控器 遙控器 | a remote control | |
| 踏踏实实 踏踏實實 | steady; steadfast | |
| 播送 播送 | to broadcast; to transmit; to beam | |
| 不舒服 不舒服 | unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy | |
| 拿你没辙 拿你沒轍 | don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation) | |
| 记仇 記仇 | to hold a grudge | |
| 忙里偷闲 忙裡偷閒 | 忙: busy, pressed for time; hustling · 里: unit of distance; village; lane · 偷: to steal, burglar, thief · 闲: fence, guard; defend; idle time |