Shower

Shower 1999

zǎo

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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3.59 Beginner Director Zhang Yang 🍅 87%

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méi zhé at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out Xiehouyu HSK 7
shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
luǎn egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (old) penis; (expletive) fucking Colloquialism HSK 7
dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
hài sào to be bashful; to feel ashamed HSK 7
ài shì to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter HSK 7
shuǎ lài to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened HSK 7
not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
chàng (in singing) solo; to solo HSK 7
jiǎo to disturb; to trouble; to bother HSK 7
jiào jìn to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort HSK 7
线 jiè xiàn limits; bounds; dividing line HSK 7
shǔ xìng attribute; property HSK 7
nào shì to cause trouble; to create a disturbance HSK 7
chǒu (dialect) to look at HSK 7
rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
zhī content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) HSK 7
xiáng mascot HSK 7
dēng to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [dèng] HSK 7
wéi qiáng perimeter wall; fence HSK 7
duì to check; to verify; to audit; to examine HSK 7
xīng fèn stimulant; doping (in athletics) HSK 7
cuō to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist HSK 7
suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
miáo sprout HSK 7
huó r work; (lots of) things to do HSK 7
guǎn yòng efficacious; useful HSK 7
cái to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment HSK 7
cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
xīn wholeheartedly; heart and soul HSK 7
guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
zhuó to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work HSK 7
kǒu shuǐ saliva HSK 7
bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
lín to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench HSK 7
dān wu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with HSK 7
to continue; to replenish HSK 7
tǎn bái honest; forthcoming; to confess HSK 7
qiā to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight HSK 7
xiǎo neighborhood; district HSK 7
mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
xiàng liàn necklace HSK 7
zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) HSK 7
fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7