So Long, My Son 2019
地久天长
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
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Vocabulary
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| 真是 真是 | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) | Colloquialism |
| 对不对 對不對 | right or wrong?; Is it right?; OK, yes? (colloquial) | Colloquialism |
| 不会 不會 | improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all | Colloquialism |
| 这不 這不 | (coll.) As a matter of fact,... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) | Colloquialism |
| 那是 那是 | (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed | Colloquialism |
| 好不好 好不好 | (coll.) all right?; OK? | Colloquialism |
| 不行了 不行了 | (coll.) on the point of death; dying | Colloquialism |
| 一块 一塊 | a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same | Colloquialism |
| 吃的 吃的 | (coll.) food | Colloquialism |
| 一块儿 一塊兒 | erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar | Colloquialism |
| 爷爷 爺爺 | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather | Colloquialism |
| 奶奶 奶奶 | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts | Colloquialism |
| 菜 菜 | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor | Colloquialism |
| 爸爸 爸爸 | (coll.) father; dad | Colloquialism |
| 吗 嗎 | (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 那 那 | (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) | Colloquialism |
| 广州 廣州 | Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province | Proper Noun |
| 美国 美國 | United States; USA; US | Proper Noun |
| 十一 十一 | PRC National Day (October 1st) | Proper Noun |
| 军 軍 | army, military; soldiers, troops | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 这是 這是 | this is; this is the ... | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 快进 快進 | fast-forward (media player) | |
| 干妈 乾媽 | adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 说出 說出 | to speak out; to declare (one's view) | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 不下 不下 | to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 说好 說好 | to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations | |
| 着呢 著呢 | comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather | |
| 星 星 | a star, planet; any point of light | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 还好 還好 | not bad; tolerable; fortunately | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 一会 一會 | a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 你妈 你媽 | (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking | |
| 没了 沒了 | to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 喝茶 喝茶 | to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 走动 走動 | to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to socialize; to pay a visit (go to the toilet) |