Springtime in a Small Town 2002
小城之春
In a mansion decimated during World War II, a frustrated, bored housewife, Yuwen, is torn between caring for her ailing husband and her longing for a former sweetheart, a doctor who has come to treat her husband.
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Vocabulary
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| 宰 宰 | to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) | Colloquialism |
| 扯 扯 | to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey | Colloquialism |
| 撒 撒 | to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee | Colloquialism |
| 娘 娘 | mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate | Colloquialism |
| 沏 沏 | to steep (tea) | |
| 脾 脾 | spleen | |
| 嚷 嚷 | to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to make a fuss about sth | |
| 搁 擱 | to place; to put aside; to shelve | |
| 蜡 蠟 | candle; wax | |
| 绣 繡 | to embroider; embroidery | |
| 镇静 鎮靜 | calm; cool | |
| 撇 撇 | to cast away; to fling aside | |
| 绷 繃 | to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); embroidery hoop; woven bed mat | |
| 仿 仿 | seemingly | |
| 玄 玄 | black; mysterious | |
| 惯 慣 | accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) | |
| 巷 巷 | lane; alley | |
| 塌 塌 | to collapse; to droop; to settle down | |
| 淘 淘 | to wash; to clean out; to cleanse; to eliminate; to dredge | |
| 缓 緩 | slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate | |
| 瞒 瞞 | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 憋 憋 | to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) | |
| 搅 攪 | to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir | |
| 壮 壯 | to strengthen; strong; robust | |
| 故 故 | happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead | |
| 虚 虛 | emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain | |
| 凡 凡 | ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale | |
| 罐 罐 | can; jar; pot | |
| 渣 渣 | slag (in mining or smelting); dregs | |
| 烫 燙 | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot | |
| 敬 敬 | (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely | |
| 驾 駕 | to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) | |
| 宗 宗 | school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs | |
| 瞎 瞎 | blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose | |
| 娶 娶 | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) | |
| 依 依 | to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of | |
| 寻 尋 | to search; to look for; to seek | |
| 持 持 | to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control | |
| 竟 竟 | unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed | |
| 拳 拳 | fist; boxing | |
| 惹 惹 | to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) | |
| 望 望 | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards | |
| 告 告 | to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue | |
| 产 產 | to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property | |
| 灰 灰 | ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected | |
| 业 業 | line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already | |
| 拨 撥 | to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch | |
| 粉 粉 | powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of | |
| 嫁 嫁 | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) | |
| 注 註 | to register; to annotate; note; comment |