Tales from the Dark 1

Tales from the Dark 1 2013

李碧华鬼魅系列：迷离夜 lǐ bì huá guǐmèi xìliè： mílí yè

In the first of a two-part film project, three short stories from acclaimed Hong Kong writer Lilian Lee are adapted for the big screen in this horror anthology.

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4.01 Intermediate Director Lee Chi-Ngai, Fruit Chan, Simon Yam IMDb 5.6

Cast

Simon Yam Simon Yam Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods") Yuen Qiu Yuen Qiu Restaurant Owner (segment "Stolen Goods") Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei Nei (segment "Stolen Goods") Felix Lok Ying-Kwan Felix Lok Ying-Kwan Chu (segment "Stolen Goods") Lam Suet Lam Suet Boss Lee (segment "Stolen Goods") Jonathan Wong Chi-Hin Jonathan Wong Chi-Hin Police (segment "Stolen Goods") Ariel Chan Little Ghost Girl (segment "Stolen Goods") Audrey Chan Little Ghost Girl (segment "Stolen Goods") Ben Yuen Foo-Wah Ben Yuen Foo-Wah Police (segment "Stolen Goods") Ma Yu Ching Ghost (segment "Stolen Goods")

Vocabulary

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胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
无家可归 無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī homeless Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
正能量 正能量 zhèng néng liàng positive energy; positivity HSK 7
节气 節氣 jié qi solar term HSK 7
农历 農曆 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar HSK 7
阎王 閻王 Yán wáng (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person HSK 7
污蔑 污衊 wū miè to slander; to smear; to tarnish HSK 7
分寸 分寸 fēn cun propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms HSK 7
正月 正月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year HSK 7
悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound) HSK 7
怨气 怨氣 yuàn qì grievance; resentment; complaint HSK 7
赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money; to pay for damages HSK 7
算账 算賬 suàn zhàng (accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge HSK 7
挂念 掛念 guà niàn concerned HSK 7
床位 床位 chuáng wèi bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc); berth; bunk HSK 7
不解 不解 bù jiě to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble HSK 7
先天 先天 xiān tiān embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān]); inborn; innate; natural HSK 7
摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) HSK 7
害虫 害蟲 hài chóng injurious insect; pest HSK 7
交情 交情 jiāo qing friendship; friendly relations HSK 7
凄凉 悽涼 qī liáng mournful; miserable HSK 7
厄运 厄運 è yùn bad luck; misfortune; adversity HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
风水 風水 fēng shuǐ feng shui; geomancy HSK 7
宣泄 宣洩 xuān xiè to drain (by leading off water); to unburden oneself; to divulge; to leak a secret HSK 7
子孙 子孫 zǐ sūn offspring; posterity HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
悼念 悼念 dào niàn to grieve HSK 7
凶猛 兇猛 xiōng měng fierce; violent; ferocious HSK 7
顺手 順手 shùn shǒu easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy HSK 7
海面 海面 hǎi miàn sea level; sea surface HSK 7
错觉 錯覺 cuò jué misconception; illusion; misperception HSK 7
疏忽 疏忽 shū hu to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness HSK 7
趁机 趁機 chèn jī to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation HSK 7
惊醒 驚醒 jīng xǐng to rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start; to sleep lightly HSK 7
过关 過關 guò guān to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard) HSK 7
核对 核對 hé duì to check; to verify; to audit; to examine HSK 7
腐烂 腐爛 fǔ làn to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt HSK 7
赎 贖 shú to redeem; to ransom HSK 7
钱财 錢財 qián cái wealth; money HSK 7
拎 拎 līn to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [līng] HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
平和 平和 Píng hé Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 州, Fujian HSK 7
布局 佈局 bù jú arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon) HSK 7
习俗 習俗 xí sú custom; tradition; local tradition; convention HSK 7