Tales from the Dark 1 2013
李碧华鬼魅系列：迷离夜
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.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 减 減 | to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish | |
| 迟到 遲到 | to arrive late | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 叔叔 叔叔 | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] | |
| 夫妻 夫妻 | husband and wife; married couple | |
| 折 折 | to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book | |
| 总之 總之 | in a word; in short; in brief | |
| 地下 地下 | underground; subterranean; covert | |
| 遇 遇 | to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance | |
| 辣 辢 | hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn | |
| 肚子 肚子 | belly; abdomen; stomach | |
| 获 獲 | (literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win | |
| 肥 肥 | fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure | |
| 阻止 阻止 | to prevent; to block | |
| 脱 脫 | to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from | |
| 奖 獎 | prize; award; encouragement | |
| 透 透 | (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show | |
| 烦 煩 | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy | |
| 尽快 儘快 | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible | |
| 刺激 刺激 | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant | |
| 无聊 無聊 | bored; boring; senseless | |
| 摆 擺 | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 怀疑 懷疑 | to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that | |
| 切 切 | to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential | |
| 顶 頂 | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | |
| 秘密 秘密 | secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret | |
| 圈 圈 | circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; to surround; to circle | |
| 安 安 | (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 培) | |
| 牌 牌 | mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal | |
| 传统 傳統 | tradition; traditional; convention; conventional | |
| 怪 怪 | bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather | |
| 根 根 | root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry) | |
| 地址 地址 | address | |
| 王 王 | king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great | |
| 附近 附近 | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood | |
| 位置 位置 | position; place; seat | |
| 应 應 | to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall | |
| 单 單 | bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number | |
| 历史 歷史 | history | |
| 解释 解釋 | explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve | |
| 不管 不管 | not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter | |
| 首 首 | head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc | |
| 些 些 | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 考虑 考慮 | to think over; to consider; consideration | |
| 定 定 | to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order | |
| 政府 政府 | government | |
| 处 處 | to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish | |
| 对于 對於 | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |