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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当然 當然 dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt HSK 3
连 連 lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
其实 其實 qí shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
受 受 shòu to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) HSK 3
只有 只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
每 每 měi each; every HSK 3
关系 關係 guān xi relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi HSK 3
张 張 zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
继续 繼續 jì xù to continue; to proceed with; to go on with HSK 3
情况 情況 qíng kuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation HSK 3
世界 世界 shì jiè world HSK 3
为了 為了 wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to HSK 3
发生 發生 fā shēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out HSK 3
希望 希望 xī wàng to hope; a hope; a wish HSK 3
死 死 sǐ to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
开始 開始 kāi shǐ to begin; beginning; to start; initial HSK 3
需要 需要 xū yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3
就是 就是 jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
被 被 bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
把 把 bǎ to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
山长水远 山長水遠 shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn (idiom) long and arduous journey Idiom ∼HSK 2
百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā - bǎi zhòng lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom); fig. to shoot with unfailing accuracy; to hit the mark every time Idiom ∼HSK 2
玩完 玩完 wán wán (coll.) to end in failure; to come to grief; to bite the dust Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
难看 難看 nán kàn ugly; unsightly Xiehouyu HSK 2
够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
挺 挺 tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
贵姓 貴姓 guì xìng what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname? Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
见过 見過 jiànguò seen HSK 2
陈 陳 Chén exhibit, display; plead; a surname ∼HSK 2
今晚 今晚 jīn wǎn tonight ∼HSK 2
做完 做完 zuò wán to finish; to complete the task ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
物 物 wù thing, substance, creature ∼HSK 2
字条 字條 zì tiáo brief note ∼HSK 2
上位 上位 shàng wèi seat of honor; person in a high-ranking position; to be promoted to a more senior role; (genetics) epistatic ∼HSK 2
房 房 Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
泳 泳 yǒng dive; swim ∼HSK 2
没问题 沒問題 méi wèn tí no problem ∼HSK 2
每次 每次 měi cì every time ∼HSK 2
收工 收工 shōu gōng to stop work for the day (generally of laborers); to knock off ∼HSK 2
什么时候 什麼時候 shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
不怕 不怕 bù pà fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
身 身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
闻到 聞到 wén dào to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling ∼HSK 2
再发 再發 zài fā to reissue; (of a disease) to recur; (of a patient) to suffer a relapse ∼HSK 2
孩 孩 hái baby, child; children ∼HSK 2
熟手 熟手 shú shǒu skilled person; an experienced hand ∼HSK 2
起头 起頭 qǐ tóu to start; at first; beginning ∼HSK 2
面包店 麵包店 miàn bāo diàn bakery ∼HSK 2
妻 妻 qī wife ∼HSK 2