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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| 天亮 天亮 | to grow light (at daybreak) | |
| 海里 海里 | nautical mile | |
| 交钱 交錢 | to pay up; to shell out; to hand over the money to cover sth | |
| 楼市 樓市 | real estate market | |
| 英 英 | petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English | |
| 两句 兩句 | (say) a few words | |
| 吃到饱 吃到飽 | (Tw) all-you-can-eat (food); (fig.) unlimited usage (digital services etc) | |
| 小孩 小孩 | child | |
| 行头 行頭 | team leader (archaic); shopkeeper (archaic) | |
| 专 專 | monopolize, take sole possession | |
| 阴风 陰風 | chill wind; (fig.) evil wind | |
| 改成 改成 | to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium) | |
| 个头 個頭 | size; height | |
| 有帮助 有幫助 | helpful | |
| 天刚亮 天剛亮 | daybreak | |
| 介 介 | forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor | |
| 难不成 難不成 | Is it possible that... ? | |
| 具 具 | tool, implement; draw up, write | |
| 身穿 身穿 | to wear (a garment) | |
| 女孩子 女孩子 | girl | |
| 别离 別離 | to take leave of; to leave; separation | |
| 长话短说 長話短說 | (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief | |
| 倒楣 倒楣 | variant of | |
| 多头 多頭 | many-headed; many-layered (authority); devolved (as opposed to centralized); pluralistic; (as classifier) number of animals; long term (finance); long (investment) | |
| 不可能 不可能 | impossible; cannot; not able | |
| 天黑 天黑 | to get dark; dusk | |
| 看医生 看醫生 | to visit a doctor | |
| 宾 賓 | guest, visitor; surname; submit | |
| 得很 得很 | (after an adjective) very | |
| 纸人 紙人 | human figure made of paper or papier-mâché | |
| 全套 全套 | an entire set; full complement | |
| 不带 不帶 | not to have; without; un- | |
| 所有人 所有人 | everyone; owner | |
| 打掉 打掉 | to tear down; to destroy; to dismantle (a gang); to abort (a fetus) | |
| 小孩子 小孩子 | child | |
| 千年 千年 | millennium | |
| 年头 年頭 | start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest | |
| 在位 在位 | to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position | |
| 祈求 祈求 | to pray for; to appeal | |
| 借着 藉著 | by means of; through; with the help of | |
| 有可能 有可能 | possible; probable; possibly; probably; may; might | |
| 交通意外 交通意外 | traffic accident; car crash | |
| 在此 在此 | hereto; here | |
| 坏处 壞處 | harm; troubles | |
| 拿出 拿出 | to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) | |
| 过年 過年 | to celebrate the Chinese New Year | |
| 做生意 做生意 | to do business | |
| 常用 常用 | in common usage | |
| 海边 海邊 | coast; seaside; seashore; beach | |
| 天上 天上 | celestial; heavenly |