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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| 孕 孕 | be pregnant, pregnancy | |
| 头绪 頭緒 | outline; main threads | |
| 嘘 噓 | exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise | |
| 不爽 不爽 | not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate | |
| 穿洞 穿洞 | pierce | |
| 转运 轉運 | to forward; to transfer; to transship; to have luck turn in one's favor | |
| 企 企 | plan a project; stand on tiptoe | |
| 魔 魔 | demon | |
| 稍等 稍等 | to wait a moment | |
| 嘴硬 嘴硬 | reluctant to admit a mistake | |
| 走运 走運 | to have good luck; to be in luck | |
| 衰 衰 | decline, falter, decrease; weaken | |
| 掩 掩 | to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush | |
| 八婆 八婆 | meddling woman; nosy parker (Cantonese) | |
| 蚁 蟻 | ants | |
| 诅 詛 | curse; swear, pledge | |
| 祀 祀 | to sacrifice, worship | |
| 迫 廹 | coerce, force, compel; urgent | |
| 舍得 捨得 | to be willing to part with sth | |
| 先后 先後 | early or late; priority; in succession; one after another | |
| 一身 一身 | whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes | |
| 泼 潑 | to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish | |
| 优惠 優惠 | privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price) | |
| 肠 腸 | intestines | |
| 学位 學位 | academic degree; place in school | |
| 面子 面子 | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face | |
| 隔壁 隔壁 | next door; neighbor | |
| 赔 賠 | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | |
| 难得 難得 | seldom; rare; hard to come by | |
| 光荣 光榮 | honor and glory; glorious | |
| 收购 收購 | to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) | |
| 脸色 臉色 | complexion; look | |
| 钢琴 鋼琴 | piano | |
| 师傅 師傅 | master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men | |
| 也好 也好 | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 情节 情節 | circumstances; plot; storyline | |
| 解除 解除 | to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement) | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 漏 漏 | to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) | |
| 立场 立場 | position; standpoint | |
| 脾气 脾氣 | character; temperament; disposition; bad temper | |
| 迟 遲 | late; delayed; slow | |
| 按摩 按摩 | massage; to massage | |
| 明明 明明 | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely | |
| 顾问 顧問 | adviser; consultant | |
| 劝 勸 | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe | |
| 指示 指示 | to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions | |
| 大事 大事 | major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way | |
| 蛇 虵 | snake; serpent | |
| 拆 拆 | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open |