The Forbidden Past

The Forbidden Past 1976

小楼残梦 xiǎo lóu cán mèng

In the sixties, love stories portrayed women as sentimentalists or sacrificial lambs. Later on, directors like Chu Yuan replaced these themes of sacrifice with abandonment. The Forbidden Past is a heart tugging, rare Chinese Christmas story about a bar girl (Ching Li) serving drinks to a man that looks like her husband from five years ago. She convinces him to fulfill her son's wishes of having the father he's never seen, show up for Christmas.

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上岸 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) ∼HSK 5
吭 吭 háng throat ∼HSK 5
胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish ∼HSK 5
礼教 禮教 lǐ jiào Confucian code of ethics ∼HSK 5
痴 痴 chī foolish, stupid, dumb, silly ∼HSK 5
小产 小產 xiǎo chǎn to miscarry; a miscarriage; an abortion ∼HSK 5
振 振 zhèn raise, excite, arouse action ∼HSK 5
撞车 撞車 zhuàng chē to crash (into another car); (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash; (of subject matter) to be the same ∼HSK 5
碍 礙 ài obstruct, hinder, block, deter ∼HSK 5
陪酒 陪酒 péi jiǔ to drink along (with sb) ∼HSK 5
年青 年青 nián qīng youthful ∼HSK 5
忠 忠 zhōng loyalty, devotion, fidelity ∼HSK 5
撩 撩 liāo lift up, raise; leave, depart ∼HSK 5
怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal; mythical animal; monster ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
礼拜天 禮拜天 Lǐ bài tiān Sunday HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
摔倒 摔倒 shuāi dǎo to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground HSK 5
钓 釣 diào to fish with a hook and bait HSK 5
打架 打架 dǎ jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
偶然 偶然 ǒu rán incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly HSK 5
依旧 依舊 yī jiù as before; still HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
天才 天才 tiān cái talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted HSK 5
倒是 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
码头 碼頭 mǎ tóu dock; pier; wharf HSK 5
宿舍 宿舍 sù shè dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel HSK 5
起码 起碼 qǐ mǎ at the minimum; at the very least HSK 5
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
拔 拔 bá to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize HSK 5
珍惜 珍惜 zhēn xī to treasure; to value; to cherish HSK 5
得了 得了 dé le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
双手 雙手 shuāng shǒu both hands HSK 5
拥抱 擁抱 yōng bào to embrace; to hug HSK 5
一句话 一句話 yī jù huà in a word; in short HSK 5
后悔 後悔 hòu huǐ to regret; to feel remorse HSK 5
蛋糕 蛋糕 dàn gāo cake HSK 5
只不过 只不過 zhǐ bu guò only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... HSK 5
恋爱 戀愛 liàn ài (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair HSK 5
私人 私人 sī rén private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique HSK 5
道德 道德 dào dé virtue; morality; ethics HSK 5
或是 或是 huò shì or; either one or the other HSK 5
一辈子 一輩子 yī bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
欠 欠 qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
狂 狂 kuáng mad; wild; violent HSK 5
可惜 可惜 kě xī it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
年龄 年齡 nián líng (a person's) age HSK 5
可怜 可憐 kě lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
骗 騙 piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5