The Night 2021
良夜不能留
In 2019, the night in Hong Kong was still in fascinating beauty and the landscape of everyday life was gradually changing. Travelling the streets, Tsai Ming-liang documented the city's rhythm and ambience, along with an overpass.
Vocabulary
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| 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 | to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) | Idiom |
| 扫兴 掃興 | to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited | Xiehouyu |
| 独一无二 獨一無二 | unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it | Xiehouyu |
| 扯 扯 | to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey | Colloquialism |
| 各式各样 各式各樣 | (of) all kinds and sorts; various | |
| 取笑 取笑 | to tease; to make fun of | |
| 吊销 吊銷 | to suspend (an agreement); to revoke | |
| 戒烟 戒煙 | to give up smoking | |
| 不肯 不肯 | Refuse | |
| 求救 求救 | to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) | |
| 胡说 胡說 | to talk nonsense; drivel | |
| 幻觉 幻覺 | illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination | |
| 大队 大隊 | group; a large body of; production brigade; military group | |
| 水管 水管 | water pipe | |
| 发脾气 發脾氣 | to get angry | |
| 过头 過頭 | to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead | |
| 保重 保重 | to take care of oneself | |
| 呼唤 呼喚 | to call out (a name etc); to shout | |
| 迷路 迷路 | to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) | |
| 黎明 黎明 | dawn; daybreak | |
| 招待 招待 | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) | |
| 固执 固執 | obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to | |
| 少见 少見 | rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you | |
| 导航 導航 | navigation | |
| 柜台 櫃檯 | sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter) | |
| 介意 介意 | to care about; to take offense; to mind | |
| 可恶 可惡 | repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 诈骗 詐騙 | to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail | |
| 愈 愈 | the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better | |
| 炖 燉 | to stew | |
| 警官 警官 | constable; police officer | |
| 哄 哄 | roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) | |
| 说谎 說謊 | to lie; to tell an untruth | |
| 荣幸 榮幸 | honored (to have the privilege of ...) | |
| 兜 兜 | pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old) | |
| 突发 突發 | to occur suddenly | |
| 骚扰 騷擾 | to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass | |
| 陷 陷 | pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect | |
| 何必 何必 | there is no need; why should | |
| 胎 胎 | fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus; (fig.) origin; source; (loanword) tire | |
| 用力 用力 | to exert oneself physically | |
| 平民 平民 | ordinary people; commoner; civilian | |
| 隐瞒 隱瞞 | to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth | |
| 辩护 辯護 | to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend; to plead | |
| 酒精 酒精 | alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol | |
| 拜托 拜託 | to request sb to do sth; please! | |
| 浑身 渾身 | all over; from head to foot | |
| 挣扎 掙扎 | to struggle | |
| 手臂 手臂 | arm; helper |