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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| 充电器 充電器 | battery charger | |
| 垃圾桶 垃圾桶 | rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [lè sè tǒng] | |
| 下楼 下樓 | to go downstairs | |
| 上楼 上樓 | to go upstairs | |
| 专心 專心 | to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth) | |
| 抽烟 抽煙 | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) | |
| 口袋 口袋 | pocket; bag; sack | |
| 冰箱 冰箱 | icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator | |
| 电梯 電梯 | elevator; escalator | |
| 拍照 拍照 | to take a picture | |
| 独自 獨自 | alone | |
| 平静 平靜 | tranquil; undisturbed; serene | |
| 睡着 睡著 | to fall asleep | |
| 遇 遇 | to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance | |
| 刺 刺 | (onom.) whoosh | |
| 万一 萬一 | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 挑 挑 | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick | |
| 不然 不然 | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? | |
| 闹 鬧 | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke | |
| 治 治 | to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research | |
| 尽快 儘快 | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible | |
| 宝宝 寶寶 | darling; baby | |
| 究竟 究竟 | to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result | |
| 圈 圈 | to confine; to lock up; to pen in | |
| 安 安 | (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 培) | |
| 醒 醒 | to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to | |
| 怪 怪 | bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather | |
| 冲 沖 | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with | |
| 或许 或許 | perhaps; maybe | |
| 遇到 遇到 | to meet; to run into; to come across | |
| 兄弟 兄弟 | brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal | |
| 宝贝 寶貝 | treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character | |
| 总统 總統 | president (of a country) | |
| 非 非 | abbr. for 洲, Africa | |
| 解释 解釋 | explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve | |
| 法 㳒 | France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] | |
| 治疗 治療 | to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy | |
| 考虑 考慮 | to think over; to consider; consideration | |
| 以及 以及 | as well as; too; and | |
| 之前 之前 | before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand | |
| 甚至 甚至 | even; so much so that | |
| 担心 擔心 | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | |
| 却 卻 | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though | |
| 没救 沒救 | hopeless; incurable | Xiehouyu |
| 没用 沒用 | useless | Xiehouyu |
| 痛苦 痛苦 | pain; suffering; painful | Xiehouyu |
| 输 輸 | to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) | Colloquialism |
| 整 整 | exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb | Colloquialism |
| 管 筦 | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards | Colloquialism |
| 干嘛 幹嘛 | what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? |