The Village of No Return

The Village of No Return 2017

健忘村 jiànwàng cūn

In a remote village, a con man disguised as a Taoist priest introduces a memory-erasing device to residents — but a dangerous plot looms.

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3.95 Beginner Director Chen Yu-hsun IMDb 6.1

Cast

Shu Qi Shu Qi Autumn Wang Qianyuan Wang Qianyuan Fortune Tien Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan Master Wan Lin Mei-shiu Lin Mei-shiu Dark Cloud Eric Tsang Chi-Wai Eric Tsang Chi-Wai Rock Peeler Tony Yang Tony Yang Dean Ku Pao-Ming Ku Pao-Ming Chief Cheng Yu-chieh Cheng Yu-chieh Autumn's Father Ying Wei-min Ying Wei-min Villain Hsu Chieh-Hui Hsu Chieh-Hui Golden Lin

Vocabulary

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原封不动 原封不動 yuán fēng - bù dòng lit. the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom); fig. left completely unchanged; untouched; intact Idiom ∼HSK 6
杀人不眨眼 殺人不眨眼 shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn to murder without blinking an eye (idiom); ruthless; cold-blooded Idiom ∼HSK 6
闻风丧胆 聞風喪膽 wén fēng sàng dǎn hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news Idiom ∼HSK 6
倾巢而出 傾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength Idiom ∼HSK 6
粉身碎骨 粉身碎骨 fěn shēn - suì gǔ lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom); fig. to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life Idiom ∼HSK 6
龟儿子 龜兒子 guī ér zi (coll.) bastard; son of a bitch Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
剥皮 剝皮 bāo pí to skin; to flay; to peel; (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals; also pr. [bo1pi2] Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
大侠 大俠 dà xiá knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero ∼HSK 6
大嫂 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself; suicide ∼HSK 6
信鸽 信鴿 xìn gē homing pigeon; carrier pigeon ∼HSK 6
玉米粉 玉米粉 yù mǐ fěn cornflour; corn starch ∼HSK 6
霸王 霸王 bà wáng hegemon; overlord; despot ∼HSK 6
鼠疫 鼠疫 shǔ yì plague ∼HSK 6
灭口 滅口 miè kǒu to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb ∼HSK 6
罪孽 罪孽 zuì niè sin; crime; wrongdoing ∼HSK 6
偷盗 偷盜 tōu dào to steal ∼HSK 6
铜钱 銅錢 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) ∼HSK 6
寡廉鲜耻 寡廉鮮恥 guǎ lián xiǎn chǐ shameless and unscrupulous (idiom); devoid of any sense of honor ∼HSK 6
不可告人 不可告人 bù kě gào rén to be kept secret; not to be divulged ∼HSK 6
洗劫 洗劫 xǐ jié to loot; to ransack; to pillage ∼HSK 6
练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 6
旧情 舊情 jiù qíng old affection ∼HSK 6
邪门 邪門 xié mén strange; unusual; evil ways; dishonest practices ∼HSK 6
抹布 抹布 mā bù cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4] ∼HSK 6
恩爱 恩愛 ēn ài loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love ∼HSK 6
鸟笼 鳥籠 niǎo lóng birdcage ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
凶杀案 兇殺案 xiōng shā àn murder case ∼HSK 6
丧事 喪事 sāng shì funeral arrangements ∼HSK 6
剧毒 劇毒 jù dú highly toxic; extremely poisonous ∼HSK 6
许配 許配 xǔ pèi to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages) ∼HSK 6
浸猪笼 浸豬籠 jìn zhū lóng to drown sb in a wicker basket, a form of ∼HSK 6
黄铜 黃銅 huáng tóng brass (alloy of copper and zinc) ∼HSK 6
贵客 貴客 guì kè honored guest ∼HSK 6
博学多闻 博學多聞 bó xué duō wén learned and widely read (idiom); erudite and well-informed ∼HSK 6
魔王 魔王 mó wáng demon king ∼HSK 6
建功立业 建功立業 jiàn gōng lì yè to achieve or accomplish goals ∼HSK 6
护法 護法 hù fǎ to keep the law; to protect Buddha's teachings; protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) ∼HSK 6
有道理 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
贼窝 賊窩 zéi wō thieves' lair ∼HSK 6
凄惨 悽慘 qī cǎn plaintive; mournful; miserable ∼HSK 6
睁开 睜開 zhēng kāi to open (one's eyes) ∼HSK 6
勘查 勘查 kān chá variant of ∼HSK 6
牢靠 牢靠 láo kào firm and solid; robust; reliable ∼HSK 6
洋鬼子 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
凡夫俗子 凡夫俗子 fán fū sú zǐ common people; ordinary folk ∼HSK 6