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

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片甲不留 片甲不留 piàn jiǎ bù liú lit. not a single piece of armor remains (idiom); fig. utterly defeated and wiped out; total annihilation Idiom ∼HSK 7
认祖归宗 認祖歸宗 rèn zǔ guī zōng to acknowledge one's ancestors and return to one's clan (idiom); to recognize one's roots and lineage Idiom ∼HSK 7
天下无敌 天下無敵 tiān xià wú dí unmatched in the world; invincible; without rival (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
指挥若定 指揮若定 zhǐ huī ruò dìng to direct operations with perfect composure (idiom); to command calmly and confidently in a crisis Idiom ∼HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
戳 戳 chuō to jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand; to stand (sth) upright; stamp; seal Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sǎ to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
啰唆 囉唆 luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
搞鬼 搞鬼 gǎo guǐ to make mischief; to play tricks HSK 7
朝代 朝代 cháo dài dynasty; reign (of a king) HSK 7
学堂 學堂 xué táng college; school (old) HSK 7
开垦 開墾 kāi kěn to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow HSK 7
喜事 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable; rare; precious HSK 7
疙瘩 疙瘩 gē da swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem HSK 7
标致 標致 biāo zhi beautiful (of woman); pretty HSK 7
俗话说 俗話說 sú huà shuō as the proverb says; as they say... HSK 7
祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck HSK 7
甘心 甘心 gān xīn to be willing to; to resign oneself to HSK 7
忧愁 憂愁 yōu chóu to be worried HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
官兵 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
次要 次要 cì yào secondary HSK 7
悔恨 悔恨 huǐ hèn remorse; repentance HSK 7
稻草 稻草 dào cǎo rice straw HSK 7
英明 英明 yīng míng wise; brilliant HSK 7
功力 功力 gōng lì merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power HSK 7
风水 風水 fēng shuǐ feng shui; geomancy HSK 7
土匪 土匪 tǔ fěi bandit HSK 7
费劲 費勁 fèi jìn to require effort; strenuous HSK 7
记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) HSK 7
寡妇 寡婦 guǎ fu widow HSK 7
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate; proper; ready HSK 7
花瓣 花瓣 huā bàn petal HSK 7
留恋 留戀 liú liàn reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
凳子 凳子 dèng zi stool; small seat HSK 7
坦然 坦然 tǎn rán calm; undisturbed HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7
风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships HSK 7
坟 墳 fén grave; tomb; embankment; mound; ancient book HSK 7
葬 塟 zàng to bury (the dead); to inter HSK 7
腐烂 腐爛 fǔ làn to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt HSK 7
埋伏 埋伏 mái fú to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush HSK 7
宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law HSK 7
钱财 錢財 qián cái wealth; money HSK 7
僵硬 僵硬 jiāng yìng stiff; rigid HSK 7