The Wasted Times 2016
罗曼蒂克消亡史
Shanghai gangsters grapple with lust and loyalty on the eve of war with Japan as they try to navigate an alliance with the enemy's army.
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Vocabulary
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| 米汤 米湯 | water in which rice has been boiled and then strained out | |
| 终 終 | end; finally, in the end | |
| 叔 叔 | uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] | |
| 火车票 火車票 | train ticket | |
| 世道 世道 | the ways of the world; the morals of the time | |
| 整条 整條 | entire; whole (fish, road etc) | |
| 胡 胡 | recklessly, foolishly; wildly | |
| 关系网 關係網 | network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" | |
| 美意 美意 | goodwill; kindness | |
| 心急 心急 | anxious; impatient | |
| 总要 總要 | nevertheless | |
| 白活 白活 | to waste one's life; to fail to make the most of one's life | |
| 所知 所知 | known; what one knows | |
| 有空 有空 | to have time (to do sth) | |
| 婚 婚 | get married; marriage, wedding | |
| 铁打 鐵打 | made of iron; strong as iron | |
| 费心 費心 | to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) | |
| 乱动 亂動 | to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about | |
| 去死 去死 | go to hell!; drop dead! | |
| 打发时间 打發時間 | to pass the time | |
| 小报 小報 | tabloid newspaper | |
| 夜空 夜空 | night sky | |
| 梁 梁 | bridge; beam; rafters; surname | |
| 满目 滿目 | fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc) | |
| 双眼 雙眼 | the two eyes | |
| 静一静 靜一靜 | to put sth to rest; calm down a bit! | |
| 救出 救出 | to rescue; to pluck from danger | |
| 没准 沒準 | not sure; maybe | |
| 传话 傳話 | to pass on a story; to communicate a message | |
| 乱世 亂世 | the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world | |
| 台词 臺詞 | an actor's lines; dialogue; Taiwanese word | |
| 准备好了 準備好了 | to be ready | |
| 胜过 勝過 | to excel; to surpass | |
| 饿死 餓死 | to starve to death; to be very hungry | |
| 一声 一聲 | first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) | |
| 报馆 報館 | newspaper office | |
| 保住 保住 | to preserve; to save | |
| 帽 㡌 | hat, cap; cap-like tops | |
| 请教 請教 | to ask for guidance; to consult | |
| 通行证 通行證 | a pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct | |
| 生动 生動 | vivid; lively | |
| 打听 打聽 | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around | |
| 民间 民間 | among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments | |
| 主张 主張 | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion | |
| 必然 必然 | inevitable; certain; necessity | |
| 坚决 堅決 | firm; resolute; determined | |
| 可靠 可靠 | reliable | |
| 好奇 好奇 | inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity | |
| 整天 整天 | all day long; whole day | |
| 年纪 年紀 | age |