The Way We Are

The Way We Are 2008

天水围的日与夜 tiānshuǐ wéi de rì yǔ yè

Cheung, a single mother living in an area with high crime rates, works hard to provide for her son while helping out her elderly neighbor.

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3.55 Beginner Director Ann Hui IMDb 7.5

Cast

Nina Paw Hei-Ching Nina Paw Hei-Ching Mrs. Cheung Cecilia Chan Lai-Wan Cecilia Chan Lai-Wan Granny Leung Foon Juno Leung Chun-Lung Cheung Ka-on Clifton Ko Chi-Sum Clifton Ko Chi-Sum Uncle Chuen Mary Poon Auntie Yiu YoYo Fong Cho-Yiu Yee Chan Lai-Hing Ka-on's Grandma Carson Chung Second Uncle Ma Suet-Yee Second Aunt Vincent Chui Uncle Yung

Vocabulary

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说来说去 說來說去 shuō lái shuō qù to talk it over again and again; to go on and on about something (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
酒楼 酒樓 jiǔ lóu restaurant HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
利害 利害 lì hài pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses HSK 7
减免 減免 jiǎn miǎn to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc) HSK 7
岳母 岳母 yuè mǔ wife's mother, mother-in-law HSK 7
吝啬 吝嗇 lìn sè stingy; mean; miserly HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
恳求 懇求 kěn qiú to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
譬如 譬如 pì rú for example; for instance; such as HSK 7
鞠躬 鞠躬 jū gōng to bow; (literary) to bend down HSK 7
妒忌 妒忌 dù jì to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy HSK 7
暑期 暑期 shǔ qī summer vacation time HSK 7
麻将 麻將 má jiàng mahjong HSK 7
方言 方言 Fāng yán the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
女婿 女婿 nǚ xu daughter's husband; son-in-law HSK 7
夜班 夜班 yè bān night shift HSK 7
拿手 拿手 ná shǒu expert in; good at HSK 7
灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb; see also 电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) HSK 7
退回 退回 tuì huí to return (an item); to send back; to go back HSK 7
木板 木板 mù bǎn slab; board; plank HSK 7
秤 秤 chèng steelyard; Roman balance HSK 7
莫非 莫非 mò fēi can it be possible that; could it be HSK 7
树枝 樹枝 shù zhī branch; twig HSK 7
来宾 來賓 Lái bīn Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi HSK 7
气管 氣管 qì guǎn windpipe; trachea; respiratory tract; air duct; gas pipe HSK 7
探望 探望 tàn wàng to visit; to call on sb; to look around HSK 7
学业 學業 xué yè studies; schoolwork HSK 7
糊 䊀 hú muddled; paste; scorched HSK 7
迷路 迷路 mí lù to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) HSK 7
窄 窄 zhǎi narrow; narrow-minded; badly off HSK 7
一旁 一旁 yī páng aside; to the side of HSK 7
辅导 輔導 fǔ dǎo to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor HSK 7
职员 職員 zhí yuán office worker; staff member HSK 7
皱 皺 zhòu to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease HSK 7
枕头 枕頭 zhěn tou pillow HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
公车 公車 gōng chē bus; abbr. for 公共汽车; car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc); abbr. for 公务用车 HSK 7
害羞 害羞 hài xiū shy; embarrassed; bashful HSK 7
听话 聽話 tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7
妨碍 妨礙 fáng ài to hinder; to obstruct HSK 7
筒 筒 tǒng tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) HSK 7
遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant; remote HSK 7
席 席 xí woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc HSK 7
喉咙 喉嚨 hóu lóng the throat HSK 7
煎 煎 jiān to pan fry; to sauté HSK 7
闷 悶 mēn stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly HSK 7