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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保佑 保佑 bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
戒指 戒指 jiè zhi (finger) ring HSK 7
烫 燙 tàng to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot HSK 7
抹 抹 mā to wipe HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
顺便 順便 shùn biàn conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
港 港 gǎng harbor; port HSK 7
核 核 hé pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify HSK 7
码 碼 mǎ weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc HSK 7
从未 從未 cóng wèi never HSK 7
他人 他人 tā rén another person; sb else; other people HSK 7
唉 唉 āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
探 探 tàn to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward HSK 7
罗 羅 luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu 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
舅母 舅母 jiù mǔ wife of mother's brother; aunt; maternal uncle's wife ∼HSK 6
嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest ∼HSK 6
做功 做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work; non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera) ∼HSK 6
疏离 疏離 shū lí to become alienated; estranged; alienation; disaffection; set wide apart ∼HSK 6
动怒 動怒 dòng nù to get angry ∼HSK 6
磨擦 磨擦 mó cā variant of ∼HSK 6
煮饭 煮飯 zhǔ fàn to cook ∼HSK 6
不顺 不順 bù shùn unfavorable; adverse ∼HSK 6
佣人 傭人 yōng rén servant ∼HSK 6
赌钱 賭錢 dǔ qián to gamble ∼HSK 6
炒蛋 炒蛋 chǎo dàn scrambled eggs ∼HSK 6
办妥 辦妥 bàn tuǒ to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
榴莲 榴蓮 liú lián durian fruit; Durio zibethinus ∼HSK 6
顺道 順道 shùn dào on the way ∼HSK 6
尖尖 尖尖 jiān jiān sharp; pointed ∼HSK 6
赐予 賜予 cì yǔ to grant; to bestow ∼HSK 6
老板娘 老闆娘 lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife ∼HSK 6
垫高 墊高 diàn gāo a support; to raise; to bolster; to jack up ∼HSK 6
不依 不依 bù yī not to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily; not to let sb get away with it ∼HSK 6
吃素 吃素 chī sù to be a vegetarian ∼HSK 6
探病 探病 tàn bìng to visit a sick person or patient ∼HSK 6
学徒 學徒 xué tú apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship ∼HSK 6
哼声 哼聲 hēng shēng hum ∼HSK 6