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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雅各书 雅各書 Yǎ gè shū Epistle of St James (in New Testament) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天主 天主 Tiān zhǔ God (in Catholicism); abbr. for, Catholicism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
耶稣基督 耶穌基督 Yē sū Jī dū Jesus Christ Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
菲佣 菲傭 Fēi yōng Filipino maid Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
仔 仔 zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4
徐 徐 Xú slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified ∼HSK 4
施 施 Shī grant, bestow; give; act; name ∼HSK 4
丹 丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) ∼HSK 4
杰 傑 jié hero; heroic, outstanding ∼HSK 4
索 索 Suǒ large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
纸巾 紙巾 zhǐ jīn paper towel; napkin; facial tissue ∼HSK 4
肚子痛 肚子痛 dù zi tòng stomachache; bellyache ∼HSK 4
送货 送貨 sòng huò to deliver goods ∼HSK 4
婆婆 婆婆 pó po husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma ∼HSK 4
适 適 kuò go, reach; appropriate, suitable ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
自摸 自摸 zì mō (mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile; (slang) to play with oneself; to masturbate ∼HSK 4
大牌 大牌 dà pái strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important ∼HSK 4
璧玉 璧玉 bì yù jade disk with a hole in the center ∼HSK 4
扫地 掃地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low ∼HSK 4
批卷 批卷 pī juàn to correct student papers; to grade exam papers ∼HSK 4
佳 佳 Jiā good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful ∼HSK 4
烧水 燒水 shāo shuǐ to heat water; to boil water ∼HSK 4
一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while; a spell; a short time; a burst ∼HSK 4
问安 問安 wèn ān to pay one's respects; to give regards to ∼HSK 4
结了 結了 jié le that's that; that's it; that will do ∼HSK 4
气量 氣量 qì liàng (lit. quantity of spirit); moral character; degree of forbearance; broad-mindedness or otherwise; tolerance; magnanimity ∼HSK 4
洲 洲 zhōu continent; island; islet ∼HSK 4
靓仔 靚仔 liàng zǎi handsome young man ∼HSK 4
抽奖 抽獎 chōu jiǎng to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle HSK 4
特价 特價 tè jià special price HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
大姐 大姐 dà jiě big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) HSK 4
难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably HSK 4
赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
咸 咸 xián all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious HSK 4
暑假 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation HSK 4
节省 節省 jié shěng saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on HSK 4
骨头 骨頭 gǔ tou bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou] HSK 4
弯 彎 wān to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc) HSK 4
分散 分散 fēn sàn to scatter; to disperse; to distribute HSK 4
亲密 親密 qīn mì intimate; close HSK 4
收回 收回 shōu huí to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke HSK 4
阿姨 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) HSK 4
棵 棵 kē classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc HSK 4
冰箱 冰箱 bīng xiāng icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator HSK 4
面试 面試 miàn shì to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview HSK 4
相处 相處 xiāng chǔ to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly) HSK 4