The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet 1993

喜宴 xǐyàn

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.

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4.03 Intermediate Director Ang Lee 🍅 94%

Cast

Winston Chao Winston Chao Gao Wai-Tung Gua Ah-leh Gua Ah-leh Mrs. Gao Lung Sihung Lung Sihung Mr. Gao May Chin May Chin Gu Wei-Wei Mitchell Lichtenstein Mitchell Lichtenstein Simon Vanessa Yang Mao Mei Dion Birney Andrew Jeanne Kuo Chang Jeanne Kuo Chang Wai-Tung's Secretary Michael Gaston Michael Gaston Justice of the Peace Neal Huff Neal Huff Steve

Vocabulary

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日理万机 日理萬機 rì lǐ wàn jī to attend to countless affairs of state each day (idiom); to be extremely busy with myriad responsibilities (of a ruler or leader) Idiom ∼HSK 7
天涯咫尺 天涯咫尺 tiān yá zhǐ chǐ lit. the ends of the earth at arm's length (idiom); fig. distant places seem close; though far apart, near in heart Idiom ∼HSK 7
格格不入 格格不入 gé gé bù rù (idiom) inharmonious; incompatible Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
内行 內行 nèi háng expert; adept; experienced; an expert; a professional Xiehouyu HSK 7
挑剔 挑剔 tiāo ti picky; fussy Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
夸张 誇張 kuā zhāng to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous Colloquialism HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
多元 多元 duō yuán poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.) HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
说情 說情 shuō qíng to intercede; to plead for sb else HSK 7
旗袍 旗袍 qí páo Chinese-style dress; cheongsam HSK 7
师长 師長 shī zhǎng military division level commander; teacher HSK 7
久仰 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
推敲 推敲 tuī qiāo to think over HSK 7
发扬光大 發揚光大 fā yáng guāng dà to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
尼龙 尼龍 ní lóng nylon (loanword) HSK 7
喜事 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
难为情 難為情 nán wéi qíng embarrassed HSK 7
火候 火候 huǒ hou heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment HSK 7
打搅 打攪 dǎ jiǎo to disturb; to trouble; to bother HSK 7
垫子 墊子 diàn zi cushion; mat; pad HSK 7
耐性 耐性 nài xìng patience HSK 7
莲子 蓮子 lián zǐ lotus seed HSK 7
含蓄 含蓄 hán xù to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved; restrained; (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning; implicit; veiled (criticism) HSK 7
担子 擔子 dàn zi carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility HSK 7
成家 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert HSK 7
放水 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game HSK 7
休养 休養 xiū yǎng to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce HSK 7
草率 草率 cǎo shuài careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious HSK 7
气色 氣色 qì sè complexion HSK 7
公证 公證 gōng zhèng notarization; notarized; acknowledgement HSK 7
感触 感觸 gǎn chù one's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring; moved; touched HSK 7
交情 交情 jiāo qing friendship; friendly relations HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
凑合 湊合 còu he to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad HSK 7
诚挚 誠摯 chéng zhì sincere; cordial HSK 7
仓促 倉促 cāng cù all of a sudden; hurriedly HSK 7
劳累 勞累 láo lèi tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil HSK 7
更正 更正 gēng zhèng to correct; to make a correction HSK 7
教养 教養 jiào yǎng to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture HSK 7
新房 新房 xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
像样 像樣 xiàng yàng presentable; decent; up to par HSK 7
福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
立足 立足 lì zú to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on HSK 7
偷看 偷看 tōu kàn to peep; to peek; to steal a glance HSK 7