The Wedding Banquet 1993
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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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Vocabulary
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| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 立场 立場 | position; standpoint | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 忍不住 忍不住 | cannot help; unable to bear | |
| 脾气 脾氣 | character; temperament; disposition; bad temper | |
| 规划 規劃 | to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program | |
| 提起 提起 | to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) | |
| 丑 丑 | clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° | |
| 大厅 大廳 | hall; lounge | |
| 友谊 友誼 | companionship; fellowship; friendship | |
| 珍惜 珍惜 | to treasure; to value; to cherish | |
| 劝 勸 | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 解放 解放 | to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 | |
| 安慰 安慰 | to comfort; to console | |
| 询问 詢問 | to inquire | |
| 期望 期望 | to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope | |
| 大事 大事 | major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way | |
| 罚 罰 | to punish; to penalize | |
| 邻居 鄰居 | neighbor; next door | |
| 抱怨 抱怨 | to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied | |
| 用来 用來 | to be used for | |
| 除非 除非 | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless | |
| 沟通 溝通 | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate | |
| 敏感 敏感 | sensitive; susceptible | |
| 尝 嘗 | to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once | |
| 软 軟 | soft; flexible | |
| 餐厅 餐廳 | dining hall; dining room; restaurant | |
| 厅 廳 | (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department | |
| 厨房 廚房 | kitchen | |
| 代价 代價 | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) | |
| 剪 剪 | scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate | |
| 堆 堆 | to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount | |
| 不幸 不幸 | misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately | |
| 本人 本人 | I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned | |
| 稍 稍 | somewhat; a little | |
| 骂 罵 | to scold; to abuse; to curse | |
| 瘦 瘦 | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive | |
| 咬 咬 | to bite; to nip | |
| 歌曲 歌曲 | song | |
| 毕竟 畢竟 | after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis | |
| 硬 硬 | hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial | |
| 辛苦 辛苦 | exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) | |
| 或是 或是 | or; either one or the other | |
| 博士 博士 | doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D. | |
| 礼 禮 | gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy | |
| 醉 醉 | intoxicated | |
| 烂 爛 | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad | |
| 躲 躲 | to hide; to dodge; to avoid | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime |