The Wedding Banquet 1993
喜宴
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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| 松 松 | pine | |
| 肚子 肚子 | belly; abdomen; stomach | |
| 指挥 指揮 | to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra) | |
| 守 守 | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | |
| 诗 詩 | abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs | |
| 婚礼 婚禮 | wedding ceremony; wedding | |
| 似的 似的 | seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] | |
| 万一 萬一 | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 法院 法院 | court of law; court | |
| 挑 挑 | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick | |
| 脱 脫 | to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from | |
| 良好 良好 | good; favorable; well; fine | |
| 闹 鬧 | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke | |
| 号码 號碼 | number | |
| 失望 失望 | disappointed; to lose hope; to despair | |
| 卷 卷 | to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) | |
| 付出 付出 | to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) | |
| 结 結 | (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jié] | |
| 出色 出色 | remarkable; outstanding | |
| 刺激 刺激 | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant | |
| 无聊 無聊 | bored; boring; senseless | |
| 擦 擦 | to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to touch; to brush (past); to shred (vegetables etc) | |
| 宝 寶 | jewel; gem; treasure; precious | |
| 躺 躺 | to recline; to lie down | |
| 色 色 | color; look; appearance; sex | |
| 摆 擺 | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 兴奋 興奮 | excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation | |
| 戴 戴 | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support | |
| 既然 既然 | since; as; this being the case | |
| 秘密 秘密 | secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret | |
| 稳定 穩定 | steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify | |
| 落 落 | to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind | |
| 否则 否則 | otherwise; if not; or (else) | |
| 嗯 嗯 | (a groaning sound) | |
| 翻 翻 | to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross | |
| 丈夫 丈夫 | husband | |
| 怪 怪 | bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather | |
| 冲 沖 | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with | |
| 伤害 傷害 | to injure; to harm | |
| 投资 投資 | investment; to invest | |
| 或许 或許 | perhaps; maybe | |
| 亲爱 親愛 | dear; beloved; darling | |
| 妻子 妻子 | wife and children | |
| 地址 地址 | address | |
| 兄弟 兄弟 | brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal | |
| 加入 加入 | to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in | |
| 手术 手術 | (surgical) operation; surgery | |
| 王 王 | king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great | |
| 宝贝 寶貝 | treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character |