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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碗筷 碗筷 wǎn kuài bowl and chopsticks; tableware ∼HSK 3
在台 在臺 zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively) ∼HSK 3
同在 同在 tóng zài to be with ∼HSK 3
湾 灣 wān bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
阿拉 阿拉 Ā lā Allah (Arabic name of God) ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
生日快乐 生日快樂 shēng rì kuài lè Happy birthday ∼HSK 3
录音带 錄音帶 lù yīn dài audio tape ∼HSK 3
传给 傳給 chuán gěi to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; (in football etc) to pass to ∼HSK 3
老年期 老年期 lǎo nián qī old age ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
赶时间 趕時間 gǎn shí jiān to be in a hurry ∼HSK 3
改建 改建 gǎi jiàn to rebuild; to transform (a building); to refurbish ∼HSK 3
听证会 聽證會 tīng zhèng huì (legislative) hearing ∼HSK 3
乱动 亂動 luàn dòng to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about ∼HSK 3
一并 一並 yī bìng variant of ∼HSK 3
总有 總有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
企业家 企業家 qǐ yè jiā entrepreneur ∼HSK 3
赵 趙 Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
近乎 近乎 jìn hu close to; intimate ∼HSK 3
内衣裤 內衣褲 nèi yī kù underwear ∼HSK 3
三角裤 三角褲 sān jiǎo kù briefs; panties ∼HSK 3
四角裤 四角褲 sì jiǎo kù boxer shorts ∼HSK 3
内裤 內褲 nèi kù underpants; panties; briefs ∼HSK 3
总要 總要 zǒng yào nevertheless ∼HSK 3
比照 比照 bǐ zhào according to; in the light of; contrast ∼HSK 3
白费 白費 bái fèi to waste (one's energy etc) ∼HSK 3
提亲 提親 tí qīn to propose marriage ∼HSK 3
随和 隨和 suí hé amiable; easygoing ∼HSK 3
室友 室友 shì yǒu roommate ∼HSK 3
皮毛 皮毛 pí máo fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge ∼HSK 3
香火 香火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple; burning joss sticks ∼HSK 3
破费 破費 pò fèi to spend (money or time) ∼HSK 3
脸皮 臉皮 liǎn pí face; cheek ∼HSK 3
相会 相會 xiāng huì to meet together ∼HSK 3
从简 從簡 cóng jiǎn to adopt a simplified approach; to keep things simple ∼HSK 3
终身大事 終身大事 zhōng shēn dà shì major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage) ∼HSK 3
病死 病死 bìng sǐ to fall ill and die; to die of illness ∼HSK 3
补办 補辦 bǔ bàn to do sth after the time it should have been done; to do sth to make up for not having done it before; to reapply for (a lost document, card etc) ∼HSK 3
光是 光是 guāng shì solely; just ∼HSK 3
证婚 證婚 zhèng hūn to be witness (at a wedding) ∼HSK 3
胖嘟嘟 胖嘟嘟 pàng dū dū plump; pudgy; chubby ∼HSK 3
相爱 相愛 xiāng ài to love each other ∼HSK 3
同上 同上 tóng shàng as above; ditto; idem ∼HSK 3
马子 馬子 mǎ zi bandit; brigand; gambling chip; chamber pot; (slang) girl; chick; babe ∼HSK 3
没种 沒種 méi zhǒng not to have the guts (to do sth); cowardly ∼HSK 3
耶 耶 yē used in transliteration ∼HSK 3
把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3