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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奇 奇 jī strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
就便 就便 jiù biàn at one's convenience; while one is at it ∼HSK 3
放马过来 放馬過來 fàng mǎ guò lái bring it on!; give me all you got! ∼HSK 3
千金 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
放在心上 放在心上 fàng zài xīn shàng to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart ∼HSK 3
门把 門把 mén bǎ door knob; door handle; also pr. [men2 ba4] ∼HSK 3
合得来 合得來 hé de lái to get along with well; compatible ∼HSK 3
相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other ∼HSK 3
有能力 有能力 yǒu néng lì able ∼HSK 3
有办法 有辦法 yǒu bàn fǎ can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
来台 來台 lái - Tái to come to Taiwan ∼HSK 3
老实说 老實說 lǎo shí shuō honestly speaking; to be frank, ... ∼HSK 3
皮包 皮包 pí bāo handbag; briefcase HSK 3
下一代 下一代 xià yī dài the next generation ∼HSK 3
紧接着 緊接著 jǐn jiē zhe immediately afterwards; shortly after that ∼HSK 3
房东 房東 fáng dōng landlord HSK 3
房租 房租 fáng zū rent for a room or house HSK 3
美术 美術 měi shù art; fine arts; painting HSK 3
表格 表格 biǎo gé form; table HSK 3
将近 將近 jiāng jìn almost; nearly; close to HSK 3
主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
价钱 價錢 jià qian price HSK 3
旅馆 旅館 lǚ guǎn hotel HSK 3
录音 錄音 lù yīn to record (sound); sound recording HSK 3
从前 從前 cóng qián previously; formerly; once upon a time HSK 3
衬衫 襯衫 chèn shān shirt; blouse HSK 3
行李 行李 xíng li luggage HSK 3
营养 營養 yíng yǎng nutrition; nourishment HSK 3
巧 巧 qiǎo opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely HSK 3
吵架 吵架 chǎo jià to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel HSK 3
家乡 家鄉 jiā xiāng hometown; native place HSK 3
沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa (loanword); (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post HSK 3
好奇 好奇 hào qí inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity HSK 3
主意 主意 zhǔ yi plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] HSK 3
退休 退休 tuì xiū to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement HSK 3
不论 不論 bù lùn whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss HSK 3
交往 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact HSK 3
防止 防止 fáng zhǐ to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
主持 主持 zhǔ chí to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor HSK 3
石头 石頭 shí tou stone HSK 3
能不能 能不能 néng bùnéng Can you HSK 3
放到 放到 fàng dào Put in HSK 3
果然 果然 guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
性格 性格 xìng gé nature; disposition; temperament; character HSK 3