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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介意 介意 jiè yì to care about; to take offense; to mind HSK 7
噪音 噪音 zào yīn rumble; noise; static (in a signal) HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
放过 放過 fàng guò to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth HSK 7
浴室 浴室 yù shì bathroom (room used for bathing) HSK 7
瞒 瞞 mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
沮丧 沮喪 jǔ sàng dispirited; dejected; dismayed HSK 7
荣幸 榮幸 róng xìng honored (to have the privilege of ...) HSK 7
折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) HSK 7
压抑 壓抑 yā yì to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
糊涂 糊塗 hú tu muddled; silly; confused HSK 7
搅 攪 jiǎo to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir HSK 7
来电 來電 lái diàn incoming telephone call (or telegram); to phone in; to send in a telegram; to have an instant attraction to sb; (of electricity, after an outage) to come back HSK 7
征 征 zhēng journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack HSK 7
勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough HSK 7
口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone HSK 7
辞 辤 cí to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 词 HSK 7
身子 身子 shēn zi body; pregnancy; health HSK 7
奔 奔 bēn to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope HSK 7
自私 自私 zì sī selfish; selfishness HSK 7
愚蠢 愚蠢 yú chǔn silly; stupid HSK 7
血压 血壓 xuè yā blood pressure HSK 7
蠢 惷 chǔn stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion HSK 7
见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight HSK 7
下手 下手 xià shǒu to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest HSK 7
气质 氣質 qì zhì temperament; personality traits; manners HSK 7
拜托 拜託 bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
兹 茲 zī now; here; this; time; year HSK 7
幢 幢 chuáng banner HSK 7
押 押 yā to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign HSK 7
呵 呵 hē expel breath; my goodness HSK 7
精心 精心 jīng xīn with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed HSK 7
发作 發作 fā zuò to flare up; to break out HSK 7
闷 悶 mēn stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly HSK 7
亲戚 親戚 qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation) HSK 7
谎言 謊言 huǎng yán lie HSK 7
蜜 蜜 mì honey HSK 7
无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means HSK 7
哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
好笑 好笑 hǎo xiào laughable; funny; ridiculous HSK 7
保佑 保佑 bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
戒指 戒指 jiè zhi (finger) ring HSK 7
敬 敬 jìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely HSK 7
牙齿 牙齒 yá chǐ tooth; dental HSK 7
催 催 cuī to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite HSK 7
羡慕 羨慕 xiàn mù to envy; to admire HSK 7
肩膀 肩膀 jiān bǎng shoulder HSK 7
窝 窩 wō nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods HSK 7
化妆 化妝 huà zhuāng to put on makeup HSK 7