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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换新 換新 huàn xīn to replace with sth new; to upgrade ∼HSK 2
卤蛋 滷蛋 lǔ dàn peeled boiled egg, stewed in soy sauce and other flavorings ∼HSK 2
个把 個把 gè bǎ one or two; a couple of ∼HSK 2
手气 手氣 shǒu qì luck (in gambling) ∼HSK 2
天亮 天亮 tiān liàng to grow light (at daybreak) ∼HSK 2
到头 到頭 dào tóu to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end ∼HSK 2
用场 用場 yòng chǎng use; application ∼HSK 2
天啊 天啊 tiān a good heavens!; oh my God! ∼HSK 2
每次 每次 měi cì every time ∼HSK 2
助 助 zhù help, aid, assist ∼HSK 2
生鱼片 生魚片 shēng yú piàn sashimi ∼HSK 2
没有关系 沒有關係 méi yǒu guān xi it doesn't matter ∼HSK 2
男孩 男孩 nán hái boy ∼HSK 2
吃完 吃完 chī wán to finish eating ∼HSK 2
生下 生下 shēng xià to give birth to ∼HSK 2
带孩子 帶孩子 dài hái zi to look after a baby; to take care of a young child ∼HSK 2
好汉做事好汉当 好漢做事好漢當 hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom); a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions; the buck stops here ∼HSK 2
带回 帶回 dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
爱面子 愛面子 ài miàn zi to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud ∼HSK 2
一点点 一點點 yī diǎn diǎn a little bit HSK 2
前年 前年 qián nián the year before last HSK 2
东南 東南 dōng nán southeast HSK 2
筷子 筷子 kuài zi chopsticks HSK 2
里头 裡頭 lǐ tou inside; interior HSK 2
回国 回國 huí guó to return to one's home country HSK 2
老年 老年 lǎo nián elderly; old age; autumn of one's years HSK 2
走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside HSK 2
出院 出院 chū yuàn to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital HSK 2
英文 英文 Yīng wén English (language) HSK 2
院子 院子 yuàn zi courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant HSK 2
中年 中年 zhōng nián middle age HSK 2
路边 路邊 lù biān curb; roadside; wayside HSK 2
老是 老是 lǎo shi always HSK 2
起飞 起飛 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft) to take off HSK 2
得出 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) HSK 2
从小 從小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
报名 報名 bào míng to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist HSK 2
住院 住院 zhù yuàn to be in hospital; to be hospitalized HSK 2
爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) HSK 2
商量 商量 shāng liang to consult; to talk over; to discuss HSK 2
不但 不但 bù dàn not only (... but also ...) HSK 2
平常 平常 píng cháng ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily HSK 2
凉 涼 Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
太太 太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2
不一定 不一定 bù yī dìng not necessarily; maybe HSK 2
晚餐 晚餐 wǎn cān evening meal; dinner HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
洗澡 洗澡 xǐ zǎo to bathe; to take a shower HSK 2
青年 青年 qīng nián youth; youthful years; young person; the young HSK 2