Youth 2017
芳华
A group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 慌慌张张 慌慌張張 | 慌: nervous, panicky, frantic · 慌: nervous, panicky, frantic · 张: stretch, extend, expand; sheet · 张: stretch, extend, expand; sheet | Idiom |
| 门当户对 門當戶對 | the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match | Idiom |
| 相依为命 相依為命 | mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent | Idiom |
| 翻天覆地 翻天覆地 | sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head | Idiom |
| 面目全非 面目全非 | nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition | Idiom |
| 讨价还价 討價還價 | to haggle over price; to bargain | Idiom |
| 理所当然 理所當然 | as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right | Idiom |
| 吹了 吹了 | failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship) | Xiehouyu |
| 泄气 洩氣 | to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat | Xiehouyu |
| 捣乱 搗亂 | to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally | Xiehouyu |
| 照料 照料 | to tend; to take care of sb | Xiehouyu |
| 丢脸 丟臉 | to lose face; humiliation | Xiehouyu |
| 愣 愣 | to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly | Colloquialism |
| 歪 歪 | askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side | Colloquialism |
| 戳 戳 | to jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand; to stand (sth) upright; stamp; seal | Colloquialism |
| 夸张 誇張 | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous | Colloquialism |
| 娘 娘 | mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate | Colloquialism |
| 彩霞 彩霞 | clouds tinged with sunset hues | |
| 华侨 華僑 | overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality | |
| 犯愁 犯愁 | to worry; to be anxious | |
| 成心 成心 | intentional; deliberate; on purpose | |
| 害臊 害臊 | to be bashful; to feel ashamed | |
| 借条 借條 | receipt for a loan; IOU | |
| 清明 清明 | Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-19th April; Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April) | |
| 碧绿 碧綠 | dark green | |
| 踏上 踏上 | to set foot on; to step on or into | |
| 掉队 掉隊 | to fall behind; to drop out | |
| 香油 香油 | sesame oil; perfumed oil | |
| 蚊帐 蚊帳 | mosquito net | |
| 不服 不服 | not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to | |
| 反差 反差 | contrast; discrepancy | |
| 驮 馱 | load carried by a pack animal | |
| 边疆 邊疆 | border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region | |
| 野营 野營 | to camp; field lodgings | |
| 立功 立功 | to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself | |
| 看热闹 看熱鬧 | to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are | |
| 不难 不難 | Not difficult | |
| 独唱 獨唱 | (in singing) solo; to solo | |
| 难为情 難為情 | embarrassed | |
| 就近 就近 | nearby; in a close neighborhood | |
| 探亲 探親 | to go home to visit one's family | |
| 继父 繼父 | stepfather | |
| 出息 出息 | to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) | |
| 木匠 木匠 | carpenter | |
| 芬芳 芬芳 | perfume; fragrant | |
| 默默无闻 默默無聞 | obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation; a nobody; an unknown quantity | |
| 倚 倚 | to lean on; to rely upon | |
| 鲁莽 魯莽 | hot-headed; impulsive; reckless | |
| 迎面 迎面 | directly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind) | |
| 叫好 叫好 | to applaud; to cheer |