Dawn Will Come 1966
魂断奈何天
The lovely Li Hsiang-chun stars as a poor beauty who is drugged, ravished, lied to, locked in a burning store room, left to drown, and chased by sword-wielding ruffians, among other things. Her only hope is her betrayer's new wife, played by the strong and sensual Ivy Ling Po. Dawn may come, but the questions is: will it be too late? Director/writer Kao Li shows both restraint and sadism in this historical melodramatic tearjerker.
Vocabulary
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| 岁月 歲月 | years; time | |
| 愁 愁 | to worry about | |
| 饮食 飲食 | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet | |
| 鼓 皷 | drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell | |
| 模样 模樣 | look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng] | |
| 琴 琴 | guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general | |
| 朵 朵 | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc | |
| 闯 闖 | to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) | |
| 大胆 大膽 | brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless | |
| 兔 兎 | rabbit | |
| 伸 伸 | to stretch; to extend | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 迟 遲 | late; delayed; slow | |
| 明明 明明 | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 暖 㬉 | warm; to warm | |
| 如同 如同 | like; as | |
| 劝 勸 | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe | |
| 悲伤 悲傷 | sad; sorrowful | |
| 动手 動手 | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch | |
| 虎 虎 | tiger | |
| 除非 除非 | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless | |
| 摔 摔 | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break | |
| 之内 之內 | inside; within | |
| 库 庫 | warehouse; storehouse; (file) library | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 立 立 | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately | |
| 害 害 | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | |
| 锁 鎖 | to lock; to lock up; a lock | |
| 礼 禮 | gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy | |
| 时光 時光 | time; era; period of time | |
| 醉 醉 | intoxicated | |
| 凭 憑 | to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof | |
| 仔细 仔細 | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out | |
| 价 價 | price; value; (chemistry) valence | |
| 猜 猜 | to guess | |
| 逃 逃 | to escape; to run away; to flee | |
| 可惜 可惜 | it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately | |
| 毒 毒 | poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics | |
| 可怜 可憐 | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent | |
| 吓 嚇 | to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) | |
| 剩下 剩下 | to remain; to be left over | |
| 偷 偷 | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | |
| 恨 恨 | to hate; to regret | |
| 愿 願 | to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing | |
| 鬼 鬼 | disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy | |
| 讨厌 討厭 | to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying | |
| 待 待 | to stay | |
| 居然 居然 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to |