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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| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 家小 家小 | wife and children; wife | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 今 今 | now, today, modern era | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 热茶 熱茶 | hot tea | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 这是 這是 | this is; this is the ... | |
| 在那儿 在那兒 | (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 叩见 叩見 | to kowtow in salute | |
| 是的 是的 | yes, that's right; variant of | |
| 书斋 書齋 | study (room) | |
| 影 影 | shadow; image, reflection; photograph | |
| 老天 老天 | God; Heavens | |
| 小儿 小兒 | young child; (humble) my son | |
| 花轿 花轎 | bridal sedan chair | |
| 新欢 新歡 | new flame; new lover | |
| 在前 在前 | ahead; formerly; in the past | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 不见了 不見了 | to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found | |
| 住口 住口 | shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 问话 問話 | to ask sb a question; question | |
| 听不见 聽不見 | not be able to hear | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 半月 半月 | half-moon; fortnight | |
| 明早 明早 | tomorrow morning; tomorrow | |
| 什么的 什麼的 | and so on; and so forth; and what not | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 家老 家老 | (old) a senior in one's household | |
| 回禀 回稟 | to report back to one's superior | |
| 医 醫 | cure, heal; doctor, medical | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 远门 遠門 | (to go to) distant parts; faraway; a distant relative | |
| 喜 喜 | like, love, enjoy; joyful thing | |
| 早点 早點 | breakfast | |
| 不住 不住 | (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 天涯 天涯 | the other end of the world; a faraway place | |
| 中人 中人 | go-between; mediator; intermediary | |
| 家门 家門 | house door; family clan | |
| 真个 真個 | (dialect) really; truly; indeed | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 男儿 男兒 | a (real) man; boy; son | |
| 教诲 教誨 | (literary) to instruct; to admonish; to counsel; teachings; instruction; guidance | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 |