Dawn Will Come

Dawn Will Come 1966

魂断奈何天 hún duàn nàihé tiān

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.

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药到病除 藥到病除 yào dào bìng chú lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom); fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results; (of a solution or method) highly effective Idiom ∼HSK 6
玉洁冰清 玉潔冰清 yù jié bīng qīng clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible Idiom ∼HSK 6
甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words; sweet talk; cajolery Idiom ∼HSK 6
六神无主 六神無主 liù shén wú zhǔ out of one's wits (idiom); distracted; stunned Idiom ∼HSK 6
山盟海誓 山盟海誓 shān méng hǎi shì to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods Idiom ∼HSK 6
转眼之间 轉眼之間 zhuǎn yǎn zhī jiān (idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash Idiom ∼HSK 6
闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom); fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world Idiom ∼HSK 6
功名利禄 功名利祿 gōng míng lì lù position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune Idiom ∼HSK 6
及时行乐 及時行樂 jí shí xíng lè to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future; make merry while you can; carpe diem Idiom ∼HSK 6
逢场作戏 逢場作戲 féng chǎng zuò xì lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun; to play along according to local conditions Idiom ∼HSK 6
釜底抽薪 釜底抽薪 fǔ dǐ chōu xīn to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb Idiom ∼HSK 6
狼心狗肺 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous Idiom ∼HSK 6
衣冠禽兽 衣冠禽獸 yī guān qín shòu lit. dressed up animal (idiom); fig. immoral and despicable person Idiom ∼HSK 6
铁证如山 鐵證如山 tiě zhèng rú shān irrefutable evidence Idiom ∼HSK 6
明镜高悬 明鏡高懸 míng jìng gāo xuán perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
人命关天 人命關天 rén mìng guān tiān human life is beyond value (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
手下留情 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts. Idiom ∼HSK 6
身败名裂 身敗名裂 shēn bài míng liè to lose one's standing; to have one's reputation swept away; a complete defeat and fall from grace Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见死不救 見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù to refuse to save someone in mortal danger (idiom); to stand by while another perishes Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
饭桶 飯桶 fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
唠唠叨叨 嘮嘮叨叨 láo lao dāo dāo to chatter; to babble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
事出有因 事出有因 shì chū yǒu yīn there is a reason behind it; the matter has a cause (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
相公 相公 xiàng gong lord; master; young gentleman; male prostitute; catamite; mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes; (old form of address for one's husband) husband ∼HSK 6
娘子 娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
冤家 冤家 yuān jia enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love ∼HSK 6
爹爹 爹爹 diē die daddy; granddad ∼HSK 6
状告 狀告 zhuàng gào to sue; to take to court; to file a lawsuit ∼HSK 6
功名 功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory ∼HSK 6
逃命 逃命 táo mìng to escape; to flee; to run for one's life ∼HSK 6
苍天 蒼天 cāng tiān firmament ∼HSK 6
老大娘 老大娘 lǎo dà niáng old lady; Madam (polite address) ∼HSK 6
淹死 淹死 yān sǐ to drown ∼HSK 6
冤情 冤情 yuān qíng facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice ∼HSK 6
甘愿 甘願 gān yuàn willingly ∼HSK 6
自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself; suicide ∼HSK 6
恩爱 恩愛 ēn ài loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love ∼HSK 6
借宿 借宿 jièsù stay overnight ∼HSK 6
失礼 失禮 shī lǐ discourteous ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
三从四德 三從四德 sān cóng sì dé Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 ∼HSK 6
负心 負心 fù xīn ungrateful; heartless; to fail to be loyal to one's love ∼HSK 6
佳音 佳音 jiā yīn good news ∼HSK 6
鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple ∼HSK 6
夫君 夫君 fū jūn my husband ∼HSK 6
昧良心 昧良心 mèi liáng xīn it goes against one's conscience ∼HSK 6
利刃 利刃 lì rèn sharp blade ∼HSK 6
始乱终弃 始亂終棄 shǐ luàn zhōng qì to seduce and then abandon (idiom); to love and then cast aside a woman ∼HSK 6
偿命 償命 cháng mìng to pay with one's life ∼HSK 6