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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冤仇 冤仇 yuān chóu rancor; enmity; hatred resulting from grievances ∼HSK 6
斑斑 斑斑 bān bān full of stains or spots ∼HSK 6
睁眼 睜眼 zhēng yǎn to open one's eyes ∼HSK 6
仗义 仗義 zhàng yì to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
公堂 公堂 gōng táng law court; hall (in castle) ∼HSK 6
大堂 大堂 dà táng lobby ∼HSK 6
伸冤 伸冤 shēn yuān to right wrongs; to redress an injustice ∼HSK 6
诬告 誣告 wū gào to frame sb; to accuse falsely ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
临门 臨門 lín mén to arrive home; facing one's home; home-coming; (soccer) facing the goalmouth ∼HSK 6
念经 念經 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture ∼HSK 6
亡魂 亡魂 wáng hún soul of the deceased; departed spirit ∼HSK 6
不凑巧 不湊巧 bù còu qiǎo unluckily ∼HSK 6
人地生疏 人地生疏 rén dì shēng shū unfamiliar with the place and its people (idiom); a stranger in a strange land ∼HSK 6
漫漫 漫漫 màn màn long; endless; boundless ∼HSK 6
春宵 春宵 chūn xiāo (literary) spring night; (fig.) wedding night; (fig.) night of sexual bliss ∼HSK 6
适才 適才 shì cái just now (literary) ∼HSK 6
休要 休要 xiū yāo do not ∼HSK 6
良缘 良緣 liáng yuán good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner ∼HSK 6
娉婷 娉婷 pīng tíng (literary) (of a woman) to have a graceful demeanor; beautiful woman ∼HSK 6
有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate ∼HSK 6
姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate ∼HSK 6
佳话 佳話 jiā huà story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide ∼HSK 6
天良 天良 tiān liáng conscience ∼HSK 6
悲愤 悲憤 bēi fèn grief and indignation ∼HSK 6
急欲 急欲 jí yù to be keen to...; to be anxious to... ∼HSK 6
不尽 不盡 bù jìn not completely; endlessly ∼HSK 6
私情 私情 sī qíng personal considerations; love affair ∼HSK 6
速速 速速 sù sù quickly ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
晨曦 晨曦 chén xī first rays of morning sun; first glimmer of dawn ∼HSK 6
情意 情意 qíng yì friendly regard; affection ∼HSK 6
桩桩件件 樁樁件件 zhuāng zhuāng - jiàn jiàn each and every one ∼HSK 6
迎新 迎新 yíng xīn to see in the New Year; to welcome new guests; by extension, to receive new students ∼HSK 6
高堂 高堂 gāo táng main hall; honorific for one's parents (old) ∼HSK 6
花烛 花燭 huā zhú wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple; (botany) anthurium ∼HSK 6
斜倚 斜倚 xié yǐ to recline ∼HSK 6
迷蒙 迷濛 mí méng misty ∼HSK 6
欢畅 歡暢 huān chàng happy; cheerful; jubilant ∼HSK 6
荒废 荒廢 huāng fèi to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated; to lie waste; wasted; to neglect (one's work or study) ∼HSK 6
十载寒窗 十載寒窗 shí zǎi hán chuāng ten years of hard study at a cold window (idiom); long years of diligent study ∼HSK 6
富贵荣华 富貴榮華 fù guì róng huá riches, honor and glory (idiom); wealth and high rank ∼HSK 6
浮云 浮雲 fú yún floating clouds; fleeting; transient ∼HSK 6
遮荫 遮蔭 zhē yīn to provide shade; Taiwan pr. [zhe1yin4] ∼HSK 6
闲是闲非 閒是閒非 xián shì xián fēi idle gossip and petty disputes (idiom); trivial quarrels ∼HSK 6
莫要 莫要 mò yāo do not ∼HSK 6
宰相 宰相 zǎi xiàng prime minister (in feudal China) ∼HSK 6
太公 太公 tài gōng great-grandfather; (old) grandfather; father ∼HSK 6
切莫 切莫 qiè mò you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it) ∼HSK 6