Lover's Destiny

Lover's Destiny 1975

新啼笑因缘 xīn tí xiào yīnyuán

Director Chu Yuan was one of the new breed of directors at Shaw who raised the bar of martial arts films, by adding compelling storylines and a good dose of drama. Despite being without his regular cohorts Ku Lung and Ti Lung here, Chu shows his master stroke as he delves into the dastardly ways of evil warlords in China back in the 1910’s. Drama and action both take centre-stage as Tsung Hua and Ching Li fall prey to a lecherous general (Stanley Feng Tsui-fan) who rapes and forces the latter to become his concubine. With the help of two street performers (the deft and agile Chen Kuan-tai and Shih Szu) he once helped, Tsung hatches a plot to save his beloved – with deadly consequences.

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黄昏 黃昏 huáng hūn dusk; evening; nightfall HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
拿手 拿手 ná shǒu expert in; good at HSK 7
姨 姨 yí mother's sister; aunt HSK 7
当着 當著 dāng zhe in front of; in the presence of HSK 7
名气 名氣 míng qì reputation; fame HSK 7
忍心 忍心 rěn xīn to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task HSK 7
来宾 來賓 Lái bīn Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi HSK 7
辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7
真情 真情 zhēn qíng real situation; the truth HSK 7
敬意 敬意 jìng yì respect; esteem; high regard HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
贪 貪 tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
祖先 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved HSK 7
电报 電報 diàn bào telegram; cable; telegraph HSK 7
深情 深情 shēn qíng deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love HSK 7
庙 廟 miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
白白 白白 bái bái in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
逢 逢 féng to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon HSK 7
裁 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment HSK 7
相连 相連 xiāng lián to link; to join; link; connection HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
舅舅 舅舅 jiù jiu mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia countryside; rural area HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
黎明 黎明 lí míng dawn; daybreak HSK 7
招待 招待 zhāo dài to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) HSK 7
上报 上報 shàng bào to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter HSK 7
要命 要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance HSK 7
偏偏 偏偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
蜡烛 蠟燭 là zhú candle HSK 7
一手 一手 yī shǒu a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help HSK 7
垂 垂 chuí to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach HSK 7
天地 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity HSK 7
享 享 xiǎng to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
怀着 懷著 huáizhe Be with HSK 7
勿 勿 wù do not HSK 7
随身 隨身 suí shēn to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one HSK 7
害羞 害羞 hài xiū shy; embarrassed; bashful HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
何必 何必 hé bì there is no need; why should HSK 7
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
筒 筒 tǒng tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) HSK 7
勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough HSK 7
勾 勾 gòu used in 勾当 HSK 7