Lover's Destiny 1975
新啼笑因缘
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.
Vocabulary
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| 气死 氣死 | to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger | |
| 打死 打死 | to kill; to beat to death | |
| 阿兰 阿蘭 | Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name); A-lan (Chinese female name) | |
| 面目 面目 | appearance; facial features; look | |
| 瞑目 瞑目 | to close one's eyes; (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.) | |
| 会死 會死 | mortal | |
| 点钟 點鐘 | (indicating time of day) o'clock | |
| 刀子 刀子 | knife | |
| 择日 擇日 | to fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date | |
| 裙 帬 | skirt, apron, petticoat | |
| 到齐 到齊 | to be all present | |
| 杀死 殺死 | to kill | |
| 恩 㤙 | kindness, mercy, charity | |
| 老实说 老實說 | honestly speaking; to be frank, ... | |
| 功课 功課 | homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study | |
| 打听 打聽 | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around | |
| 办理 辦理 | to handle; to transact; to conduct | |
| 大夫 大夫 | senior official (in imperial China) | |
| 散步 散步 | to take a walk; to go for a walk | |
| 手续 手續 | procedure; formalities | |
| 跳舞 跳舞 | to dance | |
| 好奇 好奇 | inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity | |
| 功夫 功夫 | skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort | |
| 整天 整天 | all day long; whole day | |
| 才能 才能 | talent; ability; capacity | |
| 石头 石頭 | stone | |
| 上来 上來 | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) | |
| 能不能 能不能 | Can you | |
| 只好 只好 | to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 古 古 | ancient; old; paleo- | |
| 伤心 傷心 | to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt | |
| 村 村 | village | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 费用 費用 | cost; expenditure; expense | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 女子 女子 | woman; female | |
| 自从 自從 | since (a time); ever since | |
| 恐怕 恐怕 | fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe | |
| 汤 湯 | rushing current | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 不必 不必 | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
| 反正 反正 | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 成熟 成熟 | mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [chéng shóu] | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 立刻 立刻 | forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once | |
| 简直 簡直 | simply; really | |
| 板 板 | board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious |