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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不用客气 不用客氣 bù yòng kè qi you're welcome; don't mention it; no need to stand on ceremony ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
改天 改天 gǎi tiān another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check ∼HSK 2
一只 一隻 yī zhǐ one (measure word for animals, boats, certain objects); a single ... ∼HSK 2
卖唱 賣唱 mài chàng to sing for a living ∼HSK 2
收下 收下 shōu xià to accept; to receive ∼HSK 2
身 身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
水流 水流 shuǐ liú river; stream ∼HSK 2
房 房 Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
前生 前生 qián shēng previous life; previous incarnation ∼HSK 2
谁知 誰知 shéi zhī who would have thought; unexpectedly ∼HSK 2
红颜 紅顏 hóng yán a beautiful woman; young beauties; youths; rosy cheeks ∼HSK 2
动手动脚 動手動腳 dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh ∼HSK 2
易 易 Yì change; easy ∼HSK 2
收条 收條 shōu tiáo receipt ∼HSK 2
应该的 應該的 yīng gāi de (polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem ∼HSK 2
写信 寫信 xiě xìn to write a letter ∼HSK 2
接过 接過 jiē guò to take (sth proffered) ∼HSK 2
第一眼 第一眼 dì yī yǎn at first glance; at first sight ∼HSK 2
孩 孩 hái baby, child; children ∼HSK 2
什么地方 什麼地方 shén me dì fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
男孩子 男孩子 nán hái zi boy ∼HSK 2
过得 過得 guò dé How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad ∼HSK 2
五更 五更 wǔ gēng fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old) ∼HSK 2
表妹 表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line ∼HSK 2
难为 難為 nán wei to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) ∼HSK 2
不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
第二位 第二位 dì èr wèi second place ∼HSK 2
湖边 湖邊 hú biān lakeside ∼HSK 2
义 義 Yì right conduct, righteousness ∼HSK 2
专 專 zhuān monopolize, take sole possession ∼HSK 2
装满 裝滿 zhuāng mǎn to fill up ∼HSK 2
带回 帶回 dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
小白脸 小白臉 xiǎo bái liǎn attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo ∼HSK 2
不怕 不怕 bù pà fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
关卡 關卡 guān qiǎ checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); barrier; hurdle; red tape ∼HSK 2
载 載 zǎi load; carry; transport, convey ∼HSK 2
急急忙忙 急急忙忙 jí jí máng máng hurriedly ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
不像话 不像話 bù xiàng huà unreasonable; shocking; outrageous ∼HSK 2
干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
送到 送到 sòng dào Deliver HSK 2
找出 找出 zhǎo chū to find; to search out HSK 2
老是 老是 lǎo shi always HSK 2
得出 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) HSK 2
北方 北方 běi fāng north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River HSK 2
从小 從小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
椅子 椅子 yǐ zi chair HSK 2
春天 春天 chūn tiān spring (season) HSK 2