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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捧 捧 pěng to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter HSK 7
故 故 gù happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead HSK 7
凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity HSK 7
香水 香水 xiāng shuǐ perfume; cologne HSK 7
但愿 但願 dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) HSK 7
拦 攔 lán to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) HSK 7
开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun HSK 7
凤凰 鳳凰 Fèng huáng Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 州 HSK 7
情侣 情侶 qíng lǚ sweethearts; lovers HSK 7
美妙 美妙 měi miào beautiful; wonderful; splendid HSK 7
傻瓜 傻瓜 shǎ guā idiot; fool HSK 7
魂 䰟 hún soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) HSK 7
浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over; from head to foot HSK 7
戒指 戒指 jiè zhi (finger) ring HSK 7
宁愿 寧願 nìng yuàn would rather ... (than ...) HSK 7
敬 敬 jìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely HSK 7
催 催 cuī to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite HSK 7
天生 天生 tiān shēng nature; disposition; innate; natural HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
何时 何時 hé shí when HSK 7
贱 賤 jiàn inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my HSK 7
财政 財政 cái zhèng finances (public); financial HSK 7
趁 趁 chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
情人 情人 qíng rén lover; sweetheart HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
行政 行政 xíng zhèng administration; (attributive) administrative; executive HSK 7
尚 尚 shàng still; yet; to value; to esteem HSK 7
娶 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
感激 感激 gǎn jī to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful HSK 7
独 獨 dú alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
寂寞 寂寞 jì mò lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent HSK 7
注定 註定 zhù dìng to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably HSK 7
抛 拋 pāo to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon HSK 7
伴 伴 bàn partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany HSK 7
孤单 孤單 gū dān lone; lonely; loneliness HSK 7
完毕 完畢 wán bì to finish; to end; to complete HSK 7
钥匙 鑰匙 yào shi key HSK 7
蛮 蠻 mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
老大 老大 lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
得知 得知 dé zhī to find out; to learn of HSK 7
丁 丁 dīng male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl HSK 7
望 望 wàng full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards HSK 7
枚 枚 méi classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old) HSK 7
患 患 huàn to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry HSK 7
一面 一面 yī miàn one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7