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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| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 还给 還給 | to return sth to sb | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 看错 看錯 | to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document) | |
| 北上 北上 | to go up north | |
| 多多 多多 | many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more | |
| 一号 一號 | first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 没有什么 沒有什麼 | it is nothing; there's nothing... about it | |
| 这几天 這幾天 | the past few days | |
| 热病 熱病 | fever; pyrexia | |
| 我这儿 我這兒 | where I am; my place | |
| 会不会 會不會 | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not | |
| 干女儿 乾女兒 | adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) | |
| 你妈 你媽 | (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 年年 年年 | year after year; yearly; every year; annually | |
| 军 軍 | army, military; soldiers, troops | |
| 他妈的 他媽的 | (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking | |
| 在一起 在一起 | together | |
| 你我 你我 | you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) | |
| 影 影 | shadow; image, reflection; photograph | |
| 站起来 站起來 | to stand up | |
| 等一等 等一等 | wait a moment | |
| 小子 小子 | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) | |
| 好话 好話 | friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions | |
| 下一次 下一次 | next | |
| 喝茶 喝茶 | to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") | |
| 坐好 坐好 | to sit properly; to sit up straight | |
| 本地人 本地人 | native person (of a country) | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 |