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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情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
求之不得 求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for Idiom ∼HSK 6
一见钟情 一見鍾情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní - dài shuǐ (idiom) muddy and wet; (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly; sloppy; (of actions) indecisive Idiom ∼HSK 6
蓬荜生辉 蓬蓽生輝 péng bì shēng huī Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling; see also Idiom ∼HSK 6
小题大作 小題大作 xiǎo tí dà zuò variant of Idiom ∼HSK 6
见异思迁 見異思遷 jiàn yì sī qiān to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty; never satisfied with what one has Idiom ∼HSK 6
秉公办理 秉公辦理 bǐng gōng bàn lǐ conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly Idiom ∼HSK 6
残花败柳 殘花敗柳 cán huā bài liǔ broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman Idiom ∼HSK 6
良辰吉日 良辰吉日 liáng chén jí rì fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity Idiom ∼HSK 6
饭桶 飯桶 fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
迷迷糊糊 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū in a daze; bewildered Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
横行霸道 橫行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
大娘 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
副官 副官 fù guān aide-de-camp ∼HSK 6
大嫂 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate ∼HSK 6
表嫂 表嫂 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line ∼HSK 6
仙姑 仙姑 xiān gū female immortal; sorceress ∼HSK 6
心肝宝贝 心肝寶貝 xīn gān bǎo bèi precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart ∼HSK 6
憔悴 憔悴 qiáo cuì wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered ∼HSK 6
赔罪 賠罪 péi zuì to apologize ∼HSK 6
歌坛 歌壇 gē tán singing stage; music business (esp. pop music) ∼HSK 6
捉摸 捉摸 zhuō mō to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp ∼HSK 6
姨太太 姨太太 yí tài tai concubine ∼HSK 6
上吊 上吊 shàng diào to hang oneself ∼HSK 6
未婚妻 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī fiancée ∼HSK 6
杜鹃 杜鵑 dù juān cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟); Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花) ∼HSK 6
多情 多情 duō qíng affectionate; passionate; emotional; sentimental ∼HSK 6
空余 空餘 kòng yú free; vacant; unoccupied ∼HSK 6
姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate ∼HSK 6
春情 春情 chūn qíng amorous feelings ∼HSK 6
连理 連理 lián lǐ two trees that grow together as one; fig. conjugal union ∼HSK 6
比翼 比翼 bǐ yì (flying) wing to wing ∼HSK 6
情意 情意 qíng yì friendly regard; affection ∼HSK 6
盟誓 盟誓 méng shì oath of alliance ∼HSK 6
春宵 春宵 chūn xiāo (literary) spring night; (fig.) wedding night; (fig.) night of sexual bliss ∼HSK 6
偏转 偏轉 piān zhuǎn deflection (physics); deviation (away from a straight line) ∼HSK 6
惆怅 惆悵 chóu chàng melancholy; depression ∼HSK 6
阔佬 闊佬 kuò lǎo wealthy person; millionaire ∼HSK 6
铜板 銅板 tóng bǎn copper coin; copper plate; copper clappers (a kind of percussion instrument); (Tw) coin ∼HSK 6
包涵 包涵 bāo han to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant ∼HSK 6