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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猜 猜 cāi to guess HSK 5
欠 欠 qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
撞 撞 zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
之外 之外 zhī wài outside; excluding HSK 5
滚 滾 gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
尊重 尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper HSK 5
厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
吓 嚇 hè to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
恨 恨 hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
愿 願 yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
邀请 邀請 yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
舞 舞 wǔ to dance; to wield; to brandish HSK 5
疯 瘋 fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
拒绝 拒絕 jù jué to refuse; to decline; to reject HSK 5
枪 槍 qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
待 待 dāi to stay HSK 5
傻 傻 shǎ foolish HSK 5
抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
居然 居然 jū rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
陪 陪 péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
尽管 儘管 jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
神 神 Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
令 令 lìng to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
错怪 錯怪 cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
户口 戶口 hù kǒu population (counted as number of households for census or taxation); registered residence; residence permit; (in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
托福 託福 Tuō fú TOEFL; Test of English as a Foreign Language Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
龙王 龍王 Lóng wáng Dragon King (mythology) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
观音 觀音 Guānyīn Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
圣母 聖母 Shèng mǔ the Virgin Mary Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
王母娘娘 王母娘娘 Wáng mǔ niáng niáng another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
桃园 桃園 Táo yuán Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
仙 仙 xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
贺 賀 Hè congratulate; send present ∼HSK 4
嘉 嘉 Jiā excellent; joyful; auspicious ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
若是 若是 ruò shì if ∼HSK 4
惜 惜 xī pity, regret, rue, begrudge ∼HSK 4
打赏 打賞 dǎ shǎng to reward; to tip; to give a gratuity ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
丰 豐 fēng abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty ∼HSK 4
郎 郎 Láng gentleman, young man; husband ∼HSK 4