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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无亲无故 無親無故 wú qīn wú gù without kith or kin; having no relatives or friends (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
萍水相逢 萍水相逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng strangers coming together by chance (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
无所事事 無所事事 wú suǒ shì shì to have nothing to do; to idle one's time away (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
逗 逗 dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
啰唆 囉唆 luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
譬如说 譬如說 pì rú shuō for example HSK 7
师长 師長 shī zhǎng military division level commander; teacher HSK 7
恩情 恩情 ēn qíng kindness; affection; grace; favor HSK 7
伯母 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) HSK 7
兴隆 興隆 Xīng lóng Xinglong county in Chengde 德, Hebei HSK 7
冒昧 冒昧 mào mèi bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
过半 過半 guò bàn over fifty percent; more than half HSK 7
敬酒 敬酒 jìng jiǔ to toast; to propose a toast HSK 7
拐弯 拐彎 guǎi wān to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction HSK 7
芬芳 芬芳 fēn fāng perfume; fragrant HSK 7
岳母 岳母 yuè mǔ wife's mother, mother-in-law HSK 7
礼节 禮節 lǐ jié etiquette HSK 7
告示 告示 gào shi announcement HSK 7
燕子 燕子 yàn zi swallow HSK 7
虚荣 虛榮 xū róng vanity HSK 7
烘干 烘乾 hōng gān to dry over a stove HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
经商 經商 jīng shāng to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business HSK 7
私事 私事 sī shì personal matters HSK 7
枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
爽快 爽快 shuǎng kuai refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward HSK 7
应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement HSK 7
摧残 摧殘 cuī cán to ravage; to ruin HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
敬礼 敬禮 jìng lǐ to salute; salute HSK 7
通通 通通 tōng tōng all; entire; complete HSK 7
麻将 麻將 má jiàng mahjong HSK 7
无缘 無緣 wú yuán to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
敬佩 敬佩 jìng pèi to esteem; to admire HSK 7
往日 往日 wǎng rì former days; the past HSK 7
踪迹 蹤跡 zōng jì tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige HSK 7
复原 復原 fù yuán to restore (sth) to (its) former condition; to recover from illness; recovery HSK 7
风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships HSK 7