The Sleep Curse 2017
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In 1990, Neurologist Lam Sik Ka and his former flame suffer from the generational sleep curse that rooted in their both families war engagement during World War Two. Lam tries to save her flame from the grudge.
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Vocabulary
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| 遇到 遇到 | to meet; to run into; to come across | |
| 而是 而是 | rather | |
| 梦 夢 | dream; (bound form) to dream | |
| 解释 解釋 | explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve | |
| 看来 看來 | apparently; it seems that | |
| 法 㳒 | France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] | |
| 根据 根據 | according to; based on; basis; foundation | |
| 些 些 | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 考虑 考慮 | to think over; to consider; consideration | |
| 研究 研究 | research; a study; to research; to look into | |
| 是否 是否 | whether (or not); if; is or isn't | |
| 曾 曾 | once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | |
| 处 處 | to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish | |
| 之前 之前 | before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 选择 選擇 | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative | |
| 了解 了解 | to understand; to realize; to find out | |
| 担心 擔心 | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | |
| 而 而 | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) | |
| 乱来 亂來 | to act recklessly; to mess around | Xiehouyu |
| 没用 沒用 | useless | Xiehouyu |
| 痛苦 痛苦 | pain; suffering; painful | Xiehouyu |
| 输 輸 | to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) | Colloquialism |
| 管 筦 | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards | Colloquialism |
| 中环 中環 | Central, Hong Kong Island | Proper Noun |
| 美洲 美洲 | America (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for | Proper Noun |
| 马拉 馬拉 | Marat (name); Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), Swiss scientist and physician | Proper Noun |
| 阿爸 阿爸 | Abba (Aramaic word father); by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel | |
| 生日快乐 生日快樂 | Happy birthday | |
| 月光 月光 | moonlight | |
| 双眼 雙眼 | the two eyes | |
| 会死 會死 | mortal | |
| 连累 連累 | to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] | |
| 叔 叔 | uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] | |
| 食 食 | eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 | |
| 心跳 心跳 | heartbeat; pulse | |
| 整队 整隊 | to dress (troops); to line up (to arrange in a straight line) | |
| 早死 早死 | to die while still relatively young; to have been dead (for some years) | |
| 楚 楚 | name of feudal state; clear | |
| 到时候 到時候 | when the moment comes; at that time | |
| 弄伤 弄傷 | to bruise; to hurt (something) | |
| 时钟 時鐘 | clock | |
| 终 終 | end; finally, in the end | |
| 决 決 | decide, determine, judge | |
| 阳间 陽間 | the world of the living | |
| 物语 物語 | monogatari; epic narrative (Japanese literary form) | |
| 擢升 擢升 | to promote (sb); to upgrade; to ascend | |
| 耳 耳 | ear; merely, only; handle | |
| 保住 保住 | to preserve; to save | |
| 谷 穀 | valley, gorge, ravine |