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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| 椅子 椅子 | chair | |
| 半夜 半夜 | midnight; in the middle of the night | |
| 太太 太太 | married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife | |
| 晚餐 晚餐 | evening meal; dinner | |
| 姓 姓 | family name; surname; to be surnamed | |
| 科学家 科學家 | scientist | |
| 例如 例如 | for example; for instance; such as | |
| 大声 大聲 | loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly | |
| 好人 好人 | good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle | |
| 小时候 小時候 | in one's childhood | |
| 早餐 早餐 | breakfast | |
| 接下来 接下來 | to accept; to take; next; following | |
| 懂得 懂得 | to understand; to know; to comprehend | |
| 准确 準確 | accurate; exact; precise | |
| 碰 掽 | to touch; to meet with; to bump | |
| 便宜 便宜 | convenient | |
| 不好意思 不好意思 | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | |
| 客人 客人 | visitor; guest; customer; client | |
| 送给 送給 | to send; to give as a present | |
| 不如 不如 | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to | |
| 舒服 舒服 | comfortable; feeling well | |
| 租 租 | to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax | |
| 多久 多久 | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time | |
| 的话 的話 | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 早就 早就 | already at an earlier time | |
| 公平 公平 | fair; impartial | |
| 答应 答應 | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise | |
| 出生 出生 | to be born | |
| 随时 隨時 | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary | |
| 随便 隨便 | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton | |
| 那时 那時 | then; at that time; in those days | |
| 好多 好多 | many; quite a lot; much better | |
| 平 平 | flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 | |
| 味道 味道 | flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor | |
| 酒店 酒店 | wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club | |
| 照顾 照顧 | to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after | |
| 一生 一生 | all one's life; throughout one's life | |
| 想起 想起 | to recall; to think of; to call to mind | |
| 鸟 鳥 | bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn | |
| 占 佔 | to observe; to divine | |
| 长大 長大 | to grow up | |
| 借 借 | to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity) | |
| 动物 動物 | animal | |
| 小心 小心 | to be careful; to take care | |
| 重点 重點 | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate | |
| 遍 徧 | everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time | |
| 喂 喂 | hello (when answering the phone) | |
| 科学 科學 | science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational | |
| 国际 國際 | international | |
| 目的 目的 | purpose; aim; goal; target; objective |