The Sleep Curse

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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3.9 Beginner Director Herman Yau IMDb 5.6

Cast

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Lam Sing / Dr. Lam Michelle Wai Si-Nga Michelle Wai Si-Nga Man Ching / Man Woon Jojo Goh Jojo Goh Monique Ikki Funaki Colonel Tanaka Bryant Mak Chi-Lok Bryant Mak Chi-Lok Draco Gordon Lam Ka-Tung Gordon Lam Ka-Tung Chow Fook Pancy Chan Pui-Sze Pancy Chan Pui-Sze Fong Ching Gai Yew Lan Granny Jayden Sow Child Sik Ka Eddie Chow Eddie Chow Mun

Vocabulary

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脑 腦 nǎo brain ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
汉奸 漢奸 hàn jiān traitor (to China) ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
记错 記錯 jì cuò to remember incorrectly ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
找不到 找不到 zhǎo bu dào can't find ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
想睡 想睡 xiǎng shuì drowsy; sleepy ∼HSK 1
昨晚 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening; last night ∼HSK 1
三分 三分 sān fēn somewhat; to some degree ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
十四 十四 shí sì fourteen; 14 ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
第二次 第二次 dì èr cì the second time; second; number two ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
二哥 二哥 èr gē second brother ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
不可以 不可以 bù kě yǐ may not ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
语 語 yǔ language, words; saying, expression ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
做人 做人 zuò rén to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity ∼HSK 1
好过 好過 hǎo guò to have an easy time; (feel) well ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
天花 天花 tiān huā smallpox; ceiling; stamen of corn; (old) snow; (dialect) sesame oil ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
十二 十二 shí èr twelve; 12 ∼HSK 1
在下 在下 zài xià under; myself (humble) ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
看书 看書 kàn shū to read; to study ∼HSK 1
多重 多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
七十 七十 qī shí seventy; 70 ∼HSK 1
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
第五 第五 dì wǔ fifth ∼HSK 1
回事 回事 huí shì (old) to report to one's master ∼HSK 1
有一点 有一點 yǒu yī diǎn a little; somewhat ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
第二个人 第二個人 dì èr ge rén the second person; (fig.) someone else; third party ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1