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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| 零 零 | zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither | |
| 姐 姐 | older sister | |
| 读书 讀書 | to read a book; to study; to attend school | |
| 也就是说 也就是說 | in other words; that is to say; so; thus | |
| 女朋友 女朋友 | girlfriend | |
| 上学 上學 | to go to school; to attend school | |
| 上次 上次 | last time | |
| 这边 這邊 | this side; here | |
| 是不是 是不是 | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not | |
| 不对 不對 | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer | |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | |
| 再见 再見 | goodbye; see you again later | |
| 百 百 | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | |
| 页 頁 | head | |
| 贵 貴 | expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your | |
| 一会儿 一會兒 | a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] | |
| 生气 生氣 | to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness | |
| 妹妹 妹妹 | younger sister; young woman | |
| 九 九 | nine; 9 | |
| 星期 星期 | week; day of the week; Sunday | |
| 雨 雨 | rain | |
| 茶 茶 | tea; tea plant | |
| 进来 進來 | to come in | |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | |
| 同学 同學 | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate | |
| 旁边 旁邊 | side; adjacent place | |
| 有时候 有時候 | sometimes | |
| 最好 最好 | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) | |
| 进去 進去 | to go in | |
| 小姐 小姐 | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute | |
| 家人 家人 | family member; (old) servant | |
| 一半 一半 | half | |
| 饭 飯 | cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee | |
| 姐姐 姐姐 | older sister | |
| 饿 餓 | to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) | |
| 衣服 衣服 | clothes | |
| 七 七 | seven; 7 | |
| 吃饭 吃飯 | to have a meal; to eat; to make a living | |
| 八 八 | eight; 8 | |
| 房间 房間 | room | |
| 忘记 忘記 | to forget | |
| 有的 有的 | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) | |
| 坏 壞 | bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost | |
| 休息 休息 | rest; to rest | |
| 打电话 打電話 | to make a telephone call | |
| 病人 病人 | sick person; patient; invalid | |
| 累 累 | to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]); continuous; repeated | |
| 回去 回去 | to return; to go back | |
| 爸 爸 | father; dad; pa; papa | |
| 哥 哥 | elder brother |