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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缘 緣 yuán karmic affinity ∼HSK 5
甘 甘 Gān sweetness; sweet, tasty ∼HSK 5
老一辈 老一輩 lǎo yī bèi older generation ∼HSK 5
野生动物 野生動物 yě shēng dòng wù wild animal ∼HSK 5
心理分析 心理分析 xīn lǐ fēn xī psychoanalysis ∼HSK 5
瞓 瞓 fèn to sleep ∼HSK 5
三分之一 三分之一 sān fēn zhī yī one third ∼HSK 5
眉目 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing); rough sketch or general idea of things ∼HSK 5
禽兽 禽獸 qín shòu birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person) ∼HSK 5
熙 熈 xī bright, splendid, glorious ∼HSK 5
纪念品 紀念品 jì niàn pǐn souvenir; memento ∼HSK 5
撞车 撞車 zhuàng chē to crash (into another car); (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash; (of subject matter) to be the same ∼HSK 5
诊治 診治 zhěn zhì to diagnose and treat ∼HSK 5
骂人 罵人 mà rén to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone ∼HSK 5
祸 禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
特效 特效 tè xiào specially good effect; special efficacy; (cinema etc) special effects ∼HSK 5
肠子 腸子 cháng zi intestines ∼HSK 5
剪掉 剪掉 jiǎn diào to cut off; to cut away; to trim ∼HSK 5
眠 眠 mián close eyes, sleep; hibernate ∼HSK 5
成因 成因 chéng yīn cause; factor; cause of formation ∼HSK 5
芥 芥 gài mustard plant; mustard; tiny ∼HSK 5
军营 軍營 jūn yíng barracks; army camp ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
代劳 代勞 dài láo to do sth in place of sb else ∼HSK 5
侵 侵 qīn invade, encroach upon, raid ∼HSK 5
掠 掠 lüè rob, ransack, plunder; pass by ∼HSK 5
幼 幼 yòu young ∼HSK 5
捱 捱 ái put off, procrastinate; endure ∼HSK 5
尸 屍 shī corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; KangXi radical 44 ∼HSK 5
妇 婦 fù married women; woman; wife ∼HSK 5
不公 不公 bù gōng unjust; unfair ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
欧洲人 歐洲人 Ōu zhōu rén European (person) ∼HSK 5
结构性 結構性 jié gòu xìng structural; structured ∼HSK 5
维生 維生 wéi shēng abbr. for ∼HSK 5
叩 叩 kòu knock, ask; kowtow, bow ∼HSK 5
益 益 Yì profit, benefit; advantage ∼HSK 5
私家 私家 sī jiā private; privately owned or managed ∼HSK 5
时势 時勢 shí shì current situation; circumstances; current trend ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
晨 晨 chén early morning, daybreak ∼HSK 5
神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5
日用品 日用品 rì yòng pǐn articles for daily use HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
书法 書法 shū fǎ calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship HSK 5
修养 修養 xiū yǎng accomplishment; training; self-cultivation HSK 5
报答 報答 bào dá to repay; to requite HSK 5
剪刀 剪刀 jiǎn dāo scissors HSK 5
大象 大象 dà xiàng elephant HSK 5
用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5