The Sleep Curse

The Sleep Curse 2017

失眠 shīmián

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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进化 進化 jìn huà evolution HSK 5
转化 轉化 zhuǎn huà to change; to transform; isomerization (chemistry) HSK 5
不停 不停 bù tíng incessant HSK 5
逃走 逃走 táo zǒu to escape; to flee; to run away HSK 5
泉 泉 quán spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic) HSK 5
经费 經費 jīng fèi funds; expenditure HSK 5
数目 數目 shù mù amount; number HSK 5
分成 分成 fēn chéng to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment HSK 5
气体 氣體 qì tǐ gas (i.e. gaseous substance) HSK 5
铃 鈴 líng (small) bell HSK 5
更新 更新 gēng xīn to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate HSK 5
隔壁 隔壁 gé bì next door; neighbor HSK 5
资助 資助 zī zhù to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy HSK 5
师傅 師傅 shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
自愿 自願 zì yuàn voluntary HSK 5
修复 修復 xiū fù to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc) HSK 5
睡眠 睡眠 shuì mián sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
解除 解除 jiě chú to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement) HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
赔偿 賠償 péi cháng to compensate HSK 5
不止 不止 bù zhǐ incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to HSK 5
解放 解放 jiě fàng to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 HSK 5
搜 搜 sōu to search HSK 5
加速 加速 jiā sù to speed up; to expedite HSK 5
补偿 補償 bǔ cháng to compensate; to make up HSK 5
大脑 大腦 dà nǎo brain; cerebrum HSK 5
饮料 飲料 yǐn liào drink; beverage HSK 5
艰难 艱難 jiān nán difficult; hard; challenging HSK 5
冲突 衝突 chōng tū conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention HSK 5
注射 注射 zhù shè injection; to inject HSK 5
今日 今日 jīn rì today HSK 5
违反 違反 wéi fǎn to violate (a law) HSK 5
当年 當年 dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
自杀 自殺 zì shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide HSK 5
忍 忍 rěn to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself HSK 5
害 害 hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
锁 鎖 suǒ to lock; to lock up; a lock HSK 5
模式 模式 mó shì mode; method; pattern HSK 5
只不过 只不過 zhǐ bu guò only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... HSK 5
辛苦 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
说法 說法 shuō fǎ to expound Buddhist teachings HSK 5
欣赏 欣賞 xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire HSK 5
仔细 仔細 zǐ xì careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out HSK 5
真相 真相 zhēn xiàng the truth about sth; the actual facts HSK 5
猜 猜 cāi to guess HSK 5
为止 為止 wéi zhǐ until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) HSK 5
欠 欠 qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
可惜 可惜 kě xī it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5