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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减慢 減慢 jiǎn màn to slow down ∼HSK 4
快速动眼期 快速動眼期 kuài sù dòng yǎn qī REM sleep ∼HSK 4
这样子 這樣子 zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
欢愉 歡愉 huān yú happy; joyous; delighted ∼HSK 4
季候 季候 jì hòu season ∼HSK 4
噩梦 噩夢 è mèng nightmare ∼HSK 4
效 俲 xiào result, effect; effectiveness ∼HSK 4
骨 骨 gū bone; skeleton; frame, framework ∼HSK 4
有失 有失 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions) ∼HSK 4
避开 避開 bì kāi to avoid; to evade; to keep away from ∼HSK 4
川 川 Chuān stream, river; flow; boil ∼HSK 4
为啥 為啥 wèi shá dialectal equivalent of ∼HSK 4
一直以来 一直以來 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always; for a long time now; until now ∼HSK 4
列强 列強 liè qiáng the Great Powers (history) ∼HSK 4
不简单 不簡單 bù jiǎn dān not simple; rather complicated; remarkable; marvelous ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
辛 辛 Xīn bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem ∼HSK 4
鸦片 鴉片 yā piàn opium (loanword) ∼HSK 4
挂牌 掛牌 guà pái lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business; listed (on stock market) ∼HSK 4
期刊 期刊 qī kān periodical ∼HSK 4
不治 不治 bù zhì to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
竹 竹 zhú bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118 ∼HSK 4
婆婆 婆婆 pó po husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma ∼HSK 4
亢奋 亢奮 kàng fèn excited; stimulated ∼HSK 4
坊 坊 Fāng surname Fang ∼HSK 4
开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiled water; boiling water HSK 4
大妈 大媽 dà mā father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) HSK 4
转动 轉動 zhuǎn dòng to turn sth around; to swivel HSK 4
研制 研製 yán zhì to research and manufacture; to research and to develop HSK 4
称赞 稱讚 chēng zàn to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment HSK 4
未必 未必 wèi bì not necessarily; maybe not HSK 4
学术 學術 xué shù learning; science; academic HSK 4
避 避 bì to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from HSK 4
孙子 孫子 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
遗传 遺傳 yí chuán heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) HSK 4
沉重 沉重 chén zhòng heavy; hard; serious; critical HSK 4
没错 沒錯 méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
浅 淺 jiān sound of moving water HSK 4
暗示 暗示 àn shì to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion HSK 4
规律 規律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline HSK 4
秘书 秘書 mì shū secretary HSK 4
多次 多次 duō cì many times; repeatedly HSK 4
最初 最初 zuì chū first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally HSK 4
翻译 翻譯 fān yì to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation HSK 4
投诉 投訴 tóu sù complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) HSK 4
大楼 大樓 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) HSK 4
护士 護士 hù shi nurse HSK 4
约会 約會 yuē huì appointment; engagement; date; to arrange to meet HSK 4
减 減 jiǎn to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish HSK 4