Ashes of Time

Ashes of Time 1994

东邪西毒 dōng xié xī dú

Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.

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3.66 Beginner Director Wong Kar-Wai 🍅 79%

Cast

Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Ouyang Feng / Western Venom Brigitte Lin Brigitte Lin Murong Yang / Murong Yin / Dugu Qiubai Tony Leung Ka-fai Tony Leung Ka-fai Huang Yaoshi / Eastern Heretic Carina Lau Carina Lau Peach Blossom Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Blind Swordsman Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei Girl with Mule Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau Hong Qi / Northern Beggar Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Feng's Sister-in-Law 白丽 Hong Qi's wife

Vocabulary

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消息 消息 xiāo xi news; information HSK 3
连 連 lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
其实 其實 qí shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
使 使 shǐ to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger HSK 3
受 受 shòu to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) HSK 3
只有 只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
任何 任何 rèn hé any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever HSK 3
由 由 yóu to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... HSK 3
每 每 měi each; every HSK 3
张 張 zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
心 心 xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core HSK 3
继续 繼續 jì xù to continue; to proceed with; to go on with HSK 3
只是 只是 zhǐ shì merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however HSK 3
为了 為了 wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to HSK 3
发生 發生 fā shēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out HSK 3
希望 希望 xī wàng to hope; a hope; a wish HSK 3
死 死 sǐ to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
开始 開始 kāi shǐ to begin; beginning; to start; initial HSK 3
需要 需要 xū yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3
时 時 shí o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period HSK 3
就是 就是 jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
被 被 bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
把 把 bǎ to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
事在人为 事在人為 shì zài rén wéi the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything. Idiom ∼HSK 2
数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī - shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best; (idiom) to list one by one Idiom ∼HSK 2
难看 難看 nán kàn ugly; unsightly Xiehouyu HSK 2
开心 開心 kāi xīn to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb Xiehouyu HSK 2
够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
挺 挺 tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
拉 拉 lā to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels Colloquialism HSK 2
见过 見過 jiànguò seen HSK 2
药师 藥師 yào shī pharmacist ∼HSK 2
名叫 名叫 míng jiào called; named ∼HSK 2
每次 每次 měi cì every time ∼HSK 2
喝酒 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
妻 妻 qī wife ∼HSK 2
府 府 fǔ prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
谁知 誰知 shéi zhī who would have thought; unexpectedly ∼HSK 2
什么时候 什麼時候 shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
今晚 今晚 jīn wǎn tonight ∼HSK 2
苏 蘇 sū used in ∼HSK 2
得不到 得不到 dé bù dào cannot get; cannot obtain ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
一只 一隻 yī zhǐ 一: one; a, an; alone · 只: only, just, simply ∼HSK 2
来讲 來講 lái jiǎng as to; considering; for ∼HSK 2
眼熟 眼熟 yǎn shú familiar-looking; to seem familiar ∼HSK 2
酒会 酒會 jiǔ huì drinking party; wine reception ∼HSK 2
林 林 Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2