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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定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
自 自 zì self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
对于 對於 duì yú regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
一生一世 一生一世 yī shēng yī shì a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life Idiom ∼HSK 3
死不瞑目 死不瞑目 sǐ bù míng mù lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom); fig. to die with an unresolved grievance Idiom ∼HSK 3
不值得 不值得 bù zhí de unworthy Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
没用 沒用 méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
痛苦 痛苦 tòng kǔ pain; suffering; painful Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
输 輸 shū to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
城外 城外 chéng wài outside of a city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
刀客 刀客 dāo kè swordsman; swordswoman ∼HSK 3
没多久 沒多久 méi duō jiǔ before long; soon after ∼HSK 3
有些人 有些人 yǒu xiē rén some people ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
黄历 黃曆 huáng li Chinese divination almanac ∼HSK 3
银两 銀兩 yín liǎng silver (as currency) ∼HSK 3
总有 總有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
杀死 殺死 shā sǐ to kill ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
银子 銀子 yín zi money; silver ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
太古 太古 tài gǔ immemorial ∼HSK 3
感觉到 感覺到 gǎn jué dào to feel; to sense; to detect; to perceive; to become aware ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
终 終 zhōng end; finally, in the end ∼HSK 3
高强 高強 gāo qiáng excellent; outstanding ∼HSK 3
村民 村民 cūn mín villager ∼HSK 3
指使 指使 zhǐ shǐ to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth) ∼HSK 3
他性 他性 tā xìng otherness ∼HSK 3
花光 花光 huā guāng to spend all one's money ∼HSK 3
会死 會死 huì sǐ mortal ∼HSK 3
说不准 說不準 shuō bù zhǔn unable to say; can't say precisely ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
当值 當值 dāng zhí to be on duty ∼HSK 3
突然间 突然間 tū rán jiān suddenly ∼HSK 3
病死 病死 bìng sǐ to fall ill and die; to die of illness ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
有的时候 有的時候 yǒu de shí hòu sometimes; at times ∼HSK 3