Bodyguards and Assassins

Bodyguards and Assassins 2009

十月围城 shíyuè wéichéng

In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.

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4.17 Intermediate Director Teddy Chan 🍅 50%

Cast

Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Sum Chung-Yang Wang Xueqi Wang Xueqi Li Yu-Tang Tony Leung Ka-fai Tony Leung Ka-fai Prof. Chen Xiaobai Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung Ah Si / Deng Si-Di Hu Jun Hu Jun General Yan Xiao-Guo Eric Tsang Chi-Wai Eric Tsang Chi-Wai HK Police Chief Shi Mi-Fu Chris Lee Yuchun Chris Lee Yuchun Fang Hong Fan Bingbing Fan Bingbing Yuet-yu Zhou Yun Zhou Yun Ah Suen Mengke Bateer Mengke Bateer Stinky Tofu

Vocabulary

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风雨不测 風雨不測 fēng yǔ bù cè lit. wind and rain that cannot be foreseen (idiom); fig. unpredictable calamity; unforeseen disaster Idiom ∼HSK 7
知其一不知其二 知其一不知其二 zhī qí yī bù zhī qí èr to know the one but not the other (idiom); to have only a partial understanding; to grasp only one side of a matter Idiom ∼HSK 7
捣乱 搗亂 dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
奔波 奔波 bēn bō to rush about; to be constantly on the move Xiehouyu HSK 7
废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish; waste material; useless person Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
华侨 華僑 Huá qiáo overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality HSK 7
籍贯 籍貫 jí guàn one's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace HSK 7
连年 連年 lián nián successive years; over many years HSK 7
踏上 踏上 tà shàng to set foot on; to step on or into HSK 7
少林寺 少林寺 Shào lín Sì Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks HSK 7
苦力 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
声势 聲勢 shēng shì fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum HSK 7
发源地 發源地 fā yuán dì place of origin; birthplace; source HSK 7
封建 封建 fēng jiàn system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic HSK 7
造福 造福 zào fú to benefit (e.g. the people) HSK 7
隐约 隱約 yǐn yuē vague; faint; indistinct HSK 7
专制 專制 zhuān zhì autocracy; dictatorship HSK 7
辫子 辮子 biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
合计 合計 hé jì to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider HSK 7
屡 屢 lǚ time and again; repeatedly; frequently HSK 7
替身 替身 tì shēn stand-in; substitute; body double; stuntman; scapegoat; fall guy; to stand in for sb else HSK 7
诱饵 誘餌 yòu ěr bait HSK 7
阻拦 阻攔 zǔ lán to stop; to obstruct HSK 7
藏匿 藏匿 cáng nì to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time HSK 7
煽动 煽動 shān dòng to incite; to instigate HSK 7
传单 傳單 chuán dān leaflet; flier; pamphlet HSK 7
厚道 厚道 hòu dao kind and honest; generous; sincere HSK 7
相继 相繼 xiāng jì in succession; following closely HSK 7
莫过于 莫過於 mò guò yú nothing can surpass HSK 7
筹划 籌劃 chóu huà to plan and prepare HSK 7
执着 執著 zhí zhuó to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment HSK 7
蜡 蠟 là candle; wax HSK 7
启程 啟程 qǐ chéng to set out on a journey HSK 7
通缉 通緝 tōng jī to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7
抽签 抽籤 chōu qiān to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing) HSK 7
葬 塟 zàng to bury (the dead); to inter HSK 7
募捐 募捐 mù juān to solicit contributions; to collect donations HSK 7
抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng to resist; to make a stand and fight (against) HSK 7
宣扬 宣揚 xuān yáng to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide HSK 7
乞丐 乞丐 qǐ gài beggar HSK 7
插手 插手 chā shǒu to get involved in; to meddle; interference HSK 7