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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颠覆 顛覆 diān fù to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine; to subvert HSK 7
务必 務必 wù bì must; to need to; to be sure to HSK 7
换取 換取 huàn qǔ to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else) HSK 7
电报 電報 diàn bào telegram; cable; telegraph HSK 7
响应 響應 xiǎng yìng to respond to; answer HSK 7
暗杀 暗殺 àn shā to assassinate HSK 7
攀 攀 pān to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
源于 源於 yuán yú has its origins in HSK 7
示威 示威 shì wēi to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force HSK 7
终生 終生 zhōng shēng throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
逆 逆 nì contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel HSK 7
理会 理會 lǐ huì to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of HSK 7
主力 主力 zhǔ lì main force; main strength of an army HSK 7
不堪 不堪 bù kān cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely HSK 7
绅士 紳士 shēn shì gentleman HSK 7
人手 人手 rén shǒu manpower; staff; human hand HSK 7
推翻 推翻 tuī fān to overthrow HSK 7
前任 前任 qián rèn predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc) HSK 7
相识 相識 xiāng shí to get to know each other; acquaintance HSK 7
俊 㑺 jùn smart; eminent; handsome; talented HSK 7
报社 報社 bào shè newspaper (i.e. a company) HSK 7
偏偏 偏偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
和尚 和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
解脱 解脫 jiě tuō to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries HSK 7
会面 會面 huì miàn to meet with; meeting HSK 7
享 享 xiǎng to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of HSK 7
骗人 騙人 piàn rén to cheat sb; a scam HSK 7
崭新 嶄新 zhǎn xīn brand new HSK 7
下令 下令 xià lìng to give an order; to command HSK 7
赴 赴 fù to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) HSK 7
祭 祭 jì to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield HSK 7
听话 聽話 tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7
佩服 佩服 pèi fú to admire HSK 7
防护 防護 fáng hù to defend; to protect HSK 7
良心 良心 liáng xīn conscience HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
流血 流血 liú xuè to bleed; to shed blood HSK 7
何必 何必 hé bì there is no need; why should HSK 7
同步 同步 tóng bù synchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with HSK 7
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
爵士 爵士 jué shì knight; Sir; (loanword) jazz HSK 7
临 臨 lín to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before HSK 7
壮 壯 Zhuàng Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group HSK 7
故 故 gù happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead HSK 7
天赋 天賦 tiān fù gift; innate skill HSK 7
平民 平民 píng mín ordinary people; commoner; civilian HSK 7
不惜 不惜 bù xī not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) HSK 7
皇后 皇后 huáng hòu empress; imperial consort HSK 7