Bodyguards and Assassins 2009
十月围城
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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Vocabulary
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| 避难所 避難所 | a refuge; a haven; a sanctuary | |
| 密布 密佈 | to cover densely | |
| 承 承 | inherit, receive; succeed | |
| 徐 徐 | slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified | |
| 镜 鏡 | mirror; lens; glass; glasses | |
| 另加 另加 | to add to; supplementary | |
| 带兵 帶兵 | to lead troops | |
| 穷追 窮追 | to pursue relentlessly | |
| 安顿 安頓 | to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful | |
| 行刺 行刺 | to assassinate | |
| 博 博 | gamble, play games; wide, broad | |
| 不测 不測 | unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap | |
| 叩首 叩首 | to kowtow; also written | |
| 管治 管治 | governance; to govern | |
| 杜 杜 | stop, prevent; restrict; surname | |
| 传家宝 傳家寶 | family heirloom | |
| 怎么会 怎麼會 | how could it | |
| 为父 為父 | term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child | |
| 既是 既是 | is both...(and...); since; as; being the case that | |
| 意 意 | meaning, intent | |
| 楼顶 樓頂 | top of a building | |
| 不清楚 不清楚 | unclear; not understood; currently unknown | |
| 弃 棄 | reject, abandon, discard | |
| 风潮 風潮 | tempest; wave (of popular sentiment etc); craze or fad | |
| 会展 會展 | conferences and exhibitions | |
| 示 示 | show, manifest; demonstrate | |
| 老父 老父 | father; old man; venerable sir | |
| 警察局 警察局 | police station; police department; police headquarters | |
| 没办法 沒辦法 | there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it | |
| 怀表 懷錶 | pocket watch | |
| 梦到 夢到 | to dream of; to dream about | |
| 长官 長官 | senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; sir (term of address for senior officer) | |
| 兵力 兵力 | military strength; armed forces; troops | |
| 寒 寒 | cold, wintry, chilly | |
| 他乡 他鄉 | foreign land; away from one's native place | |
| 开花 開花 | to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish | |
| 逐步 逐步 | progressively; step by step | |
| 潮流 潮流 | tide; current; trend | |
| 老家 老家 | native place; place of origin; home state or region | |
| 集合 集合 | to gather; to assemble; (math.) set | |
| 大多 大多 | for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly | |
| 玉 玉 | jade | |
| 老实 老實 | honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible | |
| 分散 分散 | to scatter; to disperse; to distribute | |
| 败 敗 | to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither | |
| 多年 多年 | many years; for many years; longstanding | |
| 不在乎 不在乎 | not to care | |
| 有限 有限 | limited; finite | |
| 大众 大眾 | Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer) | |
| 密 密 | secret; confidential; close; thick; dense |