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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马革裹尸 馬革裹屍 mǎ gé guǒ shī to be buried in a horse hide (idiom); to give one's life on the battlefield Idiom ∼HSK 6
苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán - cán chuǎn (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door Idiom ∼HSK 6
鞠躬尽瘁 鞠躬盡瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
毕恭毕敬 畢恭畢敬 bì gōng bì jìng reverent and respectful; extremely deferential Idiom ∼HSK 6
狼子野心 狼子野心 láng zǐ yě xīn ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs Idiom ∼HSK 6
鱼龙混杂 魚龍混雜 yú lóng hùn zá lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk Idiom ∼HSK 6
东奔西跑 東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about Idiom ∼HSK 6
背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
不可同日而语 不可同日而語 bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable Idiom ∼HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不祥之兆 不祥之兆 bù xiáng zhī zhào (idiom) bad omen Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺软怕硬 欺軟怕硬 qī ruǎn pà yìng 欺: cheat, double-cross, deceive · 软: soft, flexible, pliable; weak · 怕: to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive · 硬: hard, firm, strong; obstinate Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
蠢货 蠢貨 chǔn huò blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
亡国奴 亡國奴 wáng guó nú conquered people ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
拧成一股绳 擰成一股繩 níng chéng yī gǔ shéng to twist (strands) together to form a rope; (fig.) to unite; to work together ∼HSK 6
大侠 大俠 dà xiá knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero ∼HSK 6
洋人 洋人 yáng rén foreigner; Westerner ∼HSK 6
洋学堂 洋學堂 yáng xué táng school after the Western model, teaching subjects such as foreign languages, math, physics, chemistry etc (old) ∼HSK 6
燎原 燎原 liáo yuán to start a prairie fire ∼HSK 6
垂死 垂死 chuí sǐ dying ∼HSK 6
恩师 恩師 ēn shī (greatly respected) teacher ∼HSK 6
洋鬼子 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
独子 獨子 dú zǐ a son who is an only child ∼HSK 6
闭上 閉上 bì shang to close; to shut up ∼HSK 6
毙命 斃命 bì mìng to meet violent death; to get killed ∼HSK 6
启奏 啟奏 qǐ zòu report to the emperor ∼HSK 6
祭祖 祭祖 jì zǔ to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors ∼HSK 6
洋装 洋裝 yáng zhuāng Western-style dress ∼HSK 6
堂兄 堂兄 táng xiōng older male patrilineal cousin ∼HSK 6
共商大计 共商大計 gòng shāng dà jì to discuss matters of vital importance ∼HSK 6
雪耻 雪恥 xuě chǐ to take revenge for a past insult; to expunge a disgrace or humiliation ∼HSK 6
苍天 蒼天 cāng tiān firmament ∼HSK 6
何须 何須 hé xū there is no need; why should ∼HSK 6
不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù - yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
娘的 孃的 niáng de same as ∼HSK 6
家业 家業 jiā yè family property ∼HSK 6
有言在先 有言在先 yǒu yán zài xiān 有: have, own, possess; exist · 言: words, speech; speak, say · 在: be at, in, on; consist in, rest · 先: first, former, previous ∼HSK 6
愤懑 憤懣 fèn mèn depressed; resentful; discontented; indignant; perturbed ∼HSK 6
收缴 收繳 shōu jiǎo to recover (illegally obtained property); to seize; to capture; to force sb to hand over sth; to levy ∼HSK 6
砸坏 砸壞 zá huài to smash; to shatter ∼HSK 6
除掉 除掉 chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
各自为战 各自為戰 gè zì wéi zhàn 各: each, individually, every, all · 自: self, private, personal; from · 为: do, handle, govern, act; be · 战: war, fighting, battle ∼HSK 6
赎回 贖回 shú huí to redeem ∼HSK 6
假洋鬼子 假洋鬼子 jiǎ yáng guǐ zi (derog.) wannabe foreigner, a Chinese person who apes the ways of foreigners ∼HSK 6
解气 解氣 jiě qì to assuage one's anger; gratifying ∼HSK 6
拳脚 拳腳 quán jiǎo Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking ∼HSK 6