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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| 踏进 踏進 | to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into | |
| 授业 授業 | to teach; to bequeath | |
| 为师 為師 | as your teacher | |
| 评语 評語 | comment; evaluation | |
| 鹰犬 鷹犬 | hawks and hounds; (fig.) running dogs; hired thugs | |
| 唯命是从 唯命是從 | to follow obediently | |
| 斗胆 斗膽 | (courteous) to be so bold as to | |
| 受尽 受盡 | to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of | |
| 欺辱 欺辱 | to humiliate; humiliation | |
| 民不聊生 民不聊生 | (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian) | |
| 主子 主子 | Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) | |
| 冠以 冠以 | to label; to call | |
| 皇权 皇權 | imperial power | |
| 天赐 天賜 | bestowed by heaven | |
| 睁开 睜開 | to open (one's eyes) | |
| 旗语 旗語 | flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore | |
| 亡国 亡國 | (of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated; a fallen nation | |
| 余年 餘年 | one's remaining years | |
| 恰如 恰如 | just as if | |
| 连绵不绝 連綿不絕 | (idiom) continuous; unending | |
| 良机 良機 | a good chance; a golden opportunity | |
| 临死 臨死 | facing death; at death's door | |
| 贪图 貪圖 | to covet; to seek (riches, fame) | |
| 充裕 充裕 | abundant; ample; plenty; abundance | |
| 回廊 迴廊 | winding corridor; cloister; ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister) | |
| 混进 混進 | to infiltrate; to sneak into | |
| 有恒 有恆 | to persevere; perseverance | |
| 飘泊 飄泊 | variant of | |
| 欲求 欲求 | to desire; wants; appetites | |
| 经文 經文 | scripture text | |
| 奉旨 奉旨 | by imperial decree | |
| 常年 常年 | all year round; for years on end; average year | |
| 外头 外頭 | outside; out | |
| 造反 造反 | to rebel; to revolt | |
| 识字 識字 | to learn to read | |
| 起义 起義 | uprising; insurrection; revolt | |
| 背着 背著 | carrying on one's back | |
| 书房 書房 | study (room); studio | |
| 诸位 諸位 | (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs | |
| 一代 一代 | generation | |
| 特地 特地 | specially; for a special purpose | |
| 人权 人權 | human rights | |
| 好不容易 好不容易 | with great difficulty; very difficult | |
| 有事 有事 | to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter | |
| 没收 沒收 | to confiscate; to seize | |
| 罪恶 罪惡 | crime; evil; sin | |
| 同胞 同胞 | born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot | |
| 游行 遊行 | to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration; to travel around; to roam | |
| 救助 救助 | to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance | |
| 番 番 | foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort |