Brotherhood of Blades

Brotherhood of Blades 2014

绣春刀 xiù chūn dāo

In the late Ming Dynasty, three sworn brothers who serve as the imperial secret police are dispatched to hunt down Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch politician who had been forced to resign from his influential post and exiled from Beijing. The brothers return successfully from their quest, only to find that their task was but the beginning of a strange conspiracy.

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4.21 Intermediate Director Lu Yang IMDb 6.6

Cast

Chang Chen Chang Chen Shen Lian Liu Shishi Liu Shishi Zhou Miaotong Wang Qianyuan Wang Qianyuan Lu Jianxing Li Dongxue Li Dongxue Jin Yichuan Nie Yuan Nie Yuan Zhao Jingzhong King Shih-chieh King Shih-chieh Wei Zhongxian Ye Qing Ye Qing Zhang Yan Zhou Yiwei Zhou Yiwei Ding Xiu Zhu Dan Zhu Dan Wei Ting Zhao Lixin Zhao Lixin Han Kuang

Vocabulary

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才不 才不 cái bù by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
名头 名頭 míng tou reputation ∼HSK 2
一级 一級 yī jí first class; category A ∼HSK 2
身家 身家 shēn jiā oneself and one's family; family background; pedigree; one's property; one's total assets ∼HSK 2
开眼 開眼 kāi yǎn to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons ∼HSK 2
做掉 做掉 zuò diào to kill; to get rid of; (sports) to defeat; to eliminate ∼HSK 2
流寇 流寇 liú kòu roving bandit; rebel band ∼HSK 2
当头 當頭 dāng tóu coming right into one's face; imminent; to put first ∼HSK 2
生擒 生擒 shēng qín to capture alive ∼HSK 2
急着 急著 jí zhe urgently ∼HSK 2
助 助 zhù help, aid, assist ∼HSK 2
助兴 助興 zhù xìng to add to the fun; to liven things up ∼HSK 2
上交 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to; to give to higher authority; to seek connections in high places ∼HSK 2
过场 過場 guò chǎng interlude; to cross the stage; to do sth as a mere formality; to go through the motions ∼HSK 2
分头 分頭 fēn tóu separately; severally; parted hair ∼HSK 2
天黑 天黑 tiān hēi to get dark; dusk ∼HSK 2
加钱 加錢 jiā qián to pay extra; to pay more ∼HSK 2
面的 麵的 miàn dī abbr. of; minivan taxi ∼HSK 2
昭雪 昭雪 zhāo xuě to exonerate; to clear (from an accusation); to rehabilitate ∼HSK 2
求生 求生 qiú shēng to seek survival; to possess the will to live ∼HSK 2
所为 所為 suǒ wéi what one does; doings ∼HSK 2
过生 過生 guò shēng to celebrate a birthday ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
里头 裡頭 lǐ tou inside; interior HSK 2
西北 西北 Xī běi Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) HSK 2
院子 院子 yuàn zi courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant HSK 2
夜里 夜裡 yè li during the night; at night; nighttime HSK 2
大海 大海 dà hǎi sea; ocean HSK 2
得出 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) HSK 2
全家 全家 quán jiā whole family HSK 2
商量 商量 shāng liang to consult; to talk over; to discuss HSK 2
半夜 半夜 bàn yè midnight; in the middle of the night HSK 2
不但 不但 bù dàn not only (... but also ...) HSK 2
阴 陰 yīn overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia HSK 2
刻 刻 kè quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals HSK 2
少年 少年 shào nián early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man HSK 2
大小 大小 dà xiǎo dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority HSK 2
大门 大門 Dà mén the Doors, US rock band HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
咱 偺 zá see 咱 HSK 2
有意思 有意思 yǒu yì si interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun HSK 2
碗 㼝 wǎn bowl; cup HSK 2
碰 掽 pèng to touch; to meet with; to bump HSK 2
不好意思 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) HSK 2
不如 不如 bù rú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK 2
道理 道理 dào li reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification HSK 2
院 院 yuàn courtyard; institution HSK 2
故意 故意 gù yì deliberately; on purpose HSK 2
大人 大人 dà ren adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors HSK 2