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.

HSK 1

4.21 Intermediate Director Lu Yang IMDb 6.6

Cast

Chang Chen Shen Lian

Liu Shishi Zhou Miaotong

Wang Qianyuan Lu Jianxing

Li Dongxue Jin Yichuan

Nie Yuan Zhao Jingzhong

King Shih-chieh Wei Zhongxian

Ye Qing Zhang Yan

Zhou Yiwei Ding Xiu

Zhu Dan Wei Ting

Zhao Lixin Han Kuang

Vocabulary

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告退告退 gào tuì	to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused	∼HSK 6
杀人灭口殺人滅口 shā rén - miè kǒu	(idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth	∼HSK 6
斗胆斗膽 dǒu dǎn	(courteous) to be so bold as to	∼HSK 6
搞砸搞砸 gǎo zá	to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil	∼HSK 6
侥幸僥倖 jiǎo xìng	luckily; by a fluke	∼HSK 6
挚爱摯愛 zhì ài	true love	∼HSK 6
手足手足 shǒu zú	hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices	∼HSK 6
二郎神二郎神 Èr láng shén	Erlangshen, Chinese deity	∼HSK 6
冤情冤情 yuān qíng	facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice	∼HSK 6
许诺許諾 xǔ nuò	promise; pledge	∼HSK 6
废人廢人 fèi rén	handicapped person; useless person	∼HSK 6
不情之请不情之請 bù qíng zhī qǐng	(idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request	∼HSK 6
欺君罔上欺君罔上 qī jūn wǎng shàng	to dupe one's sovereign	∼HSK 6
同谋同謀 tóng móu	to conspire with sb; to plot; a conspirator; a partner in crime; an accomplice	∼HSK 6
莫不莫不 mò bù	none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone	∼HSK 6
臣下臣下 chén xià	official in feudal court; subject	∼HSK 6
审问審問 shěn wèn	to interrogate; to examine; to question	∼HSK 6
人犯人犯 rén fàn	criminal; culprit; suspect (old)	∼HSK 6
验明正身驗明正身 yàn míng zhèng shēn	to identify; to verify sb's identity; identification	∼HSK 6
圣旨聖旨 shèng zhǐ	imperial edict	∼HSK 6
灭口滅口 miè kǒu	to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb	∼HSK 6
民不聊生民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng	(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian)	∼HSK 6
入关入關 rù guān	to enter a pass; to go through customs	∼HSK 6
巷子巷子 xiàng zi	alley	∼HSK 6
看得起看得起 kàn de qǐ	to show respect for; to think highly of	HSK 6
用得着用得著 yòng de zháo	to be able to use; useable; to have a use for; (in a question) to be necessary to	HSK 6
甭甭 béng	(contraction of 用) need not; please don't	HSK 6
踏实踏實 tā shi	firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [tà shí]	HSK 6
姑姑姑姑 gū gu	paternal aunt	HSK 6
多半多半 duō bàn	most; mostly; most likely	HSK 6
诸位諸位 zhū wèi	(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs	HSK 6
明日明日 míng rì	tomorrow	HSK 6
出入出入 chū rù	to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent	HSK 6
往后往後 wǎng hòu	from now on; in the future; time to come	HSK 6
便是便是 biàn shì	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as	HSK 6
要不然要不然 yào bù rán	otherwise; or else; or	HSK 6
师父師父 shī fu	used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker	HSK 6
有事有事 yǒu shì	to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter	HSK 6
亲眼親眼 qīn yǎn	with one's own eyes; personally	HSK 6
特意特意 tè yì	specially; intentionally	HSK 6
捉捉 zhuō	to clutch; to grab; to capture	HSK 6
查出查出 chá chū	to find out; to discover	HSK 6
箭箭 jiàn	arrow	HSK 6
刚好剛好 gāng hǎo	just; exactly; to happen to be	HSK 6
妙妙 miào	clever; wonderful	HSK 6
天下天下 tiān xià	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule	HSK 6
伤口傷口 shāng kǒu	wound; cut	HSK 6
险險 xiǎn	danger; dangerous; rugged	HSK 6
肺肺 fèi	lung	HSK 6
撑撐 chēng	to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support	HSK 6