Confucius

Confucius 2010

孔子 kǒngzǐ

In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new heights but becomes a target of conquest for the warlike nation of Qi. Threatened with annihilation by their powerful neighbour, a desperate people turn to their greatest teacher to lead their most powerful army. When Confucius delivers a stunning victory against all odds, a jealous aristocracy sets out to destroy him, but they should never under-estimate a remarkable man whose wisdom is more powerful than the sword.

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5.33 Advanced Director Hu Mei 🍅 45%

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Confucius Zhou Xun Zhou Xun Nan Zi Wang Ban Wang Ban Shu Sunwu Chen Jianbin Chen Jianbin Ji Sunsi Ren Quan Ren Quan Yan Hui Yao Lu Yao Lu Lu Jun Liu Fengchao Liu Fengchao Qi Sigong (young) Chen Ran Chen Ran Confucius' daughter Lu Yi Lu Yi Ji Sunfei Zhang Kaili Zhang Kaili Qi Guanshi

Vocabulary

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烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
孔丘 孔丘 Kǒng Qiū Confucius Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
鲁国 魯國 Lǔ guó Lu, vassal state at the time of the Zhou Dynasty, located in the southwest of present-day Shandong, birthplace of Confucius Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
卫国 衛國 Wèi guó state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
司徒 司徒 Sī tú two-character surname Situ Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
鲁君 魯君 Lǔ jūn the lord of Lu (who declined to employ Confucius) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
齐鲁 齊魯 Qí lǔ alternative name for Shandong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孔子 孔子 Kǒng zǐ Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孔夫子 孔夫子 Kǒng fū zǐ Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
周公 周公 Zhōu gōng Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou, played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou, and is also known as the "God of Dreams" Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
子贡 子貢 Zǐ Gòng Zi Gong or Duanmu Ci (520 BC-), disciple of Confucius Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
仁和 仁和 Rén hé Renhe district of Panzhihua city, south Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
周礼 周禮 Zhōu lǐ the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大同 大同 Dà tóng Datong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province; Datong or Tatung Township in Yilan County, Taiwan; Datong or Tatung District of Taipei City, Taiwan; Datong District of Daqing City, Heilongjiang; (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙武 孫武 Sūn Wǔ Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
子产 子產 Zǐ Chǎn Zi Chan (?-522 BC), statesman and philosopher during the Spring and Autumn period Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
曲阜 曲阜 Qū fù Qufu, county-level city in Jining, Shandong; hometown of Confucius Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
礼经 禮經 Lǐ jīng Classic of Rites (same as) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中原 中原 Zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
山形 山形 Shān xíng Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
兵家 兵家 Bīng jiā the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江山 江山 Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
修武 修武 Xiū wǔ Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
仲尼 仲尼 Zhòng ní courtesy name for Confucius Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
无为 無為 Wú wéi Wuwei, a county-level city in Wuhu, Anhui Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大野 大野 Dà yě Ōno (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
诗书 詩書 Shī Shū the Book of Songs and the Book of History Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
怀柔 懷柔 Huái róu Huairou, a district of Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
鲁国人 魯國人 Lǔ guó rén person from Shandong; often refers to Confucius Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
一战 一戰 Yī zhàn World War I (1914-1918) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
平定 平定 Píng dìng Pingding county in Yangquan, Shanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
奴 奴 nú slave, servant ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
伯 伯 bà variant of ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
治国 治國 zhì guó to rule a country ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
雄 雄 xióng male of species; hero; manly ∼HSK 4
公子 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 4
寮 寮 Liáo shanty, hut, shack ∼HSK 4
再拜 再拜 zài bài to bow again; to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times); (in letters, an expression of respect) ∼HSK 4
武士 武士 wǔ shì warrior; samurai ∼HSK 4
战车 戰車 zhàn chē war chariot; tank ∼HSK 4
先父 先父 xiān fù deceased father; my late father ∼HSK 4
结盟 結盟 jié méng to form an alliance; to ally oneself with; allied with; aligned; to bond with ∼HSK 4