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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出兵 出兵 chū bīng to send troops ∼HSK 4
危 危 Wēi dangerous, precarious; high ∼HSK 4
蔡 蔡 Cài surname; species of tortoise ∼HSK 4
谋 謀 móu plan, scheme; strategem ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
勇 勇 yǒng brave, courageous, fierce ∼HSK 4
尾 尾 wěi tail, extremity; end, stern ∼HSK 4
我方 我方 wǒ fāng our side; we ∼HSK 4
下达 下達 xià dá to transmit to lower levels; to issue (a command, decree etc) ∼HSK 4
永 永 yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4
责 責 zé duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame ∼HSK 4
庶民 庶民 shù mín the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature); plebeian ∼HSK 4
文书 文書 wén shū document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat ∼HSK 4
成败 成敗 chéng bài success or failure ∼HSK 4
狩猎 狩獵 shòu liè to hunt; hunting ∼HSK 4
流亡 流亡 liú wáng to force into exile; to be exiled; in exile ∼HSK 4
郑 鄭 Zhèng the name of a state in the Zhou dynasty in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng, a county-level city in Henan; surname Zheng; abbr. for Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan ∼HSK 4
恐 恐 kǒng fear; fearful, apprehensive ∼HSK 4
接应 接應 jiē yìng to provide support; to come to the rescue ∼HSK 4
贴身 貼身 tiē shēn worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc) ∼HSK 4
效法 效法 xiào fǎ to imitate; to follow the example of ∼HSK 4
刑罚 刑罰 xíng fá sentence; penalty; punishment ∼HSK 4
掌控 掌控 zhǎng kòng to control; in control of ∼HSK 4
山林 山林 shān lín wooded mountain; mountain forest ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
改制 改制 gǎi zhì to reorganize; to restructure ∼HSK 4
施 施 Shī grant, bestow; give; act; name ∼HSK 4
何不 何不 hé bù why not?; why not do (sth)? ∼HSK 4
人定 人定 rén dìng middle of the night; the dead of night ∼HSK 4
选士 選士 xuǎn shì (old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc); (Zhou dynasty) distinguished individuals selected and recommended from various regions to the central government ∼HSK 4
示众 示眾 shì zhòng to publicly expose ∼HSK 4
军车 軍車 jūn chē military vehicle ∼HSK 4
艺 藝 yì art; talent, ability; craft ∼HSK 4
反悔 反悔 fǎn huǐ to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) ∼HSK 4
私 私 sī private, personal; secret ∼HSK 4
自家 自家 zì jiā oneself; one's own family ∼HSK 4
无常 無常 wú cháng variable; changeable; fickle; impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya); ghost taking away the soul after death; to pass away; to die ∼HSK 4
承 承 Chéng inherit, receive; succeed ∼HSK 4
何为 何為 hé wéi what is; (old) what for; (in a rhetorical question) it's no use ∼HSK 4
将令 將令 jiàng lìng (old) (military) a command; an order ∼HSK 4
兵马 兵馬 bīng mǎ troops and horses; military forces ∼HSK 4
纡尊降贵 紆尊降貴 yū zūn - jiàng guì (idiom) to show deference to sb of lower status; to condescend; to deign ∼HSK 4
弃 棄 qì reject, abandon, discard ∼HSK 4
无间 無間 wú jiàn very close; no gap between them; continuously; unbroken; hard to separate; indistinguishable ∼HSK 4
守土 守土 shǒu tǔ to guard one's territory; to protect the country ∼HSK 4
失地 失地 shī dì to lose territory; lost territory ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
投靠 投靠 tóu kào to rely on help from sb ∼HSK 4
报效 報效 bào xiào render service to repay kindness ∼HSK 4