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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结交 結交 jié jiāo to make friends with ∼HSK 4
位列 位列 wèi liè to rank ∼HSK 4
收复失地 收復失地 shōu fù shī dì to recover lost territory ∼HSK 4
威 威 wēi pomp, power; powerful; dominate ∼HSK 4
卒 䘚 zú soldier; servant; at last, finally ∼HSK 4
材 材 cái material, stuff; timber; talent ∼HSK 4
密报 密報 mì bào secret report ∼HSK 4
阅 閱 yuè examine, inspect, review, read ∼HSK 4
激 激 jī arouse, excite, incite; quickly ∼HSK 4
任重而道远 任重而道遠 rèn zhòng ér dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) ∼HSK 4
自大 自大 zì dà arrogant ∼HSK 4
联军 聯軍 lián jūn allied armies ∼HSK 4
默 默 mò silent; quiet, still; dark ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
翻脸 翻臉 fān liǎn to fall out with sb; to become hostile ∼HSK 4
师尊 師尊 shī zūn teacher; master ∼HSK 4
方能 方能 fāng néng can then (and only then) ∼HSK 4
何去何从 何去何從 hé qù hé cóng what course to follow; what path to take ∼HSK 4
吾 吾 Wú i, my, our; resist, impede ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
郊 郊 Jiāo suburbs; waste land, open spaces ∼HSK 4
地处 地處 dì chǔ to be located at; to be situated in ∼HSK 4
练兵 練兵 liàn bīng to drill troops; army training ∼HSK 4
悉 悉 xī know, learn about, comprehend ∼HSK 4
推脱 推脫 tuī tuō to evade; to shirk ∼HSK 4
内政 內政 nèi zhèng internal affairs (of a country) ∼HSK 4
诗篇 詩篇 shī piān a poem; a composition in verse; fig. epic (compared with historical epic); the biblical Book of Psalms ∼HSK 4
授课 授課 shòu kè to teach; to give lessons ∼HSK 4
闪开 閃開 shǎn kāi to get out of the way ∼HSK 4
名士 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) ∼HSK 4
无所不知 無所不知 wú suǒ bù zhī omniscient ∼HSK 4
圣人 聖人 shèng rén sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint ∼HSK 4
他乡 他鄉 tā xiāng foreign land; away from one's native place ∼HSK 4
怪人 怪人 guài rén strange person; eccentric ∼HSK 4
危难 危難 wēi nàn calamity ∼HSK 4
危局 危局 wēi jú perilous situation ∼HSK 4
郎 郎 Láng gentleman, young man; husband ∼HSK 4
大败 大敗 dà bài to defeat; to inflict a defeat on sb ∼HSK 4
无时无刻 無時無刻 wú shí - wú kè (idiom) (when followed by) at no time; never (Note: therefore means "at no time not...", i.e. "at all times".); (when not followed by) at all times; always ∼HSK 4
寒 寒 hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
松柏 松柏 sōng bǎi pine and cypress; fig. chaste and undefiled; fig. tomb ∼HSK 4
烧水 燒水 shāo shuǐ to heat water; to boil water ∼HSK 4
政局 政局 zhèng jú political situation ∼HSK 4
不稳定 不穩定 bù wěn dìng unstable ∼HSK 4
冠 冠 Guàn cap, crown, headgear ∼HSK 4
扰 擾 rǎo disturb, annoy, agitate ∼HSK 4
一律 一律 yī lǜ same; uniformly; all; without exception HSK 4
转告 轉告 zhuǎn gào to pass on; to communicate; to transmit HSK 4
概括 概括 gài kuò to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline HSK 4
爱护 愛護 ài hù to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect HSK 4