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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输 輸 shū to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) Colloquialism HSK 3
管 筦 guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
齐国 齊國 Qí guó Qi state of Western Zhou and the Warring states (1122-265 BC), centered in Shandong Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
司马 司馬 Sī mǎ Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
周朝 周朝 Zhōu cháo Zhou Dynasty; Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
城外 城外 chéng wài outside of a city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
都城 都城 dū chéng capital city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
城门 城門 chéng mén city gate Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
楚国 楚國 Chǔ guó the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
进城 進城 jìn chéng to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
朝中 朝中 Cháo Zhōng North Korea-China Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
村子 村子 cūn zi village Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
春秋 春秋 Chūn qiū Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
诺 諾 nuò promise; assent, approve ∼HSK 3
鲁 魯 Lǔ foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
谷 穀 gǔ valley, gorge, ravine ∼HSK 3
卫 衛 Wèi guard, protect, defend ∼HSK 3
邦 邦 bāng nation, country, state ∼HSK 3
政 政 zhèng government, political affairs ∼HSK 3
领地 領地 lǐng dì territory; domain; estate; (old) fief ∼HSK 3
赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back ∼HSK 3
以此 以此 yǐ cǐ with this; thereby; thus; because of this ∼HSK 3
活人 活人 huó rén living person ∼HSK 3
奇 奇 jī strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
布衣 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people ∼HSK 3
杀死 殺死 shā sǐ to kill ∼HSK 3
天下大乱 天下大亂 tiān xià dà luàn the whole country in rebellion ∼HSK 3
马厩 馬廄 mǎ jiù stable ∼HSK 3
强求 強求 qiǎng qiú to insist on; to demand; to impose ∼HSK 3
世人 世人 shì rén people (in general); people around the world; everyone ∼HSK 3
乱世 亂世 luàn shì the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world ∼HSK 3
内乱 內亂 nèi luàn internal disorder; civil strife; civil unrest ∼HSK 3
死去 死去 sǐ qù to die ∼HSK 3
重整 重整 chóng zhěng to restructure; to reorganize; to revamp ∼HSK 3
追回 追回 zhuī huí to recover (sth lost or stolen); to get back ∼HSK 3
连累 連累 lián lei to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
借一步 借一步 jiè yī bù could I have a word with you? (in private) ∼HSK 3
时间不早了 時間不早了 shí jiān bù zǎo le it's getting late; time's getting on ∼HSK 3
大典 大典 dà diǎn ceremony; collection of classical writings ∼HSK 3
本朝 本朝 běn cháo the current dynasty ∼HSK 3
随你 隨你 suí nǐ as you wish ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
照看 照看 zhào kàn to look after; to attend to; to have in care ∼HSK 3
到齐 到齊 dào qí to be all present ∼HSK 3
称之为 稱之為 chēng zhī wéi to call it...; known as... ∼HSK 3
随行 隨行 suí xíng to accompany ∼HSK 3
城邑 城邑 chéng yì (literary) towns; cities ∼HSK 3
心气 心氣 xīn qì intention; motive; state of mind; ambition; aspiration; heart (TCM) ∼HSK 3