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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躲避 躲避 duǒ bì to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties) HSK 7
安定 安定 Ān dìng Anting township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan HSK 7
漆 漆 qī paint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc) HSK 7
缓 緩 huǎn slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate HSK 7
赴 赴 fù to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) HSK 7
出身 出身 chū shēn to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin HSK 7
下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) HSK 7
往事 往事 wǎng shì past events; former happenings HSK 7
勿 勿 wù do not HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
思念 思念 sī niàn to think of; to long for; to miss HSK 7
眼下 眼下 yǎn xià now; at present; subocular (medicine) HSK 7
迟早 遲早 chí zǎo sooner or later HSK 7
极为 極為 jí wéi extremely; exceedingly HSK 7
祭 祭 jì to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield HSK 7
盼 盼 pàn to hope for; to long for; to expect HSK 7
以免 以免 yǐ miǎn in order to avoid; so as not to HSK 7
为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character HSK 7
任命 任命 rèn mìng to appoint; (job) appointment HSK 7
亲手 親手 qīn shǒu personally; with one's own hands HSK 7
流浪 流浪 liú làng to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant HSK 7
陷 陷 xiàn pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect HSK 7
预料 預料 yù liào to forecast; to anticipate; expectation HSK 7
贵族 貴族 guì zú lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy HSK 7
辞 辤 cí old variant of 辞 HSK 7
壮 壯 Zhuàng Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group HSK 7
扬 揚 yáng to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate HSK 7
驾车 駕車 jià chē to drive a vehicle HSK 7
故 故 gù happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead HSK 7
赞同 讚同 zàn tóng to approve of; to endorse; (vote) in favor HSK 7
席 席 xí woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc HSK 7
乃 乃 nǎi to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon HSK 7
生死 生死 shēng sǐ life or death HSK 7
货物 貨物 huò wù goods; commodity; merchandise HSK 7
陪伴 陪伴 péi bàn to accompany HSK 7
颇 頗 pō rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [pǒ] HSK 7
凡 凡 fán ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale HSK 7
孔 孔 kǒng hole; classifier for cave dwellings HSK 7
担 擔 dàn picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole HSK 7
胳膊 胳膊 gē bo arm HSK 7
残忍 殘忍 cán rěn cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless HSK 7
略 略 lu:è brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory) HSK 7
杀害 殺害 shā hài to murder HSK 7
防御 防禦 fáng yù defense; to defend HSK 7
亲戚 親戚 qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation) HSK 7
功 功 gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
背叛 背叛 bèi pàn to betray HSK 7
擅长 擅長 shàn cháng to be good at; to be expert in HSK 7
提议 提議 tí yì proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest HSK 7
割 割 gē to cut; to cut apart HSK 7