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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谨慎 謹慎 jǐn shèn cautious; prudent HSK 7
讨 討 tǎo to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study HSK 7
驾 駕 jià to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) HSK 7
在意 在意 zài yì to care about; to mind HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
贱 賤 jiàn inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my HSK 7
免 免 miǎn to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited HSK 7
无比 無比 wú bǐ incomparable; matchless HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
贼 賊 zéi thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely HSK 7
依 依 yī to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
抛 拋 pāo to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon HSK 7
伴 伴 bàn partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany HSK 7
善 善 shàn good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect HSK 7
完毕 完畢 wán bì to finish; to end; to complete HSK 7
烤 烤 kǎo to roast; to bake; to broil HSK 7
之所以 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" HSK 7
竟 竟 jìng unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed HSK 7
原本 原本 yuán běn originally; original HSK 7
斗 斗 Dǒu abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 HSK 7
业 業 yè line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already HSK 7
剂 劑 jì dose (medicine) HSK 7
患 患 huàn to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry HSK 7
设 設 shè to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if HSK 7
狼 狼 láng wolf HSK 7
并非 並非 bìng fēi really isn't HSK 7
推荐 推薦 tuī jiàn to recommend; recommendation HSK 7
灵 靈 líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin HSK 7
有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
丧家之犬 喪家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn lit. stray dog (idiom); fig. one who has nothing to rely on Idiom ∼HSK 6
夜不闭户 夜不閉戶 yè bù bì hù lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society Idiom ∼HSK 6
推陈出新 推陳出新 tuī chén chū xīn to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate Idiom ∼HSK 6
言之凿凿 言之鑿鑿 yán zhī záo záo (idiom) to speak with conviction Idiom ∼HSK 6
画地为牢 畫地為牢 huà dì wéi láo lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom); fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities Idiom ∼HSK 6
横征暴敛 橫征暴斂 héng zhēng bào liǎn to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force Idiom ∼HSK 6
以礼相待 以禮相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài to treat sb with due respect (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
朽木不可雕 朽木不可雕 xiǔ mù bù kě diāo lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom); fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear Idiom ∼HSK 6
兹事体大 茲事體大 zī shì tǐ dà this is no small thing (idiom); to have a serious matter at hand Idiom ∼HSK 6
马到成功 馬到成功 mǎ dào chéng gōng to win instant success (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6