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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志士仁人 志士仁人 zhì shì rén rén gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals Idiom ∼HSK 6
一意孤行 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic Idiom ∼HSK 6
背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
求仁得仁 求仁得仁 qiú rén dé rén lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom); fig. to have one's wish fulfilled Idiom ∼HSK 6
趁火打劫 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ - dǎ jié lit. to loot a burning house (idiom); fig. to take advantage of sb's misfortune Idiom ∼HSK 6
绰绰有余 綽綽有餘 chuò chuò - yǒu yú (idiom) more than enough Idiom ∼HSK 6
不负众望 不負眾望 bù fù zhòng wàng to live up to expectations (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift Idiom ∼HSK 6
堂堂正正 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square Idiom ∼HSK 6
安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè to live in peace and work happily (idiom) Idiom HSK 6
同行 同行 tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
逆天 逆天 nì tiān (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order; (coll.) extraordinary; incredible Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
寡人 寡人 guǎrén I (used by rulers) ∼HSK 6
微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
会盟 會盟 huì méng meetings conducted by rulers in feudal China for the purpose of formalizing alliances, finalizing treaties ∼HSK 6
殉葬 殉葬 xùn zàng (of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead ∼HSK 6
家臣 家臣 jiā chén counselor of king or feudal warlord; henchman ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
吞并 吞併 tūn bìng to annex ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
采邑 采邑 cài yì fief ∼HSK 6
国君 國君 guó jūn monarch ∼HSK 6
渡口 渡口 dù kǒu ferry crossing ∼HSK 6
礼制 禮制 lǐ zhì etiquette; system of rites ∼HSK 6
宗主 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan; natural leader; person of prestige and authority in a domain; suzerain ∼HSK 6
临终 臨終 lín zhōng approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave ∼HSK 6
税赋 稅賦 shuì fù tax liability ∼HSK 6
诸侯 諸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
鄙人 鄙人 bǐ rén your humble servant; I ∼HSK 6
晋见 晉見 jìn jiàn have an audience with ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
仁义 仁義 rén yì benevolence and righteousness ∼HSK 6
先君 先君 xiān jūn my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor ∼HSK 6
种田 種田 zhòng tián to farm; farming ∼HSK 6
恩师 恩師 ēn shī (greatly respected) teacher ∼HSK 6
赏识 賞識 shǎng shí to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation ∼HSK 6
梦见周公 夢見周公 mèng jiàn zhōu gōng to dream of the Duke of Zhou (idiom); to fall asleep; to be napping ∼HSK 6
光景 光景 guāng jǐng circumstances; scene; about; probably ∼HSK 6
继任 繼任 jì rèn to succeed sb in a job; successor ∼HSK 6
嘱托 囑託 zhǔ tuō to entrust a task to sb else ∼HSK 6
廉耻 廉恥 lián chǐ honor and shame; sense of honor ∼HSK 6
品格 品格 pǐn gé one's character; fret (on fingerboard of lute or guitar) ∼HSK 6
贤能 賢能 xián néng sage ∼HSK 6
病残 病殘 bìng cán sick or disabled; invalid; disability ∼HSK 6
搜捕 搜捕 sōu bǔ to hunt and arrest (fugitives); to track down and arrest; a manhunt ∼HSK 6