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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跋扈 跋扈 bá hù domineering; bossy ∼HSK 6
不相为谋 不相為謀 bù xiāng wéi móu 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 相: mutual, reciprocal, each other · 为: do, handle, govern, act; be · 谋: plan, scheme; strategem ∼HSK 6
献祭 獻祭 xiàn jì to offer sacrifice ∼HSK 6
神灵 神靈 shén líng god; spirit; demon; occult or supernatural entities in general ∼HSK 6
不敬 不敬 bù jìng disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior) ∼HSK 6
恶俗 惡俗 è sú bad habit; evil custom; vulgarity ∼HSK 6
陋俗 陋俗 lòu sú undesirable customs ∼HSK 6
文武 文武 wén wǔ civil and military ∼HSK 6
故里 故里 gù lǐ home town; native place ∼HSK 6
礼仪之邦 禮儀之邦 lǐ yí zhī bāng a land of ceremony and propriety ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
九泉之下 九泉之下 jiǔ quán zhī xià 九: nine · 泉: spring, fountain; wealth, money · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 下: under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down ∼HSK 6
兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother ∼HSK 6
听命 聽命 tīng mìng to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs ∼HSK 6
遣使 遣使 qiǎn shǐ to dispatch an envoy ∼HSK 6
狭谷 狹谷 xiá gǔ glen ∼HSK 6
荣辱 榮辱 róng rǔ honor and disgrace; reputation ∼HSK 6
仪仗 儀仗 yí zhàng ceremonial weaponry ∼HSK 6
佩剑 佩劍 pèi jiàn sword; (fencing) saber ∼HSK 6
以防不测 以防不測 yǐ fáng bù cè 以: by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to · 防: defend; prevent; embankment · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 测: measure, estimate, conjecture ∼HSK 6
野地 野地 yě dì wilderness ∼HSK 6
兵权 兵權 bīng quán military leadership; military power ∼HSK 6
农奴 農奴 nóng nú serf ∼HSK 6
劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor; corvée (labor required of a serf); animal labor ∼HSK 6
暴晒 暴曬 bào shài (of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun ∼HSK 6
民不聊生 民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian) ∼HSK 6
苛政猛于虎 苛政猛於虎 kē zhè měng yú hǔ 苛: small, petty; harsh, rigorous · 政: government, political affairs · 猛: violent, savage, cruel; bold · 于: in, on, at; go to; surname · 虎: tiger; brave, fierce; surname ∼HSK 6
不轨 不軌 bù guǐ errant ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
公国 公國 gōng guó duchy; dukedom; principality ∼HSK 6
贵客 貴客 guì kè honored guest ∼HSK 6
手足 手足 shǒu zú hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices ∼HSK 6
盟邦 盟邦 méng bāng ally; allied country ∼HSK 6
君臣 君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old) ∼HSK 6
调遣 調遣 diào qiǎn to dispatch; to assign; a dispatch ∼HSK 6
违命 違命 wéi mìng disobedient; to violate the Mandate of Heaven ∼HSK 6
苍老 蒼老 cāng lǎo old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful ∼HSK 6
撒手 撒手 sā shǒu to let go of sth; to give up ∼HSK 6
操持 操持 cāo chi to manage; to handle ∼HSK 6
唐突 唐突 táng tū to be rude; to treat irreverently ∼HSK 6
不知何故 不知何故 bù zhī hé gù somehow ∼HSK 6
探口风 探口風 tàn kǒu fēng to sound out opinions; to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning ∼HSK 6
事奉 事奉 shì fèng to serve ∼HSK 6
异邦 異邦 yì bāng foreign country ∼HSK 6
相依 相依 xiāng yī to be interdependent ∼HSK 6
四战之地 四戰之地 sì zhàn zhī dì 四: four · 战: war, fighting, battle · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 地: earth; soil, ground; region ∼HSK 6
孤立无援 孤立無援 gū lì wú yuán isolated and without help ∼HSK 6
利害关系 利害關係 lì hài guān xi stake; vital interest; concern ∼HSK 6
聘书 聘書 pìn shū letter of appointment; contract ∼HSK 6
制衡 制衡 zhì héng to check and balance (power); checks and balances ∼HSK 6