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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意下如何 意下如何 yì xià rú hé how about it?; what do you think? ∼HSK 6
捧上天 捧上天 pěng shàng tiān to praise to the skies; to shower with excessive praise ∼HSK 6
传颂 傳頌 chuán sòng to eulogize; to pass on praise ∼HSK 6
公卿 公卿 gōng qīng high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor ∼HSK 6
多事之秋 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū (idiom) troubled times; eventful period ∼HSK 6
忙于 忙於 máng yú busy with ∼HSK 6
呈报 呈報 chéng bào to (submit a) report ∼HSK 6
反叛 反叛 fǎn pàn to rebel; to revolt ∼HSK 6
变生不测 變生不測 biàn shēng bù cè 变: change, transform, alter; rebel · 生: life, living, lifetime; birth · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 测: measure, estimate, conjecture ∼HSK 6
铲除 剷除 chǎn chú to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish ∼HSK 6
私产 私產 sī chǎn private property ∼HSK 6
割据 割據 gē jù to set up an independent regime; to secede; segmentation; division; fragmentation ∼HSK 6
叛贼 叛賊 pàn zéi renegade; traitor ∼HSK 6
扎营 紮營 zhā yíng to camp; to pitch camp; stationed; quartered; Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2] ∼HSK 6
逃窜 逃竄 táo cuàn to run away; to flee in disarray ∼HSK 6
击溃 擊潰 jī kuì to defeat; to smash; to rout ∼HSK 6
要塞 要塞 yào sài stronghold; fort; fortification ∼HSK 6
百余 百餘 bǎi yú a hundred or more ∼HSK 6
国策 國策 guó cè a national policy ∼HSK 6
成仁 成仁 chéng rén to die for a good cause ∼HSK 6
不仁 不仁 bù rén not benevolent; heartless; numb ∼HSK 6
说辞 說辭 shuō cí excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments ∼HSK 6
趁虚而入 趁虛而入 chèn xū ér rù 趁: take advantage of, avail oneself · 虚: FALSE · 而: and; and then; and yet; but · 入: enter, come in(to), join ∼HSK 6
失序 失序 shī xù to get into disarray; to get out of whack ∼HSK 6
一无所成 一無所成 yī wú suǒ chéng 一: one; a, an; alone · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 所: place, location; numerary adjunct · 成: completed, finished, fixed ∼HSK 6
攻坚 攻堅 gōng jiān to assault a fortified position; (fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of one's mission ∼HSK 6
上善若水 上善若水 shàng shàn ruò shuǐ the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao") ∼HSK 6
一以贯之 一以貫之 yī yǐ guàn zhī (idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end ∼HSK 6
身外之物 身外之物 shēn wài zhī wù mere worldly possessions ∼HSK 6
苍茫 蒼茫 cāng máng boundless; vast; hazy (distant horizon) ∼HSK 6
特使 特使 tè shǐ special envoy; special ambassador ∼HSK 6
开堂 開堂 kāi táng to open a law court; to set up a mourning hall ∼HSK 6
尊命 尊命 zūn mìng your order (honorific) ∼HSK 6
妖姬 妖姬 yāo jī (literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine) ∼HSK 6
声名狼藉 聲名狼藉 shēng míng láng jí to have a bad reputation ∼HSK 6
落魄 落魄 luò pò down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] ∼HSK 6
窈窕淑女 窈窕淑女 yǎo tiǎo shū nǚ 窈: obscure, secluded; refined · 窕: slender; quiet and modest, charming · 淑: good, pure, virtuous, charming · 女: woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38 ∼HSK 6
情爱 情愛 qíng ài affection; friendly feelings towards sb; love ∼HSK 6
邪念 邪念 xié niàn wicked idea; evil thought; evil desire ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
诵读 誦讀 sòng dú to read aloud ∼HSK 6
为师 為師 wéi shī as your teacher ∼HSK 6
君王 君王 jūn wáng monarch ∼HSK 6
贪财好色 貪財好色 tān cái hào sè 贪: be greedy, covet; covetous · 财: wealth, valuables, riches · 好: good, excellent, fine; well · 色: color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty ∼HSK 6
服侍 服侍 fú shi to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also ∼HSK 6
鸟兽 鳥獸 niǎo shòu birds and beasts; fauna ∼HSK 6
隐居 隱居 yǐn jū to live in seclusion ∼HSK 6
过孔 過孔 guò kǒng (electronics) via (a type of hole in a circuit board) ∼HSK 6
奸计 奸計 jiān jì evil plan; evil schemes ∼HSK 6
不善 不善 bù shàn bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive ∼HSK 6