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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率土之滨 率土之濱 shuài tǔ zhī bīn 率: to lead; ratio; rate; limit · 土: soil, earth; items made of earth · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 滨: beach, sea coast; river bank Idiom ∼HSK 7
暮气沉沉 暮氣沉沉 mù qì chén chén 暮: evening, dusk, sunset; ending · 气: steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84 · 沉: sink, submerge; addicted to · 沉: sink, submerge; addicted to Idiom ∼HSK 7
超然物外 超然物外 chāo rán wù wài 超: jump over, leap over; surpass · 然: yes, certainly; pledge, promise · 物: thing, substance, creature · 外: out, outside, external; foreign Idiom ∼HSK 7
政出多门 政出多門 zhèng chū duō mén 政: government, political affairs · 出: go out, send out; stand; produce · 多: much, many; more than, over · 门: gate, door, entrance, opening Idiom ∼HSK 7
浴血奋战 浴血奮戰 yù xuè fèn zhàn 浴: bathe, wash; bath · 血: blood; radical number 143 · 奋: strive, exert effort; arouse · 战: war, fighting, battle Idiom ∼HSK 7
急于求成 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result; impetuous Idiom HSK 7
袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger Idiom HSK 7
万无一失 萬無一失 wàn wú yī shī surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
措手不及 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared Idiom HSK 7
神气 神氣 shén qì expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious Xiehouyu HSK 7
奔波 奔波 bēn bō to rush about; to be constantly on the move Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
空虚 空虛 kōng xū hollow; emptiness; meaningless Xiehouyu HSK 7
丑闻 醜聞 chǒu wén scandal Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
宰 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
干戈 干戈 gān gē weapons of war; arms HSK 7
诀别 訣別 jué bié to bid farewell; to part (usually with little hope of meeting again) HSK 7
讲学 講學 jiǎng xué to lecture (on branch of learning) HSK 7
耻笑 恥笑 chǐ xiào to sneer at sb; to ridicule HSK 7
稍候 稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment HSK 7
拜会 拜會 bài huì (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on HSK 7
陪葬 陪葬 péi zàng to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
亏待 虧待 kuī dài to treat sb unfairly HSK 7
收复 收復 shōu fù to recover (lost territory etc); to recapture HSK 7
历代 歷代 lì dài successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties HSK 7
地势 地勢 dì shì terrain; topography relief HSK 7
无不 無不 wú bù none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception HSK 7
富足 富足 fù zú rich; plentiful HSK 7
要强 要強 yào qiáng eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
邻国 鄰國 lín guó bordering country; neighbor country; neighboring countries; surrounding countries HSK 7
伯父 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother; term of respect for older man HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
投奔 投奔 tóu bèn to seek shelter; to seek asylum HSK 7
比试 比試 bǐ shì to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring HSK 7
公职 公職 gōng zhí civil service; public office; government job HSK 7
闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) HSK 7
敬酒 敬酒 jìng jiǔ to toast; to propose a toast HSK 7
插嘴 插嘴 chā zuǐ to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation HSK 7
难处 難處 nán chu trouble; difficulty; problem HSK 7
倡议 倡議 chàng yì to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative HSK 7
风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood; atmosphere; common practice HSK 7
务实 務實 wù shí pragmatic; dealing with concrete issues HSK 7