Farewell to a Warrior

Farewell to a Warrior 1976

辞郎洲 cí láng zhōu

Disillusioned by years of futile bloodshed, General Chang Ta initially refuses the emperor’s call to defend the collapsing dynasty. It is his wife, Chen Pi-niang, a woman of exceptional intelligence and resolve, who urges him to answer his duty. At Tzu Lang Chow, she bids him farewell with a lock of her hair, a symbol of devotion and sacrifice, as he marches toward a seemingly hopeless battle. While Chang Ta fights at the front, Chen Pi-niang organizes local militias and leads a daring volunteer fleet of fishing boats to deliver supplies and strike the enemy. As defeat closes in and betrayal looms, husband and wife each face their fate with unyielding loyalty to their country.

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恨 恨 hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
愿 願 yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
舞 舞 wǔ to dance; to wield; to brandish HSK 5
之中 之中 zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
鬼 鬼 guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
枪 槍 qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
恢复 恢復 huī fù to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate HSK 5
待 待 dāi to stay HSK 5
尽管 儘管 jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
即使 即使 jí shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
至 至 zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
神 神 Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
令 令 líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
哈 哈 Hā abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan; abbr. for 哈尔滨, Harbin HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
翻江倒海 翻江倒海 fān jiāng dǎo hǎi lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom); fig. overwhelming; earth-shattering; in a spectacular mess Idiom ∼HSK 4
进退无路 進退無路 jìn tuì wú lù to have no alternative (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
弃暗投明 棄暗投明 qì àn tóu míng to renounce the dark and seek the light; to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one Idiom ∼HSK 4
无心 無心 wú xīn unintentionally; not in the mood to Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
潮 潮 cháo tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy; (coll.) inferior; substandard Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
海州 海州 Hǎi zhōu Haizhou district of Lianyungang city, Jiangsu; Haizhou district of Fuxin city, Liaoning Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
潮州 潮州 Cháo zhōu Chaozhou, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province; Chaozhou, township in Pingtung County, Taiwan; Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect spoken in east Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中原 中原 Zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
卫国 衛國 Wèi guó state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江山 江山 Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
韩江 韓江 Hán jiāng the Han river in Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
饶平 饒平 Ráo píng Raoping county in Chaozhou, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
蓬莱 蓬萊 Péng lái (Chinese mythology) Penglai, one of three fabled islands in the Bohai sea, where immortals were said to live; (by extension) fairyland Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
武陵源 武陵源 Wǔ líng yuán Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city, Hunan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
桃源 桃源 Táo yuán Taoyuan county in Changde, Hunan; Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county, southwest Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
东辽 東遼 Dōng liáo Dongliao county in Liaoyuan 遼源|辽源, Jilin Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
赵宋 趙宋 Zhào Sòng Song dynasty (960-1279); used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
安远 安遠 Ān yuǎn Anyuan county in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
斗牛 鬥牛 Dǒu Niú Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
岳飞 岳飛 Yuè Fēi Yue Fei (1103-1142), Song dynasty patriot and general Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
元军 元軍 Yuán jūn Mongol army; army of Yuan dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
黄忠 黃忠 Huáng Zhōng Huang Zhong (-220), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, portrayed as an old fighter Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
神州 神州 Shén zhōu old name for China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同心 同心 Tóng xīn Tongxin county in Wuzhong, Ningxia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
滚滚 滾滾 Gǔn gǔn nickname for a panda Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
郎 郎 Láng gentleman, young man; husband ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4