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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腥风血雨 腥風血雨 xīng fēng xuè yǔ lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom); fig. reign of terror; carnage Idiom ∼HSK 6
疾风知劲草 疾風知勁草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom); fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis Idiom ∼HSK 6
解甲归田 解甲歸田 jiě jiǎ guī tián to remove armor and return to the farm; to return to civilian life Idiom ∼HSK 6
毁家纾难 毀家紓難 huǐ jiā shū nàn to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom); fig. intense conflict Idiom ∼HSK 6
转眼之间 轉眼之間 zhuǎn yǎn zhī jiān (idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash Idiom ∼HSK 6
以身许国 以身許國 yǐ shēn xǔ guó to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts Idiom ∼HSK 6
丧心病狂 喪心病狂 sàng xīn - bìng kuáng (idiom) deranged; demented; berserk Idiom ∼HSK 6
鞠躬尽瘁 鞠躬盡瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck Idiom ∼HSK 6
摇尾乞怜 搖尾乞憐 yáo wěi qǐ lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom); fig. to fawn on sb; to bow and scrape; to grovel Idiom ∼HSK 6
气壮山河 氣壯山河 qì zhuàng shān hé magnificent; inspiring Idiom ∼HSK 6
漫山遍野 漫山遍野 màn shān biàn yě lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom); fig. as far as the eye can see; covering everything; omnipresent Idiom ∼HSK 6
鸡犬不留 雞犬不留 jī quǎn - bù liú lit. not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom); fig. mass slaughter Idiom ∼HSK 6
粉身碎骨 粉身碎骨 fěn shēn - suì gǔ lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom); fig. to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life Idiom ∼HSK 6
一心一德 一心一德 yī xīn yī dé of one heart and one mind (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul Idiom ∼HSK 6
海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū - shí làn lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom); fig. forever; until the end of time Idiom ∼HSK 6
自夸 自誇 zì kuā to boast Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
死到临头 死到臨頭 sǐ dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
大娘 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
雷 雷 léi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
青丝 青絲 qīng sī fine black hair; dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient) ∼HSK 6
忠义 忠義 zhōng yì loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty ∼HSK 6
免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
壮士 壯士 zhuàng shì warrior ∼HSK 6
钦差 欽差 qīn chāi imperial envoy ∼HSK 6
策马 策馬 cè mǎ to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs ∼HSK 6
出征 出征 chū zhēng to go into battle; to campaign (military) ∼HSK 6
莫不是 莫不是 mò bù shì probably; perhaps; could it be that...? ∼HSK 6
浴血 浴血 yù xuè blood-soaked ∼HSK 6
敬祝 敬祝 jìng zhù to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status); your humble servant ∼HSK 6
速速 速速 sù sù quickly ∼HSK 6
存亡 存亡 cún wáng to live or die; to exist or perish ∼HSK 6
收回成命 收回成命 shōu huí chéng mìng to rescind an order already given (idiom); to withdraw a command (esp. an imperial decree) ∼HSK 6
遵命 遵命 zūn mìng obey the order ∼HSK 6
亡国 亡國 wáng guó (of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated; a fallen nation ∼HSK 6
圣上 聖上 shèng shàng Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
传颂 傳頌 chuán sòng to eulogize; to pass on praise ∼HSK 6
英灵 英靈 yīng líng spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed; (literary) person of remarkable talent ∼HSK 6
告急 告急 gào jí to be in a state of emergency; to report an emergency; to ask for emergency assistance ∼HSK 6
豺狼 豺狼 chái láng jackal and wolf; ravenous wolf; fig. evil person; vicious tyrant ∼HSK 6
老伴 老伴 lǎo bàn (of an elderly couple) husband or wife ∼HSK 6
田园 田園 tián yuán fields; countryside; rural; bucolic ∼HSK 6
苍茫 蒼茫 cāng máng boundless; vast; hazy (distant horizon) ∼HSK 6
壮志 壯志 zhuàng zhì great goal; magnificent aspiration ∼HSK 6