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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抛下 拋下 pāo xià to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down ∼HSK 6
丧亡 喪亡 sàng wáng to die ∼HSK 6
无援 無援 wú yuán without support; helpless ∼HSK 6
扁舟 扁舟 piān zhōu (literary) small boat; skiff ∼HSK 6
怒吼 怒吼 nù hǒu to bellow; to rave; to snarl ∼HSK 6
为国捐躯 為國捐軀 wèi guó juān qū to lay down one's life for one's country (idiom) ∼HSK 6
国仇家恨 國仇家恨 guó chóu jiā hèn enmity against the nation and one's family (idiom); national and personal hatred ∼HSK 6
叛贼 叛賊 pàn zéi renegade; traitor ∼HSK 6
归顺 歸順 guī shùn to surrender and pay allegiance to ∼HSK 6
赠予 贈予 zèng yǔ to give a present; to accord (a favor); to grant ∼HSK 6
巧计 巧計 qiǎo jì maneuver; scheme ∼HSK 6
以身殉国 以身殉國 yǐ shēng xùn guó to give one's life for one's country (idiom); to die a martyr for the nation ∼HSK 6
异心 異心 yì xīn disloyalty; infidelity ∼HSK 6
待命 待命 dài mìng to be on call; to be on standby ∼HSK 6
劫掠 劫掠 jié lüè to loot; to plunder ∼HSK 6
生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people; living thing; creature ∼HSK 6
陷落 陷落 xiàn luò to surrender (of a fortress); to fall (to the enemy); subsidence (of land) ∼HSK 6
君臣 君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old) ∼HSK 6
一年一度 一年一度 yī nián yī dù once a year; annual ∼HSK 6
足见 足見 zú jiàn it goes to show that; one can see ∼HSK 6
保驾 保駕 bǎo jià (in former times) to escort the emperor (or other important personage); (nowadays) to escort sb (usually jocular) ∼HSK 6
女中豪杰 女中豪傑 nǚ zhōng háo jié a heroine; a woman of exceptional valor (idiom); an outstanding woman ∼HSK 6
贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles ∼HSK 6
山野 山野 shān yě wild mountain ∼HSK 6
婶婶 嬸嬸 shěn shen wife of father's younger brother; aunt ∼HSK 6
知州 知州 zhī zhōu senior provincial government official in dynastic China ∼HSK 6
倾巢 傾巢 qīng cháo lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us); a turnout in full force (of a gang of villains) ∼HSK 6
朝野 朝野 cháo yě all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people ∼HSK 6
颠连 顛連 diān lián illogical ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
兴亡 興亡 xīng wáng to flourish and decay; rise and fall ∼HSK 6
匹夫有责 匹夫有責 pǐ fū yǒu zé every ordinary person bears responsibility (idiom); from "the rise and fall of a nation is everyone's concern" ∼HSK 6
不提也罢 不提也罷 bù tí yě bà best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it ∼HSK 6
忠烈 忠烈 zhōng liè sacrifice oneself for one's country; martyr ∼HSK 6
湖畔 湖畔 hú pàn lakeside ∼HSK 6
大好河山 大好河山 dà hǎo hé shān the great and beautiful land (idiom); one's magnificent homeland; the splendid country ∼HSK 6
翘首 翹首 qiáo shǒu to raise one's head and look ∼HSK 6
苍生 蒼生 cāng shēng (area where) vegetation grows; the common people ∼HSK 6
怎敢 怎敢 zěn gǎn how dare ∼HSK 6
来犯 來犯 lái fàn (of enemy forces) to invade; to attack ∼HSK 6
义胆忠肝 義膽忠肝 yì dǎn zhōng gān righteous courage and loyal heart (idiom); brave and devoted ∼HSK 6
今非昔比 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed ∼HSK 6
苟安 苟安 gǒu ān seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself; taking things easily without attending to responsibilities ∼HSK 6
徒劳 徒勞 tú láo futile ∼HSK 6
礼贤下士 禮賢下士 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise ∼HSK 6
亲临 親臨 qīn lín to visit in person; to personally attend ∼HSK 6
奸佞 奸佞 jiān nìng crafty and fawning ∼HSK 6
作梗 作梗 zuò gěng to hinder; to obstruct; to create difficulties ∼HSK 6
未竟 未竟 wèi jìng unfinished; incomplete ∼HSK 6
蒙难 蒙難 méng nàn to meet with disaster; killed; in the clutches of the enemy; to fall foul of; in danger ∼HSK 6