Farewell to a Warrior

Farewell to a Warrior 1976

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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滿 mǎn fān under full sail; going as fast as possible ∼HSK 6
líng dīng alone and helpless ∼HSK 6
luó pán compass ∼HSK 6
rén fisherman ∼HSK 6
xuè zhàn a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom) ∼HSK 6
shēng wèi one's fate (life or death) is uncertain (idiom); whereabouts/survival unknown ∼HSK 6
lín wēi dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed ∼HSK 6
jiāng ān chū what plan do you propose? (idiom); what is your strategy? ∼HSK 6
shū to fail to pay sufficient attention to; to be negligent in regard to; to be lacking in ∼HSK 6
night attack ∼HSK 6
yáng fān to set sail ∼HSK 6
zhuàng zhì wèi chóu to die with one's lofty ambitions unfulfilled (idiom); noble aspirations left unrealized ∼HSK 6
kàng to resist (an aggressor); to oppose (a menace) ∼HSK 6
jiě mèn to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion ∼HSK 6
yuán why?; for what reason? ∼HSK 6
an outfit of (clothing) ∼HSK 6
shā grain of sand ∼HSK 6
huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town ∼HSK 6
āi míng (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail ∼HSK 6
chǎn píng to level the ground (with a hoe, shovel etc); to raze (a building, forest etc) ∼HSK 6
fāng from where ∼HSK 6
xiāng gào inform ∼HSK 6
róng honor and disgrace; reputation ∼HSK 6
dài jiě unresolved; awaiting solution ∼HSK 6
pàn guó treason ∼HSK 6
lián chǐ honor and shame; sense of honor ∼HSK 6
kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round ∼HSK 6
nán jiù cannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame ∼HSK 6
qiè wàng to eagerly anticipate ∼HSK 6
jìng to wash clean ∼HSK 6
yuán bīng (military) reinforcements ∼HSK 6
jué to take one's last breath; dying ∼HSK 6
zéi chuán pirate ship; fig. venture of dubious merit; criminal gang; reactionary faction ∼HSK 6
dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
hěn vicious; malicious; savage ∼HSK 6
jiāo zhuó (literary) deeply worried ∼HSK 6
chén yín to mutter to oneself irresolutely ∼HSK 6
néng how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
shì dào jīn as matters stand; things having reached this stage ∼HSK 6
jué zhàn to fight to the death; a decisive last-ditch battle (idiom) ∼HSK 6
shèng huǒ sacred fire; (esp.) the Olympic flame ∼HSK 6
lín tóu to befall; to be imminent ∼HSK 6
chén shí 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) ∼HSK 6
mìng to report on completion of a mission; debriefing ∼HSK 6
zhì to send one's greetings; to send one's best regards; to devote attention to ∼HSK 6
qiè you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it) ∼HSK 6
jūn cóng shì to deal with according to military law (idiom); to court-martial; to punish under martial law ∼HSK 6
huàn nàn trials and tribulations ∼HSK 6
ruò fēi were it not for; if not for ∼HSK 6
qíng personal considerations; love affair ∼HSK 6