Gone with the Bullets

Gone with the Bullets 2014

一步之遥 yī bù zhī yáo

Set in 1920s Shanghai, Ma Zouri and Xiang Feitian establish a notorious beauty pageant called the Flowers Competition. All of the city's elite attend the gala event, but when Wanyan Ying unexpectedly wins, it sets into motion a series of tragic events that change their destinies.

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4.76 Intermediate Director Jiang Wen IMDb 5.8

Cast

Jiang Wen Jiang Wen Ma Zouri Shu Qi Shu Qi Wanyan Ying Ge You Ge You Xiang Feitian Zhou Yun Zhou Yun Wu Liu Wang Zhiwen Wang Zhiwen Wang Tianwang Wen Zhang Wen Zhang Wu Qi Na Ying Na Ying Shu Wangou Niu Ben Niu Ben Uncle Niu Thomas Fiquet Thomas Fiquet Dancer Hung Huang Hung Huang Qi Sainan

Vocabulary

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不远万里 不遠萬里 bù yuǎn wàn lǐ lit. not considering ten thousand li too far (idiom); fig. to travel a great distance regardless of the hardship Idiom ∼HSK 7
男盗女娼 男盜女娼 nán dào nǚ chāng lit. the men are thieves and the women are whores (idiom); fig. a thoroughly corrupt and depraved lot; morally rotten through and through Idiom ∼HSK 7
天有不测风云 天有不測風雲 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún lit. the heavens hold unforeseen storms (idiom); fig. life is full of unexpected misfortunes; the unpredictable can strike at any time Idiom ∼HSK 7
桃李满天下 桃李滿天下 táo lǐ mǎn tiān xià lit. peaches and plums all over the world (idiom); fig. one's students are everywhere; to have a great many disciples Idiom ∼HSK 7
回头是岸 回頭是岸 huí tóu shì àn lit. to turn one's head and reach the shore (idiom); fig. to repent and be saved; a wrongdoer who mends their ways can find redemption Idiom ∼HSK 7
一目了然 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán obvious at a glance (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
迫不及待 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it Idiom HSK 7
无家可归 無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī homeless Xiehouyu HSK 7
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7
反常 反常 fǎn cháng unusual; abnormal Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile 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
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
闺女 閨女 guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
卵 卵 luǎn egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (old) penis; (expletive) fucking Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize 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
踊跃 踴躍 yǒng yuè to leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically HSK 7
嫦娥 嫦娥 Cháng é Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft HSK 7
世袭 世襲 shì xí succession; inheritance; hereditary HSK 7
按说 按說 àn shuō in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally HSK 7
伯母 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) HSK 7
文人 文人 wén rén scholar; literati HSK 7
立功 立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself HSK 7
要强 要強 yào qiáng eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded HSK 7
荡漾 盪漾 dàng yàng to ripple; to undulate; also written 荡漾 HSK 7
慈祥 慈祥 cí xiáng kindly; benevolent (often of older person) HSK 7
蓬勃 蓬勃 péng bó vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
硬朗 硬朗 yìng lǎng robust; healthy HSK 7
恩赐 恩賜 ēn cì favor; to give charity to sb out of pity HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
启蒙 啟蒙 qǐ méng to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance; to free sb from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty HSK 7
陡 陡 dǒu steep; precipitous; abrubtly; suddenly; unexpectedly HSK 7
顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently HSK 7
虚荣 虛榮 xū róng vanity HSK 7
款待 款待 kuǎn dài to entertain; to be hospitable to HSK 7
学士 學士 xué shì bachelor's degree; person holding a university degree HSK 7
物证 物證 wù zhèng material evidence HSK 7
官兵 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
辫子 辮子 biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
眼界 眼界 yǎn jiè ken; scope HSK 7