House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers 2004

十面埋伏 shímiànmáifú

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

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4.54 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 87%

Cast

Takeshi Kaneshiro Takeshi Kaneshiro Jin Andy Lau Andy Lau Liu Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi Xiao Mei Song Dandan Song Dandan Yee Zhao Hongfei Zhao Hongfei Xiao Bu Kuai Guo Jun Guo Jun Police Officer Zhang Shu Zhang Shu Wang Jiusheng Wang Jiusheng Zhang Zhengyong Zhang Zhengyong Yongxin Wang

Vocabulary

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争奇斗艳 爭奇鬥豔 zhēng qí dòu yàn contending in beauty and splendor (idiom); (of flowers) vying to outdo one another in bloom Idiom ∼HSK 7
送佛送到西 送佛送到西 sòng fó sòng dào xī lit. when seeing the Buddha off, see him all the way to the West (idiom); fig. if you help someone, finish the job; see it through to the end Idiom ∼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
乔装 喬裝 qiáo zhuāng to pretend; to feign; to disguise oneself HSK 7
嬉笑 嬉笑 xī xiào to be laughing and playing; to giggle HSK 7
建树 建樹 jiàn shù to make a contribution; to establish; to found; contribution HSK 7
查获 查獲 chá huò to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) HSK 7
分寸 分寸 fēn cun propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
受惊 受驚 shòu jīng startled HSK 7
索性 索性 suǒ xìng you might as well (do it); simply; just HSK 7
真假 真假 zhēn jiǎ genuine or fake; true or false HSK 7
不解 不解 bù jiě to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
血脉 血脈 xuè mài blood vessels HSK 7
棋子 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) HSK 7
屡 屢 lǚ time and again; repeatedly; frequently HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
凶狠 兇狠 xiōng hěn cruel; vicious; fierce and malicious; vengeful HSK 7
诱饵 誘餌 yòu ěr bait HSK 7
闹事 鬧事 nào shì to cause trouble; to create a disturbance HSK 7
动身 動身 dòng shēn to go on a journey; to leave HSK 7
冒犯 冒犯 mào fàn to offend HSK 7
容貌 容貌 róng mào one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features HSK 7
能耐 能耐 néng nài ability; capability HSK 7
顾及 顧及 gù jí to take into consideration; to attend to HSK 7
圈套 圈套 quān tào trap; snare; trick HSK 7
大意 大意 dà yì general idea; main idea HSK 7
酗酒 酗酒 xù jiǔ heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess HSK 7
敬佩 敬佩 jìng pèi to esteem; to admire HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
做主 做主 zuò zhǔ see 主 HSK 7
向来 向來 xiàng lái always (previously) HSK 7
风流 風流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose HSK 7
埋伏 埋伏 mái fú to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush HSK 7
精通 精通 jīng tōng to be proficient in; to master (a subject) HSK 7
牵挂 牽掛 qiān guà to worry about; to be concerned about HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
了结 了結 liǎo jié to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
出众 出眾 chū zhòng to stand out; outstanding HSK 7
弓 弓 gōng a bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back etc) HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business; first transaction of a business day HSK 7
住处 住處 zhù chù residence; dwelling HSK 7
好比 好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like; can be compared to HSK 7
无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless HSK 7
生前 生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life; while living HSK 7