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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真心 真心 zhēn xīn sincere; heartfelt HSK 7
哼 哼 hēng to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! HSK 7
嘿 嘿 hēi hey HSK 7
他人 他人 tā rén another person; sb else; other people HSK 7
一面 一面 yī miàn one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face HSK 7
探 探 tàn to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
婚姻 婚姻 hūn yīn matrimony; wedding; marriage HSK 7
灵 靈 líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin HSK 7
有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
需 需 xū to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
诡计多端 詭計多端 guǐ jì duō duān deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous; full of craft and cunning Idiom ∼HSK 6
后悔莫及 後悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. Idiom ∼HSK 6
倾巢而出 傾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength Idiom ∼HSK 6
赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) Idiom ∼HSK 6
难言之隐 難言之隱 nán yán zhī yǐn a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness Idiom ∼HSK 6
浪迹天涯 浪跡天涯 làng jì tiān yá to roam far and wide (idiom); to travel the world Idiom ∼HSK 6
逢场作戏 逢場作戲 féng chǎng zuò xì lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun; to play along according to local conditions Idiom ∼HSK 6
同行 同行 tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
指着 指著 zhǐzhe Poke HSK 6
大侠 大俠 dà xiá knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero ∼HSK 6
捕头 捕頭 bǔ tóu constable ∼HSK 6
牡丹坊 牡丹坊 mǔ dan fāng Peony Lane ∼HSK 6
佳人 佳人 jiā rén beautiful woman ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
目盲 目盲 mù máng blind; blindness ∼HSK 6
山野 山野 shān yě wild mountain ∼HSK 6
烂漫 爛漫 làn màn unaffected; unpretentious; (literary) brightly colored; vibrant ∼HSK 6
绝世 絕世 jué shì unique; exceptional ∼HSK 6
倾城 傾城 qīng chéng coming from everywhere; from all over the place; gorgeous (of woman); to ruin and overturn the state ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
狗贼 狗賊 gǒu zéi (insult) brigand; swindler ∼HSK 6
刑具 刑具 xíng jù punishment equipment; torture instrument ∼HSK 6
大功 大功 dà gōng great merit; great service ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
未及 未及 wèi jí to not have had time; to have not yet; not to touch upon ∼HSK 6
何故 何故 hé gù what for?; what's the reason? ∼HSK 6
招揽生意 招攬生意 zhāo lǎn shēng yi to advertise; to solicit business ∼HSK 6
仙人 仙人 xiān rén Daoist immortal; celestial being ∼HSK 6
人犯 人犯 rén fàn criminal; culprit; suspect (old) ∼HSK 6
依我看 依我看 yī wǒ kàn in my opinion ∼HSK 6
押送 押送 yā sòng to send under escort; to transport a detainee ∼HSK 6
非你莫属 非你莫屬 fēi nǐ mò shǔ it's yours exclusively (idiom); you are the one; only you deserve it; only you can do it ∼HSK 6
相貌 相貌 xiàng mào appearance ∼HSK 6
偏要 偏要 piān yào to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything ∼HSK 6