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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不堪设想 不堪設想 bù kān shè xiǎng too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable ∼HSK 6
蒙蔽 矇蔽 méng bì to deceive; to hoodwink ∼HSK 6
现形 現形 xiàn xíng to become visible; to appear; to manifest one's true nature ∼HSK 6
假戏真做 假戲真做 jiǎ xì zhēn zuò to play a fake game for real (idiom); a pretense that becomes genuine; acting that turns true ∼HSK 6
呈报 呈報 chéng bào to (submit a) report ∼HSK 6
格杀勿论 格殺勿論 gé shā wù lùn to be executed on the spot without trial (idiom); shoot/kill on sight without question ∼HSK 6
无痕 無痕 wú hén traceless ∼HSK 6
钟情 鍾情 zhōng qíng to fall in love; to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art) ∼HSK 6
可喜 可喜 kě xǐ making one happy; gratifying; heartening ∼HSK 6
孤男寡女 孤男寡女 gū nán guǎ nǚ a single man and a single woman; bachelors; a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting) ∼HSK 6
荒郊 荒郊 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town ∼HSK 6
许配 許配 xǔ pèi to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages) ∼HSK 6
从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length ∼HSK 6
岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise ∼HSK 6
浪子 浪子 làng zǐ loafer; wastrel; prodigal son ∼HSK 6
一拜 一拜 yī bài to bow once; a single bow (of respect or worship) ∼HSK 6
假扮 假扮 jiǎ bàn to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else ∼HSK 6
怎肯 怎肯 zěn kěn how could one be willing ∼HSK 6
罗嗦 羅嗦 luō suo erroneous variant of ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
公干 公幹 gōng gàn public business; official work ∼HSK 6
胜仗 勝仗 shèng zhàng victory; victorious battle ∼HSK 6
精锐 精銳 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops); crack; best quality personnel ∼HSK 6
调情 調情 tiáo qíng to flirt ∼HSK 6
存亡 存亡 cún wáng to live or die; to exist or perish ∼HSK 6
在此一举 在此一舉 zài cǐ yī jǔ hinging on this one move; everything depends on this single action (idiom) ∼HSK 6
私情 私情 sī qíng personal considerations; love affair ∼HSK 6
刮目相看 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) ∼HSK 6
险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone ∼HSK 6
坚持下去 堅持下去 jiān chí xià qù to press on ∼HSK 6
以绝后患 以絕後患 yǐ jué hòu huàn in order to eliminate future trouble (idiom); to forestall later calamity ∼HSK 6
相救 相救 xiāng jiù rescue ∼HSK 6
各为其主 各為其主 gè wèi qí zhǔ each serves his own master (idiom); everyone is loyal to his own side ∼HSK 6
恩人 恩人 ēn rén a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else HSK 6
神色 神色 shén sè expression; look HSK 6
赶不上 趕不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect HSK 6
盲人 盲人 máng rén blind person HSK 6
一路上 一路上 yī lù shàng along the way; the whole way; (fig.) the whole time HSK 6
此处 此處 cǐ chù this place; here (literary) HSK 6
捕 捕 bǔ to catch; to seize; to capture HSK 6
便是 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as HSK 6
前方 前方 qián fāng ahead; the front HSK 6
牢 牢 láo firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison HSK 6
外出 外出 wài chū to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) HSK 6
一同 一同 yī tóng together HSK 6
想不到 想不到 xiǎng bu dào unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that HSK 6
顾 顧 gù to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to HSK 6
跪 跪 guì to kneel HSK 6