House of Flying Daggers 2004
十面埋伏
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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Vocabulary
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| 此刻 此刻 | this moment; now; at present | |
| 拔 拔 | to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize | |
| 随意 隨意 | as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious | |
| 大事 大事 | major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way | |
| 喷 噴 | to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt | |
| 除非 除非 | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless | |
| 今日 今日 | today | |
| 之内 之內 | inside; within | |
| 警告 警告 | to warn; to admonish | |
| 线索 線索 | trail; clues; thread (of a story) | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 立 立 | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately | |
| 辛苦 辛苦 | exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) | |
| 命令 命令 | order; command | |
| 尝试 嘗試 | to try; to attempt | |
| 猜 猜 | to guess | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent | |
| 聪明 聰明 | intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) | |
| 戏 戲 | trick; drama; play; show | |
| 舞 舞 | to dance; to wield; to brandish | |
| 待 待 | to stay | |
| 傻 傻 | foolish | |
| 陪 陪 | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 | |
| 令 令 | to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem | |
| 杀 殺 | to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely | |
| 如此 如此 | like this; so; such | |
| 将 將 | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) | |
| 可 可 | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very | |
| 谈何容易 談何容易 | easier said than done (idiom) | Idiom |
| 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 | lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom); fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful; also written | Idiom |
| 天生丽质 天生麗質 | (idiom) to be naturally beautiful; to be born beautiful | Idiom |
| 里应外合 裡應外合 | to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom); (fig.) to act together | Idiom |
| 无用 無用 | useless; worthless | Xiehouyu |
| 案子 案子 | long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job | Colloquialism |
| 十面埋伏 十面埋伏 | Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece); House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou) | Proper Noun |
| 武功 武功 | Wugong County in Xianyang, Shaanxi | Proper Noun |
| 长安 長安 | Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an) capital of China during Tang Dynasty; now, a district of Xi'an | Proper Noun |
| 会安 會安 | Hoi An (in Vietnam) | Proper Noun |
| 一战 一戰 | World War I (1914-1918) | Proper Noun |
| 倾 傾 | upset, pour out, overflow | |
| 随处 隨處 | everywhere; anywhere | |
| 头牌 頭牌 | tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production; by extension, the lead role | |
| 宁 寧 | calm, peaceful, serene; healthy | |
| 索 索 | large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated | |
| 见谅 見諒 | please forgive me | |
| 坊 坊 | surname Fang | |
| 官非 官非 | lawsuit (from Cantonese) | |
| 密报 密報 | secret report | |
| 永世 永世 | eternal; forever | |
| 若是 若是 | if |