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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| 怎么会 怎麼會 | how could it | |
| 此地 此地 | here; this place | |
| 何不 何不 | why not?; why not do (sth)? | |
| 脱去 脫去 | to throw off | |
| 自重 自重 | to conduct oneself with dignity; to be dignified; deadweight | |
| 弃 棄 | reject, abandon, discard | |
| 酒量 酒量 | capacity for liquor; how much one can drink | |
| 居无定所 居無定所 | to be without a fixed residence (idiom) | |
| 行刺 行刺 | to assassinate | |
| 无处不在 無處不在 | to be everywhere | |
| 失手 失手 | a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated | |
| 何等 何等 | what kind?; how, what; somewhat | |
| 别无选择 別無選擇 | to have no other choice | |
| 既已 既已 | already | |
| 应允 應允 | to give one's assent; to consent; Taiwan pr. [ying4 yun3] | |
| 亲自动手 親自動手 | to do the job oneself | |
| 明察 明察 | to note clearly; to perceive | |
| 意 意 | meaning, intent | |
| 美色 美色 | charm; loveliness (of a woman) | |
| 谢 謝 | thank | |
| 无时无刻 無時無刻 | (idiom) (when followed by) at no time; never (Note: therefore means "at no time not...", i.e. "at all times".); (when not followed by) at all times; always | |
| 后头 後頭 | behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future | |
| 转告 轉告 | to pass on; to communicate; to transmit | |
| 大姐 大姐 | big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) | |
| 痛快 痛快 | delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 专心 專心 | to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth) | |
| 鲜花 鮮花 | flower; fresh flowers | |
| 途中 途中 | en route | |
| 穿上 穿上 | to put on (clothes etc) | |
| 拉开 拉開 | to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase | |
| 没错 沒錯 | that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong | |
| 情景 情景 | scene; spectacle; circumstances; situation | |
| 多次 多次 | many times; repeatedly | |
| 相处 相處 | to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly) | |
| 轻易 輕易 | easily; lightly; rashly | |
| 独自 獨自 | alone | |
| 县 縣 | county | |
| 腰 腰 | waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins | |
| 稳 穩 | settled; steady; stable | |
| 对付 對付 | to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) | |
| 单独 單獨 | alone; by oneself; on one's own | |
| 摸 摸 | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract | |
| 暗 晻 | dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant | |
| 刺 刺 | (onom.) whoosh | |
| 有趣 有趣 | interesting; fascinating; amusing | |
| 兵 兵 | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | |
| 批 批 | to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) | |
| 神秘 神秘 | mysterious; mystery | |
| 承担 承擔 | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) |