Red Cliff 2008

赤壁（上） chìbì （ shǎng ）

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.

HSK 1

5.5 Advanced Director John Woo 🍅 89%

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Zhou Yu

Takeshi Kaneshiro Zhu Ge Liang

Zhang Fengyi Cao Cao

Chang Chen Sun Quan

Vicky Zhao Sun Shang Xiang

Hu Jun Zhao Yun

Shido Nakamura Gan Xing

Lin Chi-ling Xiao Qiao

You Yongzhi Liu Bei

Hou Yong Lu Su

Vocabulary

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攻心攻心 gōng xīn	to mount a psychological attack; to try to demoralize; to try to win over; to try to persuade; (TCM) to fall into a coma or stupor due to an excess of emotion	∼HSK 6
朝露朝露 zhāo lù	morning dew; fig. precarious brevity of human life; ephemeral	∼HSK 6
慨当以慷慨當以慷 kǎi dāng yǐ kāng	stirring and impassioned; rousing and fervent (idiom, from Cao Cao's poem)	∼HSK 6
忧思憂思 yōu sī	to be anxious and worried; agitated; pensive	∼HSK 6
沉吟沉吟 chén yín	to mutter to oneself irresolutely	∼HSK 6
月明星稀月明星稀 yuè míng xīng xī	the moon is bright and the stars are few (idiom); a clear, calm night	∼HSK 6
周公吐哺周公吐哺 zhōu gōng tǔ bǔ	lit. Duke of Zhou spat out his food (idiom); fig. an able ruler eager to welcome talent	∼HSK 6
横行橫行 héng xíng	to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck	∼HSK 6
大计大計 dà jì	large scale program of lasting importance; project of paramount importance; to think big; annual national audit	∼HSK 6
撤兵撤兵 chè bīng	to withdraw troops; to retreat	∼HSK 6
一腔一腔 yī qiāng	full of (zeal, anger etc)	∼HSK 6
探子探子 tàn zi	intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil	∼HSK 6
如火如火 rú huǒ	fiery	∼HSK 6
索解索解 suǒ jiě	to seek an answer; to look for an explanation; to explain; explanation	∼HSK 6
除掉除掉 chú diào	to eliminate	∼HSK 6
所料所料 suǒ liào	one's expectation; what one anticipates	∼HSK 6
一头雾水一頭霧水 yī tóu wù shuǐ	to be confused; to be baffled	∼HSK 6
哼唱哼唱 hēng chàng	to hum; to croon	∼HSK 6
老爹老爹 lǎo diē	(dialect) father; old man; sir	∼HSK 6
恶霸惡霸 è bà	evil tyrant	∼HSK 6
老而不死是为贼老而不死是為賊 lǎo ér bù sǐ shì wéi zéi	those who grow old without dying are mere thieves (idiom, from the Analects); a jab at useless elders	∼HSK 6
弦歌絃歌 xián gē	to sing to a string accompaniment; education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)	∼HSK 6
雅意雅意 yǎ yì	your kind offer; your valued advice; delicate interest and charm	∼HSK 6
看扁看扁 kàn biǎn	to have a low opinion of	∼HSK 6
禀告稟告 bǐng gào	to report (to one's superior)	∼HSK 6
尽兴盡興 jìn xìng	to enjoy oneself to the full; to one's heart's content	∼HSK 6
迫于迫於 pò yú	constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth	∼HSK 6
伏兵伏兵 fú bīng	hidden troops; ambush	∼HSK 6
弓箭弓箭 gōng jiàn	bow and arrow	∼HSK 6
岂止豈止 qǐ zhǐ	not only; far from; more than	∼HSK 6
凯旋凱旋 kǎi xuán	to return in triumph; to return victorious	∼HSK 6
绝了絕了 jué le	(slang) awesome; dope	∼HSK 6
星辰星辰 xīng chén	stars	∼HSK 6
怎敢怎敢 zěn gǎn	how dare	∼HSK 6
大驾大駕 dà jià	imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you	∼HSK 6
看不清看不清 kàn bu qīng	not able to see clearly	∼HSK 6
云里雾里雲裡霧裡 yún lǐ wù lǐ	amidst the clouds and mist; (fig.) mystified; puzzled	∼HSK 6
恕罪恕罪 shù zuì	please forgive me	∼HSK 6
连环计連環計 lián huán jì	coordinated sequence of strategic moves	∼HSK 6
百余百餘 bǎi yú	a hundred or more	∼HSK 6
坐镇坐鎮 zuò zhèn	(of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee	∼HSK 6
驻军駐軍 zhù jūn	to station or garrison troops; garrison	∼HSK 6
环环相扣環環相扣 huán huán xiāng kòu	closely linked with one another; interlocked; to interrelate	∼HSK 6
硫磺硫磺 liú huáng	variant of	∼HSK 6
扣住扣住 kòu zhù	to detain; to hold back by force; to buckle; to hook	∼HSK 6
扎营紮營 zhā yíng	to camp; to pitch camp; stationed; quartered; Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2]	∼HSK 6
种田種田 zhòng tián	to farm; farming	∼HSK 6
自古以来自古以來 zì gǔ yǐ lái	since ancient times	∼HSK 6
苦肉计苦肉計 kǔ ròu jì	the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence	∼HSK 6
诈降詐降 zhà xiáng	feigned surrender	∼HSK 6