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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于於 yú	(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by	HSK 6
啦啦 lā	(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat	HSK 6
与與 yǔ	and; to give; together with	HSK 6
旁门左道旁門左道 páng mén zuǒ dào	dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion; dissident group	Idiom ∼HSK 5
敌众我寡敵眾我寡 dí zhòng wǒ guǎ	multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered; beaten by the weight of numbers	Idiom ∼HSK 5
顶天立地頂天立地 dǐng tiān lì dì	lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 5
背信弃义背信棄義 bèi xìn qì yì	breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery; perfidy	Idiom ∼HSK 5
明哲保身明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn	a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle	Idiom ∼HSK 5
微乎其微微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi	a tiny bit; very little; next to nothing (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 5
时势造英雄時勢造英雄 shí shì zào yīng xióng	Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.	Idiom ∼HSK 5
混蛋混蛋 hún dàn	scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
一路一路 yī lù	the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind	Xiehouyu HSK 5
军师軍師 jūn shī	(old) military counselor; (coll.) trusted adviser	Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
慌慌 huāng	to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly	Colloquialism HSK 5
估计估計 gū jì	to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose	Colloquialism HSK 5
水军水軍 shuǐ jūn	(archaic) navy; person employed to post messages on the Internet	∼HSK 5
仗仗 zhàng	rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry	∼HSK 5
瑁瑁 mào	fine piece of jade	∼HSK 5
豫豫 Yù	relaxed, comfortable, at ease	∼HSK 5
萌萌 méng	bud, sprout	∼HSK 5
侯侯 Hóu	marquis, lord; target in archery	∼HSK 5
臣臣 Chén	minister, statesman, official	∼HSK 5
允允 yǔn	permit	∼HSK 5
甘甘 Gān	sweetness; sweet, tasty	∼HSK 5
敌军敵軍 dí jūn	enemy troops; hostile forces	∼HSK 5
跪下跪下 guì xia	to kneel down	∼HSK 5
督督 dū	supervise, oversee, direct	∼HSK 5
寨寨 zhài	stockade, stronghold, outpost; brothel	∼HSK 5
战船戰船 zhàn chuán	warship	∼HSK 5
大军大軍 dà jūn	army; main forces	∼HSK 5
嫂嫂 sǎo	(bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law	∼HSK 5
将士將士 jiàng shì	officers and soldiers	∼HSK 5
传令傳令 chuán lìng	to transmit an order	∼HSK 5
瑾瑾 jǐn	brilliance of gems; fine jade	∼HSK 5
弟兄们弟兄們 dì xiōng men	brothers; comrades; men; brethren	∼HSK 5
猎獵 liè	hunt; field sports	∼HSK 5
疫疫 yì	epidemic, plague, pestilence	∼HSK 5
沸沸 fèi	boil, bubble up, gush	∼HSK 5
荆荊 jīng	thorns; brambles; my wife; cane	∼HSK 5
擅擅 shàn	monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare	∼HSK 5
弟兄弟兄 dì xiong	brothers	∼HSK 5
阵势陣勢 zhèn shì	battle array; disposition of forces; situation; circumstance	∼HSK 5
缺粮缺糧 quē liáng	to lack food supplies	∼HSK 5
仲仲 Zhòng	middle brother; go between, mediator; surname	∼HSK 5
隽雋 Juàn	superior, outstanding, talented	∼HSK 5
居居 jū	reside	∼HSK 5
痛恨痛恨 tòng hèn	to detest; to loathe; to abhor	∼HSK 5
效忠效忠 xiào zhōng	to vow loyalty and devotion to	∼HSK 5
疾疾 jí	illness, disease, sickness; to hate	∼HSK 5
害得害得 hài de	to cause or lead to sth bad	∼HSK 5