Red Cliff

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.

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5.5 Advanced Director John Woo 🍅 89%

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Zhou Yu Takeshi Kaneshiro Takeshi Kaneshiro Zhu Ge Liang Zhang Fengyi Zhang Fengyi Cao Cao Chang Chen Chang Chen Sun Quan Vicky Zhao Vicky Zhao Sun Shang Xiang Hu Jun Hu Jun Zhao Yun Shido Nakamura Shido Nakamura Gan Xing Lin Chi-ling Lin Chi-ling Xiao Qiao You Yongzhi You Yongzhi Liu Bei Hou Yong Hou Yong Lu Su

Vocabulary

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伏 伏 Fú crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal ∼HSK 5
尸 屍 shī corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; KangXi radical 44 ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
昭 昭 zhāo bright, luminous; illustrious ∼HSK 5
禀 稟 bǐng report to, petition ∼HSK 5
仁 仁 rén humaneness, benevolence, kindness ∼HSK 5
三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army; army of right, center and left; (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force ∼HSK 5
侍 侍 shì serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai ∼HSK 5
水陆 水陸 shuǐ lù water and land; by water and land (transport); amphibian; delicacies from land and sea ∼HSK 5
备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war; to prepare for war; warmongering ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
乃是 乃是 nǎi shì equivalent to either or ∼HSK 5
撩 撩 liāo lift up, raise; leave, depart ∼HSK 5
军营 軍營 jūn yíng barracks; army camp ∼HSK 5
战事 戰事 zhàn shì war; hostilities; fighting ∼HSK 5
卿 卿 qīng noble, high officer ∼HSK 5
笔迹 筆跡 bǐ jì handwriting ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
战绩 戰績 zhàn jì military achievements; (fig.) record of performance in a competitive field (esp. win-loss record in sports) ∼HSK 5
大将 大將 dà jiàng a general or admiral ∼HSK 5
统帅 統帥 tǒng shuài command; commander-in-chief ∼HSK 5
轻敌 輕敵 qīng dí to underestimate the enemy ∼HSK 5
战法 戰法 zhàn fǎ military strategy ∼HSK 5
贲 賁 Bēn forge ahead; energetic; surname ∼HSK 5
对敌 對敵 duì dí to confront; to face the enemy ∼HSK 5
迎战 迎戰 yíng zhàn to meet the enemy head-on ∼HSK 5
柴 柴 Chái firewood, faggots, fuel ∼HSK 5
乌龟 烏龜 wū guī tortoise; cuckold ∼HSK 5
联姻 聯姻 lián yīn related by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units) ∼HSK 5
瑜 瑜 yú flawless gem or jewel ∼HSK 5
战地 戰地 zhàn dì battlefield ∼HSK 5
其所 其所 qí suǒ its place; one's appointed place; the place for that ∼HSK 5
忧 憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy ∼HSK 5
窥 窺 kuī peep, watch, spy on, pry ∼HSK 5
插秧 插秧 chā yāng to transplant rice seedlings ∼HSK 5
速 速 sù fast ∼HSK 5
嫂嫂 嫂嫂 sǎosao sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
丑时 丑時 chǒu shí 1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) ∼HSK 5
将息 將息 jiāng xī (literary) to rest; to recuperate ∼HSK 5
尊 尊 zūn honored ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
诏 詔 zhào decree, proclaim; imperial decree ∼HSK 5
焉 焉 yān thereupon, then; how? why? where? ∼HSK 5
名将 名將 míng jiàng famous general; (sports) renowned athlete ∼HSK 5
追击 追擊 zhuī jī to pursue and attack ∼HSK 5
妇幼 婦幼 fù yòu women and children ∼HSK 5
骨血 骨血 gǔ xuè flesh and blood; one's offspring ∼HSK 5
落入 落入 luò rù to fall into ∼HSK 5
敌手 敵手 dí shǒu opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands ∼HSK 5