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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违令 違令 wéi lìng to disobey; to go against orders ∼HSK 5
嗦 嗦 suō suck ∼HSK 5
无礼 無禮 wú lǐ rude; rudely ∼HSK 5
贤 賢 xián virtuous, worthy ∼HSK 5
愚 愚 yú stupid, doltish, foolish ∼HSK 5
胆气 膽氣 dǎn qì courageous; bold ∼HSK 5
乘机 乘機 chéng jī to take the opportunity; to take a plane ∼HSK 5
降将 降將 xiáng jiàng surrendered enemy general ∼HSK 5
战舰 戰艦 zhàn jiàn battleship; warship ∼HSK 5
蹼 蹼 pǔ webbed feet of waterfowl ∼HSK 5
战书 戰書 zhàn shū written war challenge ∼HSK 5
绘制 繪製 huì zhì to draw; to draft (a map, blueprint, diagram, illustration etc) ∼HSK 5
逃往 逃往 táo wǎng to run away; to go into exile ∼HSK 5
乱党 亂黨 luàn dǎng the rebel party ∼HSK 5
行军 行軍 xíng jūn (of troops) to march ∼HSK 5
拥 擁 yōng embrace, hug, squeeze; crowd ∼HSK 5
胆量 膽量 dǎn liàng courage; boldness; guts ∼HSK 5
孟 孟 Mèng first in series; great, eminent ∼HSK 5
篡 篡 cuàn usurp ∼HSK 5
统领 統領 tǒng lǐng to lead; to command; commander; officer ∼HSK 5
策 策 Cè scheme, plan; to whip; urge ∼HSK 5
缟 縞 gǎo white raw silk ∼HSK 5
贸然 貿然 mào rán rashly; hastily; without careful consideration ∼HSK 5
来袭 來襲 lái xí to invade; (of a storm etc) to strike; to hit ∼HSK 5
擒 擒 qín capture ∼HSK 5
荀 荀 Xún surname; ancient state; plant ∼HSK 5
徒 徒 Tú disciple ∼HSK 5
浑 渾 hún muddy, turbid; blend, merge, mix ∼HSK 5
先主 先主 xiān zhǔ former ruler; founding ruler ∼HSK 5
雁 雁 yàn wild goose ∼HSK 5
赦 赦 shè pardon ∼HSK 5
硬拉 硬拉 yìng lā deadlift ∼HSK 5
战马 戰馬 zhàn mǎ warhorse ∼HSK 5
弹琴 彈琴 tán qín to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument ∼HSK 5
乘风 乘風 chéng fēng to ride the wind; to use a fair wind; to take an opportunity ∼HSK 5
鬼话 鬼話 guǐ huà lie; false words; nonsense ∼HSK 5
猎物 獵物 liè wù prey; quarry ∼HSK 5
军民 軍民 jūn mín army-civilian; military-masses; military-civilian ∼HSK 5
是故 是故 shì gù therefore; so; consequently ∼HSK 5
畜生 畜生 chù sheng domestic animal; brute; bastard ∼HSK 5
蹿 躥 cuān leap; to jump; to spurt out ∼HSK 5
军校 軍校 jūn xiào military school; military academy ∼HSK 5
尉 尉 Wèi officer, military rank ∼HSK 5
雎 雎 jū osprey, fishhawk; hold back ∼HSK 5
鸠 鳩 jiū pigeon; collect, assemble ∼HSK 5
老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general; commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess; fig. old-timer; veteran ∼HSK 5
多礼 多禮 duō lǐ too polite; overcourteous ∼HSK 5
万人敌 萬人敵 wàn rén dí a match for ten thousand enemies ∼HSK 5
哀 哀 Āi sad, mournful, pitiful; pity ∼HSK 5
婢 婢 bì servant girl; your servant ∼HSK 5