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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军粮 軍糧 jūn liáng army provisions ∼HSK 5
戏言 戲言 xì yán joking matter; to go back on one's words ∼HSK 5
闲心 閑心 xián xīn leisurely mood; relaxed frame of mind ∼HSK 5
流汗 流汗 liú hàn to sweat ∼HSK 5
稻 稻 dào rice growing in field, rice plant ∼HSK 5
轻狂 輕狂 qīng kuáng frivolous ∼HSK 5
仕 仕 shì official; serve government ∼HSK 5
禄 祿 lù blessing, happiness, prosperity ∼HSK 5
靡 靡 mí divide, disperse, scatter ∼HSK 5
打鼓 打鼓 dǎ gǔ to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous ∼HSK 5
傻子 傻子 shǎ zi idiot; fool ∼HSK 5
擂 擂 léi rub, grind; grind with a mortar and pestle; triturate ∼HSK 5
鼠辈 鼠輩 shǔ bèi a scoundrel; a bad chap ∼HSK 5
弥 彌 mí extensive, full; fill; complete ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
击退 擊退 jī tuì to beat back; to repel ∼HSK 5
通敌 通敵 tōng dí to collaborate with the enemy ∼HSK 5
效劳 效勞 xiào láo to serve (in some capacity); to work for ∼HSK 5
弩 弩 nǔ cross-bow, bow; downward stroke ∼HSK 5
械 械 xiè weapons; implements, instruments ∼HSK 5
军法 軍法 jūn fǎ martial law ∼HSK 5
发疯 發瘋 fā fēng to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind ∼HSK 5
躁 躁 zào tense, excited, irritable ∼HSK 5
病患 病患 bìng huàn illness; disease; patient; sufferer ∼HSK 5
有增无减 有增無減 yǒu zēng wú jiǎn to increase without letup; to get worse and worse (idiom) ∼HSK 5
恳请 懇請 kěn qǐng to request earnestly ∼HSK 5
囤 囤 dùn grain basket, bin for grain ∼HSK 5
群雄 群雄 qún xióng outstanding heroes; warlords vying for supremacy (in former times); stars (of sports or pop music) ∼HSK 5
宇 宇 yǔ house; building, structure; eaves ∼HSK 5
擎 擎 qíng lift up, hold up, support ∼HSK 5
护卫 護衛 hù wèi to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) ∼HSK 5
兵营 兵營 bīng yíng military camp; barracks ∼HSK 5
驻守 駐守 zhù shǒu (man a post and) defend ∼HSK 5
舸 舸 gě large boat, barge ∼HSK 5
寡 寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless ∼HSK 5
借势 借勢 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority; to seize an opportunity ∼HSK 5
得势 得勢 dé shì to win power; to get authority; to become dominant ∼HSK 5
央 央 yāng center, conclude, run out; beg ∼HSK 5
晶 晶 jīng crystal; clear, bright; radiant ∼HSK 5
征兆 徵兆 zhēng zhào omen; sign (that sth is about to happen); warning sign ∼HSK 5
晨 晨 chén early morning, daybreak ∼HSK 5
渔 漁 yú to fish; seize; pursue; surname ∼HSK 5
乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ native soil; one's native land; one's hometown; local (to an area) ∼HSK 5
嬉戏 嬉戲 xī xì to frolic; to romp ∼HSK 5
禾 禾 hé grain still on stalk; rice plant ∼HSK 5
孕 孕 yùn be pregnant, pregnancy ∼HSK 5
杀敌 殺敵 shā dí to attack the enemy ∼HSK 5
义气 義氣 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5] ∼HSK 5
么 麼 me interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) ∼HSK 5
盟军 盟軍 méng jūn allied forces ∼HSK 5