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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有理 有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational ∼HSK 5
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute; stop a while ∼HSK 5
器皿 器皿 qì mǐn household utensils ∼HSK 5
品茶 品茶 pǐn chá to taste tea; to sip tea ∼HSK 5
甚 甚 shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
火势 火勢 huǒ shì intensity of a fire; lively; flourishing ∼HSK 5
掷 擲 zhì throw, hurl, cast, fling ∼HSK 5
挡住 擋住 dǎng zhù to obstruct ∼HSK 5
袁 袁 Yuán robe; surname ∼HSK 5
瓒 瓚 zàn ceremonial libation cup ∼HSK 5
何其 何其 hé qí (literary) (similar to, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc) ∼HSK 5
莲花 蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily ∼HSK 5
只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) HSK 5
扇子 扇子 shàn zi fan HSK 5
着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng] HSK 5
天文 天文 tiān wén astronomy HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
一口气 一口氣 yī kǒu qì one breath; in one breath; at a stretch HSK 5
胆小 膽小 dǎn xiǎo cowardice; timid HSK 5
大都 大都 Dà dū Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing HSK 5
号召 號召 hào zhào to call; to appeal HSK 5
地形 地形 dì xíng topography; terrain; landform HSK 5
率领 率領 shuài lǐng to lead; to command; to head HSK 5
治理 治理 zhì lǐ to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance HSK 5
依法 依法 yī fǎ legal (proceedings); according to law HSK 5
舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
赠 贈 zèng to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old) HSK 5
灾 災 zāi disaster; calamity HSK 5
为主 為主 wéi zhǔ to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to HSK 5
摩擦 摩擦 mó cā friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦 HSK 5
亏 虧 kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5
梨 梨 lí pear HSK 5
看成 看成 kàn chéng to regard as HSK 5
叉 叉 chā fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X" HSK 5
景象 景象 jǐng xiàng scene; sight (to behold) HSK 5
来信 來信 lái xìn incoming letter; to send us a letter HSK 5
不顾 不顧 bù gù in spite of; regardless of HSK 5
误解 誤解 wù jiě to misunderstand; misunderstanding HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
蝴蝶 蝴蝶 hú dié butterfly HSK 5
猴 猴 hóu monkey HSK 5
终身 終身 zhōng shēn lifelong; all one's life; marriage HSK 5
从中 從中 cóng zhōng from within; therefrom HSK 5
鼓 皷 gǔ drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell HSK 5
人间 人間 rén jiān the human world; the earth HSK 5
信念 信念 xìn niàn faith; belief; conviction HSK 5
包围 包圍 bāo wéi to surround; to encircle; to hem in HSK 5
糟 糟 zāo dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined HSK 5
犹豫 猶豫 yóu yù to hesitate HSK 5
琴 琴 qín guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general HSK 5