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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捐给 捐給 juān gěi to donate ∼HSK 6
粮仓 糧倉 liáng cāng granary; barn; fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land) ∼HSK 6
顺产 順產 shùn chǎn to give birth without complications; easy childbirth; safe delivery; natural birth (without surgical operation) ∼HSK 6
合奏 合奏 hé zòu to perform music (as an ensemble) ∼HSK 6
镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect ∼HSK 6
诸侯 諸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers ∼HSK 6
文绉绉 文縐縐 wén zhōu zhōu bookish; genteel; erudite ∼HSK 6
阴险 陰險 yīn xiǎn treacherous; sinister ∼HSK 6
精于 精於 jīng yú skillful in; proficient in; adept at ∼HSK 6
选贤任能 選賢任能 xuǎn xián rèn néng to select the worthy and appoint the able (idiom); meritocratic appointment ∼HSK 6
领命 領命 lǐng mìng to accept an order ∼HSK 6
窈窕淑女 窈窕淑女 yǎo tiǎo shū nǚ a gentle and graceful maiden; a fair lady (idiom, from the Book of Songs) ∼HSK 6
吼声 吼聲 hǒu shēng roar ∼HSK 6
相助 相助 xiāng zhù help ∼HSK 6
结仇 結仇 jié chóu to start a feud; to become enemies ∼HSK 6
闲情 閒情 xián qíng leisurely frame of mind ∼HSK 6
上下一心 上下一心 shàng xià yī xīn superiors and subordinates united in one mind (idiom); top and bottom of one heart ∼HSK 6
兴亡 興亡 xīng wáng to flourish and decay; rise and fall ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
绣花 繡花 xiù huā to embroider; to do embroidery ∼HSK 6
全副武装 全副武裝 quán fù wǔ zhuāng fully armed; armed to the teeth; fig. fully equipped ∼HSK 6
斗胆 斗膽 dǒu dǎn (courteous) to be so bold as to ∼HSK 6
纵情 縱情 zòng qíng to your heart's content ∼HSK 6
等不及 等不及 děng bù jí can't wait ∼HSK 6
惯用 慣用 guàn yòng to use habitually; habitual; customary ∼HSK 6
攻其不备 攻其不備 gōng qí bù bèi to attack the enemy when he is unprepared (idiom); to catch sb off guard ∼HSK 6
缩头乌龟 縮頭烏龜 suō tóu wū guī a turtle that pulls its head in; (fig.) coward; chicken ∼HSK 6
中计 中計 zhòng jì to fall into a trap; to be taken in ∼HSK 6
虚实 虛實 xū shí what is true and what is false; (to get to know) the real situation ∼HSK 6
设防 設防 shè fáng to set up defenses; to fortify ∼HSK 6
猛攻 猛攻 měng gōng to attack violently; to storm ∼HSK 6
偷袭 偷襲 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack; to raid ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
之恩 之恩 zhī ēn kindness; favor; grace (of one's benefactor), as in "the kindness of ..." ∼HSK 6
锐气 銳氣 ruì qì acute spirit; dash; drive ∼HSK 6
不情之请 不情之請 bù qíng zhī qǐng (idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request ∼HSK 6
必争之地 必爭之地 bì zhēng zhī dì a place that must be contested; strategically vital ground (idiom) ∼HSK 6
方寸之地 方寸之地 fāng cùn zhī dì lit. a tiny space (of one square inch) (idiom); fig. the heart/mind ∼HSK 6
女中豪杰 女中豪傑 nǚ zhōng háo jié a heroine; a woman of exceptional valor (idiom); an outstanding woman ∼HSK 6
续弦 續弦 xù xián (literary) (of a widower) to remarry ∼HSK 6
踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into ∼HSK 6
宠幸 寵幸 chǒng xìng (old) (esp. of the Emperor) to show special favor towards ∼HSK 6
庆功 慶功 qìng gōng to celebrate a heroic deed ∼HSK 6
投壶 投壺 tóu hú ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment ∼HSK 6
雅士 雅士 yǎ shì elegant scholar ∼HSK 6
雅兴 雅興 yǎ xìng refined and elegant attitude of mind ∼HSK 6
砸死 砸死 zá sǐ to crush to death ∼HSK 6
征途 征途 zhēng tú long journey; trek; course of an expedition ∼HSK 6
征战 征戰 zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
歹毒 歹毒 dǎi dú vicious; ruthless; malevolent ∼HSK 6