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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不仁不义 不仁不義 bù rén bù yì devoid of benevolence and righteousness (idiom); heartless and unjust Idiom ∼HSK 7
权倾天下 權傾天下 quán qīng tiān xià with power that overshadows the whole realm (idiom); wielding supreme, unrivaled power Idiom ∼HSK 7
鼎足而立 鼎足而立 dǐng zú ér lì lit. to stand like the legs of a tripod (idiom); fig. three rival powers standing in balance against one another Idiom ∼HSK 7
一片焦土 一片焦土 yī piàn jiāo tǔ a stretch of scorched earth; utter devastation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
一匡天下 一匡天下 yī kuāng tiān xià to bring order to the whole realm (idiom); to set the world right; to unify and stabilize the country Idiom ∼HSK 7
君子好逑 君子好逑 jūn zǐ hào qiú a fair lady is a fine match for a gentleman (idiom); an ideal mate for a man of virtue (from the Book of Songs) Idiom ∼HSK 7
罪该万死 罪該萬死 zuì gāi wàn sǐ guilty of a crime deserving ten thousand deaths (idiom); a heinous, unpardonable offense Idiom ∼HSK 7
众志成城 眾志成城 zhòng zhì chéng chéng unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" Idiom HSK 7
措手不及 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
没辙 沒轍 méi zhé at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out Xiehouyu HSK 7
无动于衷 無動於衷 wú dòng yú zhōng aloof; indifferent; unconcerned Xiehouyu HSK 7
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
荒唐 荒唐 huāng táng beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated Xiehouyu HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
领军 領軍 lǐng jūn to lead troups; (fig.) to lead; leading HSK 7
汤圆 湯圓 tāng yuán boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival HSK 7
沏 沏 qī to steep (tea) HSK 7
药材 藥材 yào cái medicinal ingredient HSK 7
粽子 粽子 zòng zi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled HSK 7
文人 文人 wén rén scholar; literati HSK 7
埋没 埋沒 mái mò to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
火候 火候 huǒ hou heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment HSK 7
根治 根治 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
和气 和氣 hé qi friendly; polite; amiable HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
包庇 包庇 bāo bì to shield; to harbor; to cover up HSK 7
悬殊 懸殊 xuán shū widely different; large disparity HSK 7
抱负 抱負 bào fù aspiration; ambition HSK 7
卷子 卷子 juǎn zi steamed roll; spring roll HSK 7
推算 推算 tuī suàn to calculate; to reckon; to extrapolate (in calculation) HSK 7
及早 及早 jí zǎo at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible HSK 7
诀窍 訣竅 jué qiào secret; trick; knack; key HSK 7
字迹 字跡 zì jì handwriting HSK 7
索性 索性 suǒ xìng you might as well (do it); simply; just HSK 7
公事 公事 gōng shì work-related matters; documents HSK 7
受罪 受罪 shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
休养 休養 xiū yǎng to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce HSK 7
胸怀 胸懷 xiōng huái one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish HSK 7
嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell; to exhort; injunction HSK 7
常理 常理 cháng lǐ common sense; conventional reasoning and morals HSK 7