Song of the Assassins

Song of the Assassins 2022

青面修罗 qīng miàn xiūluó

After completing his training, an elite young assassin embarks on his first mission and is quickly ensnared in an intricate plot laid by powerful people pulling strings from the shadows. Upon failing to complete the assignment, he is forced to go on the run—from the government and rival assassin groups alike—as he seeks to unmask the players behind the conspiracy.

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4.49 Intermediate Director Daniel Lee IMDb 5.4

Cast

William Feng William Feng Qi Junyuan Jin Chen Jin Chen Qin Shengsheng Hu Jun Hu Jun Zhao Chuang / Golden Mask Wang Qingxiang Wang Qingxiang Commander Jack Kao Jack Kao Chai Kang Ray Lui Ray Lui Meng Xu Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Chai Sheng Hugo Ng Doi-Yung Hugo Ng Doi-Yung Gu Zijing Sheng Chien Sheng Chien Tie Di Norman Tsui Siu-Keung Norman Tsui Siu-Keung Black Judge

Vocabulary

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设 設 shè to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if HSK 7
狼 狼 láng wolf HSK 7
制 製 zhì to manufacture; to make HSK 7
推荐 推薦 tuī jiàn to recommend; recommendation HSK 7
有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
需 需 xū to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
替罪羊 替罪羊 tì zuì yáng scapegoat Idiom ∼HSK 6
无以复加 無以復加 wú yǐ fù jiā in the extreme (idiom); incapable of further increase Idiom ∼HSK 6
置之死地而后生 置之死地而後生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War") to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confro Idiom ∼HSK 6
调兵遣将 調兵遣將 diào bīng qiǎn jiàng to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army; to send a team on a task Idiom ∼HSK 6
扭转乾坤 扭轉乾坤 niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events; to turn things around Idiom ∼HSK 6
不祥之兆 不祥之兆 bù xiáng zhī zhào (idiom) bad omen Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自找麻烦 自找麻煩 zì zhǎo má fan to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
泡汤 泡湯 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to dawdle; to stall; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
表面上 表面上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
阿修罗 阿修羅 Ā xiū luó Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology ∼HSK 6
霸主 霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord; hegemon ∼HSK 6
桑树 桑樹 sāng shù mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms ∼HSK 6
漂流 漂流 piāo liú to float on the current; to drift along or about; rafting ∼HSK 6
忠臣 忠臣 zhōng chén faithful official ∼HSK 6
皇袍 皇袍 huáng páo 皇: royal, imperial; ruler, superior · 袍: long gown, robe, cloak ∼HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
灭门 滅門 miè mén to exterminate an entire family ∼HSK 6
许下 許下 xǔ xià to make a promise ∼HSK 6
煎饼 煎餅 jiān bǐng jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe; pancake ∼HSK 6
暴风雪 暴風雪 bào fēng xuě snowstorm; blizzard ∼HSK 6
活捉 活捉 huó zhuō to capture alive ∼HSK 6
砍刀 砍刀 kǎn dāo machete ∼HSK 6
砍断 砍斷 kǎn duàn to chop off ∼HSK 6
宗庙 宗廟 zōng miào temple; ancestral shrine ∼HSK 6
奢求 奢求 shē qiú to make extravagant demands; an unreasonable request ∼HSK 6
鬼魂 鬼魂 guǐ hún ghost ∼HSK 6
幕后黑手 幕後黑手 mù hòu hēi shǒu malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand ∼HSK 6
铜版 銅版 tóng bǎn (printing) copperplate ∼HSK 6
用心良苦 用心良苦 yòng xīn liáng kǔ to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth ∼HSK 6
除掉 除掉 chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
流浪汉 流浪漢 liú làng hàn tramp; wanderer ∼HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
远征 遠征 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military; march to remote regions ∼HSK 6
诫命 誡命 jiè mìng commandment ∼HSK 6
元宵 元宵 yuán xiāo Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also; sticky rice dumplings ∼HSK 6
灯谜 燈謎 dēng mí riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year) ∼HSK 6
罗刹 羅剎 luó chà demon in Buddhism; poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food ∼HSK 6
磨蹭 磨蹭 mó ceng to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally; to pester; to nag ∼HSK 6