Swordsman

Swordsman 1990

笑傲江湖 xiào ào jiāng hú

A kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.

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4.72 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
掩人耳目 掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù to fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes Idiom ∼HSK 6
落井下石 落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom); to hit a person when he's down Idiom ∼HSK 6
天罗地网 天羅地網 tiān luó dì wǎng inescapable net (idiom); trap; dragnet Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
难言之隐 難言之隱 nán yán zhī yǐn a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness Idiom ∼HSK 6
乘风破浪 乘風破浪 chéng fēng pò làng to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions Idiom ∼HSK 6
内忧外患 內憂外患 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad Idiom ∼HSK 6
推波助澜 推波助瀾 tuī bō zhù lán to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to encourage sth to get bigger; to add fuel to the fire Idiom ∼HSK 6
良禽择木 良禽擇木 liáng qín zé mù a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity Idiom ∼HSK 6
节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài - shēng zhī (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly Idiom ∼HSK 6
家破人亡 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless Idiom ∼HSK 6
死无葬身之地 死無葬身之地 sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end Idiom ∼HSK 6
狼心狗肺 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous Idiom ∼HSK 6
逆水行舟 逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom); fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard) Idiom ∼HSK 6
海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas; the whole wide world; chatting about everything under the sun Idiom ∼HSK 6
以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities Idiom ∼HSK 6
颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift Idiom ∼HSK 6
尸横遍野 屍橫遍野 shī héng - biàn yě (idiom) corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle) Idiom ∼HSK 6
河水不犯井水 河水不犯井水 hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.; Mind your own business. Idiom ∼HSK 6
天无绝人之路 天無絕人之路 tiān wú jué rén zhī lù Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die. Idiom ∼HSK 6
物尽其用 物盡其用 wù jìn qí yòng to use sth to the full; to make the best use of everything Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心术不正 心術不正 xīn shù bù zhèng 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 术: art, skill, special feat; method, technique · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 正: right, proper, correct Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
逆天 逆天 nì tiān (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order; (coll.) extraordinary; incredible Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
雷 雷 léi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
老伯 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) ∼HSK 6
剑法 劍法 jiàn fǎ fencing; sword-play ∼HSK 6
顺风 順風 shùn fēng lit. tail wind; Bon voyage! ∼HSK 6
大侠 大俠 dà xiá knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero ∼HSK 6
中计 中計 zhòng jì to fall into a trap; to be taken in ∼HSK 6
恩公 恩公 ēn gōng benefactor ∼HSK 6
世伯 世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend ∼HSK 6
祖居 祖居 zǔ jū former residence; one's original home ∼HSK 6
避忌 避忌 bì jì to avoid as taboo ∼HSK 6
旗号 旗號 qí hào military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose"); flag signal; semaphore ∼HSK 6
刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn sword ∼HSK 6
兵不厌诈 兵不厭詐 bīng bù yàn zhà there can never be too much deception in war; in war nothing is too deceitful; all's fair in war ∼HSK 6
分清 分清 fēn qīng to distinguish (between different things); to make distinctions clear ∼HSK 6
官衔 官銜 guān xián title; official rank ∼HSK 6
辞官 辭官 cí guān to resign a government post ∼HSK 6
仇家 仇家 chóu jiā enemy; foe ∼HSK 6
如期 如期 rú qī as scheduled; on time; punctual ∼HSK 6
特派 特派 tè pài special appointment; special correspondent; task force; sb dispatched on a mission ∼HSK 6
请勿 請勿 qǐng wù please don't ∼HSK 6
淋湿 淋濕 lín shī to get soaked ∼HSK 6