Tai Chi Hero

Tai Chi Hero 2012

太极2：英雄崛起 tàijí ： yīngxióng juéqǐ

Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the "Tai Chi" trilogy continues the journey of Yang Luchan, a gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead who helped save a village from a frightening army of steampunk soldiers bearing strange machines with the knowledge of Tai Chi that they entrusted him with.

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5.07 Advanced Director Stephen Fung 🍅 45%

Cast

Jayden Yuan Jayden Yuan Yang Lu Chan Yuan Wenkang Yuan Wenkang Prince Dun AngelaBaby AngelaBaby Chen Yu Niang Shu Qi Shu Qi Mother Yang Stephen Fung Stephen Fung Nan Xiong Xinxin Xiong Xinxin Uncle Qin Shen Si Shen Si Brother Tofu Wei Ai-Xuan Zhao Di Eddie Peng Yu-Yan Eddie Peng Yu-Yan Fang Zi Jing William Feng William Feng Chen Zai Yang

Vocabulary

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洋鬼子 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence ∼HSK 6
恶鬼 惡鬼 è guǐ evil spirit; devil ∼HSK 6
无误 無誤 wú wù verified; unmistaken ∼HSK 6
入赘 入贅 rù zhuì to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family ∼HSK 6
一拜 一拜 yī bài to bow once; a single bow (of respect or worship) ∼HSK 6
奏乐 奏樂 zòu yuè to perform music; to play a tune ∼HSK 6
浪荡 浪蕩 làng dàng to loiter; to hang around; dissolute; licentious ∼HSK 6
拿你没辙 拿你沒轍 ná nǐ méi zhé don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation) ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
与生俱来 與生俱來 yǔ shēng jù lái inherent; innate ∼HSK 6
经脉 經脈 jīng mài channel of TCM ∼HSK 6
旷世 曠世 kuàng shì incomparable; none to compare with at that time ∼HSK 6
许配 許配 xǔ pèi to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages) ∼HSK 6
作践 作踐 zuò jiàn to ill-use; to humiliate; to degrade; to ruin; also pr. [zuo2 jian4] ∼HSK 6
为师 為師 wéi shī as your teacher ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
善缘 善緣 shàn yuán good karma ∼HSK 6
奉上 奉上 fèng shàng to offer ∼HSK 6
盘缠 盤纏 pán chán to twine; to coil ∼HSK 6
袈裟 袈裟 jiāshā kasaya (monk's robe) ∼HSK 6
化缘 化緣 huà yuán (of a monk) to beg ∼HSK 6
祠堂 祠堂 cí táng ancestral hall; memorial hall ∼HSK 6
端上 端上 duān shàng to serve (food, tea etc) ∼HSK 6
素斋 素齋 sù zhāi vegetarian food ∼HSK 6
奸淫 姦淫 jiān yín illicit sex; to rape or seduce ∼HSK 6
淳朴 淳樸 chún pǔ simple and honest; unsophisticated; guileless ∼HSK 6
善恶 善惡 shàn è good and evil; good versus evil ∼HSK 6
异人 異人 yì rén eccentric; unusual person; talented individual ∼HSK 6
招来 招來 zhāo lái to attract; to incur ∼HSK 6
洞房花烛夜 洞房花燭夜 dòng fáng huā zhú yè wedding night ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
大驾光临 大駕光臨 dà jià guāng lín we are honored by your presence ∼HSK 6
损毁 損毀 sǔn huǐ to damage; to wreck; to destroy ∼HSK 6
婚嫁 婚嫁 hūn jià marriage ∼HSK 6
报恩 報恩 bào ēn to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness ∼HSK 6
视若无睹 視若無睹 shì ruò wú dǔ to turn a blind eye to ∼HSK 6
兴衰 興衰 xīng shuāi prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall ∼HSK 6
德行 德行 dé xíng morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] ∼HSK 6
作主 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide; to have the final say ∼HSK 6
贪官 貪官 tān guān corrupt official; grasping functionary; greedy mandarin ∼HSK 6
祸福 禍福 huò fú disaster and happiness ∼HSK 6
侄孙 姪孫 zhí sūn grandnephew ∼HSK 6
志大才疏 志大才疏 zhì dà cái shū great ambition but little talent (idiom); aiming high while lacking the ability ∼HSK 6
袒护 袒護 tǎn hù to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side ∼HSK 6
沉凝 沉凝 chén níng stagnant; congealed; fig. grave in manner; low (of voice) ∼HSK 6
索贿 索賄 suǒ huì to exact bribes; to solicit bribes; to demand bribes; to extort ∼HSK 6
候审 候審 hòu shěn awaiting trial ∼HSK 6
毋庸 毋庸 wú yōng no need for ∼HSK 6
赎回 贖回 shú huí to redeem ∼HSK 6