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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过江之鲫 過江之鯽 guò jiāng zhī jì lit. like carp crossing the river (idiom); fig. a great many people rushing to do the same thing; an endless stream of followers Idiom ∼HSK 7
船坚炮利 船堅炮利 chuán jiān pào lì sturdy ships and powerful guns (idiom); fig. formidable military might; superior armaments Idiom ∼HSK 7
秋毫不犯 秋毫不犯 qiū háo bù fàn lit. not to take even an autumn hair (idiom); fig. (of troops) perfectly disciplined, taking nothing from the people Idiom ∼HSK 7
水落石出 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
捣乱 搗亂 dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
荒唐 荒唐 huāng táng beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated Xiehouyu HSK 7
着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out Xiehouyu HSK 7
闺女 閨女 guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
赐教 賜教 cì jiào (honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten HSK 7
搞鬼 搞鬼 gǎo guǐ to make mischief; to play tricks HSK 7
太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art HSK 7
贯通 貫通 guàn tōng to link up; to thread together HSK 7
发扬光大 發揚光大 fā yáng guāng dà to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development HSK 7
功底 功底 gōng dǐ training in the basic skills; knowledge of the fundamentals HSK 7
底子 底子 dǐ zi base; foundation; bottom HSK 7
精妙 精妙 jīng miào exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art) HSK 7
哆嗦 哆嗦 duō suo to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body HSK 7
基本功 基本功 jī běn gōng basic skills; fundamentals HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
由来 由來 yóu lái origin HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
来年 來年 lái nián next year; the coming year HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
赶赴 趕赴 gǎn fù to hurry; to rush HSK 7
难处 難處 nán chu trouble; difficulty; problem HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
绝技 絕技 jué jì consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt HSK 7
标致 標致 biāo zhi beautiful (of woman); pretty HSK 7
祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck HSK 7
势必 勢必 shì bì to be bound to; undoubtedly will HSK 7
太极 太極 Tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology HSK 7
确凿 確鑿 què záo definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [què zuò] HSK 7
尤为 尤為 yóu wéi especially HSK 7
公墓 公墓 gōng mù public cemetery HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
官兵 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
品德 品德 pǐn dé moral character HSK 7
碑 碑 bēi a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele HSK 7
稀罕 稀罕 xī han rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn] HSK 7
糟蹋 糟蹋 zāo tà to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta] HSK 7