The Assassin

The Assassin 2015

刺客聂隐娘 cìkè niè yǐn niáng

9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.

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6.14 Advanced Director Hou Hsiao-hsien 🍅 80%

Cast

Shu Qi Shu Qi Nie Yinniang Chang Chen Chang Chen Tian Ji'an Zhou Yun Zhou Yun Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger Satoshi Tsumabuki Satoshi Tsumabuki Mirror Polisher Ni Dahong Ni Dahong Nie Feng Yong Mei Yong Mei Lady Nie Tian Lei Zhenyu Lei Zhenyu Tian Xing Nikki Hsieh Nikki Hsieh Huji Ethan Juan Ethan Juan Xia Jing Sheu Fang-Yi Sheu Fang-Yi Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun

Vocabulary

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守护 守護 shǒu hù to guard; to protect HSK 7
恶意 惡意 è yì malice; evil intention HSK 7
亲手 親手 qīn shǒu personally; with one's own hands HSK 7
陷 陷 xiàn pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect HSK 7
性命 性命 xìng mìng life HSK 7
赐 賜 cì to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] HSK 7
临 臨 lín to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before HSK 7
辞 辤 cí old variant of 辞 HSK 7
故 故 gù happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead HSK 7
凤凰 鳳凰 Fèng huáng Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 州 HSK 7
下手 下手 xià shǒu to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest HSK 7
押 押 yā to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign HSK 7
浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over; from head to foot HSK 7
捏 捏 niē to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc) HSK 7
缝 縫 féng to sew; to stitch HSK 7
敬 敬 jìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
攻 攻 gōng to attack; to accuse; to study HSK 7
趁 趁 chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
宗 宗 zōng school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs HSK 7
独 獨 dú alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
皆 皆 jiē all; each and every; in all cases HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
置 置 zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy HSK 7
惊 驚 jīng to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm HSK 7
设 設 shè to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
唯 唯 wéi only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near 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
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation 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
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ old variant of 以 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
易于反掌 易於反掌 yì yú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all Idiom ∼HSK 6
危言耸听 危言聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds Idiom ∼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
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
主公 主公 zhǔ gōng Your Highness; Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
先皇 先皇 xiān huáng emperor of a former dynasty ∼HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
决绝 決絕 jué jué to sever all relations with sb; determined; decisive ∼HSK 6
剑术 劍術 jiàn shù swordsmanship ∼HSK 6
晋见 晉見 jìn jiàn have an audience with ∼HSK 6
贫道 貧道 píndào this humble Daoist ∼HSK 6
赐予 賜予 cì yǔ to grant; to bestow ∼HSK 6
触怒 觸怒 chù nù to anger sb; to enrage ∼HSK 6
活埋 活埋 huó mái to bury alive ∼HSK 6