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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所料 所料 suǒ liào one's expectation; what one anticipates ∼HSK 6
阿爹 阿爹 ā diē dad; father; (paternal) grandfather; old man ∼HSK 6
延宕 延宕 yán dàng to postpone; to keep putting sth off ∼HSK 6
悲鸣 悲鳴 bēi míng to utter a mournful cry; wail; groan ∼HSK 6
钦命 欽命 qīn mìng Imperial order or edict (old) ∼HSK 6
迎娶 迎娶 yíng qǔ (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony; (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman) ∼HSK 6
革除 革除 gé chú to eliminate; to expel; to abolish ∼HSK 6
风俗人情 風俗人情 fēng sú rén qíng local customs and conventions; the manners and ways of a place ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
京兆 京兆 jīng zhào capital of a country ∼HSK 6
吊丧 弔喪 diào sāng to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences ∼HSK 6
怂恿 慫恿 sǒng yǒng to instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage ∼HSK 6
密告 密告 mì gào to report secretly; to tip off ∼HSK 6
溃散 潰散 kuì sàn (of troops) to be routed and dispersed ∼HSK 6
之恩 之恩 zhī ēn kindness; favor; grace (of one's benefactor), as in "the kindness of ..." ∼HSK 6
不睦 不睦 bù mù to not get along well; to be at odds ∼HSK 6
徒然 徒然 tú rán in vain ∼HSK 6
险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone ∼HSK 6
蹴鞠 蹴鞠 cù jū cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer) ∼HSK 6
适才 適才 shì cái just now (literary) ∼HSK 6
罢黜 罷黜 bà chù to dismiss from office; to ban; to reject ∼HSK 6
父王 父王 fù wáng Father (royal address) ∼HSK 6
险些 險些 xiǎn xiē narrowly; almost; nearly ∼HSK 6
大姨 大姨 dà yí aunt (mother's eldest sister); (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) ∼HSK 6
围捕 圍捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net; to capture; to surround and seize ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
衙役 衙役 yá yì bailiff of feudal yamen ∼HSK 6
宅邸 宅邸 zhái dǐ residence of a high-ranking official ∼HSK 6
遵命 遵命 zūn mìng obey the order ∼HSK 6
乳母 乳母 rǔ mǔ wet nurse ∼HSK 6
入夜 入夜 rù yè at nightfall ∼HSK 6
岔路 岔路 chà lù fork in the road ∼HSK 6
看不清 看不清 kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly ∼HSK 6
抚琴 撫琴 fǔ qín to play the zither; classical variant of ∼HSK 6
塌下 塌下 tā xià to collapse ∼HSK 6
斥责 斥責 chì zé to lash out; to reprimand ∼HSK 6
禀告 稟告 bǐng gào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 6
拖住 拖住 tuō zhù to hold up; to hinder; to stall ∼HSK 6
商议 商議 shāng yì to negotiate; discussion; proposal ∼HSK 6
剑道 劍道 jiàn dào kendō (sports) ∼HSK 6
明日 明日 míng rì tomorrow HSK 6
识 識 shí to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì] HSK 6
师父 師父 shī fu used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker HSK 6
臂 臂 bì arm HSK 6
哎哟 哎喲 āi yō hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise HSK 6
信用 信用 xìn yòng trustworthiness; (commerce) credit; (literary) to trust and appoint HSK 6
此事 此事 cǐ shì this matter HSK 6
扑 撲 pū to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over HSK 6
名义 名義 míng yì name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose HSK 6