The Assassins

The Assassins 2012

铜雀台 tóng qiāo tái

In his old age, Cao Cao assesses his former military tactics, love, and relationship with his son.

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5.57 Advanced Director Zhao Linshan IMDb 5.5

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Chancellor Cao Cao Liu Yifei Liu Yifei Ling Ju / Diao Chan Hiroshi Tamaki Hiroshi Tamaki Mu Shun Alec Su Alec Su Emperor Xian of Han Annie Shizuka Inoh Annie Shizuka Inoh Empress Fu Shou Yao Lu Yao Lu Imperial Physician Ji Ben Ni Dahong Ni Dahong Lord Fu Wan Bao Jianfeng Bao Jianfeng Lu Bu Chi Cheng Chi Cheng Xu Chu Qu Quancheng Cao Zhi

Vocabulary

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不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 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
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo - yǔ shùn (idiom) to have good weather for crops Idiom ∼HSK 6
妖言惑众 妖言惑眾 yāo yán huò zhòng to mislead the public with rumors (idiom); to delude the people with lies Idiom ∼HSK 6
死有余辜 死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment Idiom ∼HSK 6
功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure; to fall at the last hurdle; snatching defeat from the jaws of victory Idiom ∼HSK 6
赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul Idiom ∼HSK 6
南征北伐 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters Idiom ∼HSK 6
尸位素餐 尸位素餐 shī wèi sù cān to hold a sinecure (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
恩将仇报 恩將仇報 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
罪有应得 罪有應得 zuì yǒu yīng dé guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement; the punishment fits the crime Idiom ∼HSK 6
惨无人道 慘無人道 cǎn wú rén dào inhuman (idiom); brutal and unfeeling Idiom ∼HSK 6
兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war Idiom ∼HSK 6
生灵涂炭 生靈塗炭 shēng líng tú tàn people are in a terrible situation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
如履薄冰 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom); fig. extremely cautious Idiom ∼HSK 6
有勇无谋 有勇無謀 yǒu yǒng wú móu bold but not very astute (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
瞠目结舌 瞠目結舌 chēng mù - jié shé (idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned Idiom ∼HSK 6
凶多吉少 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster Idiom ∼HSK 6
文治武功 文治武功 wén zhì wǔ gōng political and military achievements (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day Idiom ∼HSK 6
老骥伏枥 老驥伏櫪 lǎo jì fú lì lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations Idiom ∼HSK 6
白驹过隙 白駒過隙 bái jū guò xì a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies! Idiom ∼HSK 6
断子绝孙 斷子絕孫 duàn zǐ jué sūn to die without progeny; (offensive) may you die childless; may you be the last of your family line Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
逆天 逆天 nì tiān (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order; (coll.) extraordinary; incredible Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
主公 主公 zhǔ gōng Your Highness; Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
父王 父王 fù wáng Father (royal address) ∼HSK 6
苍苍 蒼蒼 cāng cāng ash gray; vast and hazy; flourishing ∼HSK 6
以此为 以此為 yǐ cǐ wéi to regard as; to treat as ∼HSK 6
启奏 啟奏 qǐ zòu report to the emperor ∼HSK 6
逆贼 逆賊 nì zéi renegade; traitor and bandit ∼HSK 6
如若 如若 rú ruò if ∼HSK 6
延绵 延綿 yán mián to extend continuously ∼HSK 6
孤身 孤身 gū shēn alone; lonely ∼HSK 6
家母 家母 jiā mǔ (polite) my mother ∼HSK 6
野味 野味 yě wèi game; wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport ∼HSK 6
称帝 稱帝 chēng dì to declare oneself emperor; to win the best actor award ∼HSK 6
诛除 誅除 zhū chú to wipe out; to exterminate ∼HSK 6
忠义 忠義 zhōng yì loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty ∼HSK 6
罪人 罪人 zuì rén sinner ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
平叛 平叛 píng pàn to put down a revolt; to pacify a rebellion ∼HSK 6
圣上 聖上 shèng shàng Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
斩杀 斬殺 zhǎn shā to behead ∼HSK 6
战利品 戰利品 zhàn lì pǐn spoils of war ∼HSK 6