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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同 同 tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
于 于 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid Idiom ∼HSK 5
危在旦夕 危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis Idiom ∼HSK 5
生龙活虎 生龍活虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom); fig. vigorous and lively Idiom ∼HSK 5
不知所措 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss Idiom ∼HSK 5
傀儡 傀儡 kuǐ lěi (lit. and fig.) puppet Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
迟了 遲了 chí le late Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
穆 穆 Mù majestic, solemn, reverent; calm ∼HSK 5
雀 雀 qiāo sparrow ∼HSK 5
卿 卿 qīng noble, high officer ∼HSK 5
朕 朕 zhèn I/We (royal we, used by emperors) ∼HSK 5
雎 雎 jū osprey, fishhawk; hold back ∼HSK 5
邺 鄴 Yè surname Ye; ancient district in present-day Hebei ∼HSK 5
伏 伏 Fú crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal ∼HSK 5
疾 疾 jí illness, disease, sickness; to hate ∼HSK 5
孟 孟 Mèng first in series; great, eminent ∼HSK 5
狩 狩 shòu winter hunting; imperial tour ∼HSK 5
纷争 紛爭 fēn zhēng to dispute ∼HSK 5
溯 溯 sù go upstream, go against current; formerly ∼HSK 5
宛 宛 Wǎn seem, as if, crooked ∼HSK 5
宴 宴 yàn banquet ∼HSK 5
蒹 蒹 jiān reed, phragmites communis ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
战乱 戰亂 zhàn luàn chaos of war ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
刺杀 刺殺 cì shā to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) ∼HSK 5
胁迫 脅迫 xié pò to coerce; to compel; to force ∼HSK 5
丕 丕 pī great, grand, glorious, distinguished ∼HSK 5
杀戮 殺戮 shā lù to massacre; to slaughter ∼HSK 5
耕 畊 gēng plow, cultivate ∼HSK 5
大军 大軍 dà jūn army; main forces ∼HSK 5
全军 全軍 quán jūn whole army ∼HSK 5
缟 縞 gǎo white raw silk ∼HSK 5
理应 理應 lǐ yīng should; ought to ∼HSK 5
繁星 繁星 fán xīng many stars; a vast sky full of stars ∼HSK 5
可知 可知 kě zhī evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable ∼HSK 5
亡 亡 wáng death, destroyed; lose, perish ∼HSK 5
尘土 塵土 chén tǔ dust ∼HSK 5
骨肉 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood ∼HSK 5
枭雄 梟雄 xiāo xióng ambitious and ruthless character; formidable person ∼HSK 5
履 履 lǚ footwear, shoes; walk on, tread ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
禽兽 禽獸 qín shòu birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person) ∼HSK 5
荣 榮 Róng glory, honor; flourish, prosper ∼HSK 5