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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晓 曉 xiǎo dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit ∼HSK 5
丞 丞 chéng assist, aid, rescue ∼HSK 5
姚 姚 Yáo handsome, elegant; surname ∼HSK 5
冀 冀 Jì hope for; wish; Hebei province ∼HSK 5
辅佐 輔佐 fǔ zuǒ to assist (usually a ruler) ∼HSK 5
掘 掘 jué dig, excavate; excavate cave ∼HSK 5
击掌 擊掌 jī zhǎng to clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands; high five ∼HSK 5
忧 憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy ∼HSK 5
来袭 來襲 lái xí to invade; (of a storm etc) to strike; to hit ∼HSK 5
诏 詔 zhào decree, proclaim; imperial decree ∼HSK 5
掌灯 掌燈 zhǎng dēng to hold a lamp; to light a lamp ∼HSK 5
加害 加害 jiā hài to injure ∼HSK 5
心智 心智 xīn zhì wisdom ∼HSK 5
在握 在握 zài wò (fig.) to hold in one's hands; to be within grasp ∼HSK 5
后尘 後塵 hòu chén lit. trailing dust; fig. sb's footsteps; course in life ∼HSK 5
撮 撮 cuō little bit, small amount, pinch ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
即刻 即刻 jí kè immediately; instant; instantly ∼HSK 5
射中 射中 shè zhòng to hit the target ∼HSK 5
夯 夯 bèn heavy load, burden; lift up ∼HSK 5
邳 邳 Pī a department in the State of Lu; in what is now Shantung or N. China ∼HSK 5
擒 擒 qín capture ∼HSK 5
踪 蹤 zōng footprints, traces, tracks ∼HSK 5
未曾 未曾 wèi céng hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever ∼HSK 5
承接 承接 chéng jiē to receive; to accept; to carry on ∼HSK 5
虎将 虎將 hǔ jiàng valiant general ∼HSK 5
如云 如雲 rú yún like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous) ∼HSK 5
生计 生計 shēng jì livelihood ∼HSK 5
灶 灶 zào kitchen stove, cooking stove ∼HSK 5
堪 堪 kān adequately capable of, worthy of ∼HSK 5
苑 苑 Yuàn pasture, park, garden; mansion ∼HSK 5
归于 歸於 guī yú to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards ∼HSK 5
速 速 sù fast ∼HSK 5
不公 不公 bù gōng unjust; unfair ∼HSK 5
互不相欠 互不相欠 hù bù xiāng qiàn to be even; to be quits; to be even-steven ∼HSK 5
丢下 丟下 diū xià to abandon ∼HSK 5
神勇 神勇 shén yǒng extraordinarily brave; heroic ∼HSK 5
兵器 兵器 bīng qì weapon ∼HSK 5
幽灵 幽靈 yōu líng specter; apparition; ghost ∼HSK 5
彰显 彰顯 zhāng xiǎn to put on display (sth abstract); to draw attention to; conspicuous ∼HSK 5
何其 何其 hé qí (literary) (similar to, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc) ∼HSK 5
祉 祉 zhǐ happiness, blessings, good luck ∼HSK 5
时至今日 時至今日 shí zhì jīn rì (idiom) up to the present; even now; now (in contrast with the past); at this late hour ∼HSK 5
祖 祖 Zǔ ancestor, forefather; grandfather ∼HSK 5
贤 賢 xián virtuous, worthy ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
犹 猶 yóu like, similar to, just like, as ∼HSK 5
虽是 雖是 suī shì although; even though; even if ∼HSK 5
愧对 愧對 kuì duì to be ashamed to face (sb); to feel bad about having failed (sb) ∼HSK 5
一统 一統 yī tǒng to unify; unified ∼HSK 5