The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman 2011

刀见笑 dāo jiànxiào

A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen cleaver made from the top five swords of the martial arts world in this wild and brash action comedy.

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4.76 Intermediate Director Wuershan 🍅 46%

Cast

Masanobu Ando Masanobu Ando The Mute Zhang Yuqi Zhang Yuqi Madame Mei Liu Xiao-Ye Chopper Han Pengyi Han Pengyi Chunge Dong Li-Fan Dong Li-Fan House of a Thousand Flowers Manager Gao Lei Gao Lei Flautist Liu Xu Troupe Leader Senggerenqin Senggerenqin Big Beard An Yun-Cheng House of a Thousand Flowers Patron Mi Dan Big Eight Chef

Vocabulary

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狼狈为奸 狼狽為奸 láng bèi wéi jiān villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends) Idiom ∼HSK 6
人模狗样 人模狗樣 rén mú gǒu yàng (idiom) to pose; to put on airs; Taiwan pr. [ren2 mo2 gou3 yang4] Idiom ∼HSK 6
忍辱偷生 忍辱偷生 rěn rǔ tōu shēng to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
报仇雪恨 報仇雪恨 bào chóu xuě hèn to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
贪得无厌 貪得無厭 tān dé wú yàn avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
登峰造极 登峰造極 dēng fēng zào jí to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements) Idiom ∼HSK 6
知遇之恩 知遇之恩 zhī yù zhī ēn lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronage; protection Idiom ∼HSK 6
良辰美景 良辰美景 liáng chén měi jǐng fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely Idiom ∼HSK 6
命根子 命根子 mìng gēn zi lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
老娘 老孃 lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
破玩意儿 破玩意兒 pò wán yì ér (coll.) lousy thing; piece of junk; worthless gadget Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
大公 大公 dà gōng grand duke; impartial ∼HSK 6
哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6
大侠 大俠 dà xiá knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero ∼HSK 6
丸子 丸子 wán zi pills; balls; meatballs ∼HSK 6
锅铲 鍋鏟 guō chǎn wok spatula; cooking spatula ∼HSK 6
娶妻 娶妻 qǔ qī to take a wife; to get married (man) ∼HSK 6
客官 客官 kè guān honored customer (sir) ∼HSK 6
学徒 學徒 xué tú apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship ∼HSK 6
徒儿 徒兒 tú rén disciple (address) ∼HSK 6
虚名 虛名 xū míng false reputation ∼HSK 6
废铜烂铁 廢銅爛鐵 fèi tóng làn tiě scrap metal; a pile of junk ∼HSK 6
饶命 饒命 ráo mìng to spare sb's life ∼HSK 6
奥妙 奧妙 ào miào marvelous; mysterious; profound; marvel; wonder ∼HSK 6
残废 殘廢 cán fèi deformity; handicapped ∼HSK 6
开恩 開恩 kāi ēn show mercy ∼HSK 6
豪侠 豪俠 háo xiá brave and chivalrous ∼HSK 6
铲除 剷除 chǎn chú to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish ∼HSK 6
绝世 絕世 jué shì unique; exceptional ∼HSK 6
贪心 貪心 tān xīn greedy ∼HSK 6
大驾 大駕 dà jià imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you ∼HSK 6
露相 露相 lòu xiàng to show one's true colors ∼HSK 6
有情人终成眷属 有情人終成眷屬 yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ love will find a way (idiom) ∼HSK 6
抵债 抵債 dǐ zhài to repay a debt in kind or by labor ∼HSK 6
吹灭 吹滅 chuī miè to blow out (a flame) ∼HSK 6
早死早超生 早死早超生 zǎo sǐ zǎo chāo shēng to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated; (fig.) to get it over with ∼HSK 6
赚回来 賺回來 zhuàn huí lai to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc) ∼HSK 6
脱衣服 脫衣服 tuō yī fú undress ∼HSK 6
样儿 樣兒 yàng r appearance; manner; pattern; model ∼HSK 6
许诺 許諾 xǔ nuò promise; pledge ∼HSK 6
苦命 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate ∼HSK 6
账本 賬本 zhàng běn account book ∼HSK 6
青花瓷 青花瓷 qīng huā cí blue and white porcelain ∼HSK 6
酒缸 酒缸 jiǔ gāng wine jar; (dialect) drinking house ∼HSK 6
大蒜 大蒜 dà suàn garlic ∼HSK 6
杂役 雜役 zá yì odd jobs; part-time worker ∼HSK 6
不尽 不盡 bù jìn not completely; endlessly ∼HSK 6