The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman 2011

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%

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Vocabulary

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láng bèi wéi jiān villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends) Idiom ∼HSK 6
rén gǒu yàng (idiom) to pose; to put on airs; Taiwan pr. [ren2 mo2 gou3 yang4] Idiom ∼HSK 6
rěn tōu shēng to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
bào chóu xuě hèn to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
tān yàn avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
dēng fēng zào to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements) Idiom ∼HSK 6
zhī zhī ēn lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronage; protection Idiom ∼HSK 6
liáng chén měi jǐng fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely Idiom ∼HSK 6
mìng gēn zi lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
gōng grand duke; impartial ∼HSK 6
ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6
xiá knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero ∼HSK 6
wán zi pills; balls; meatballs ∼HSK 6
guō chǎn wok spatula; cooking spatula ∼HSK 6
to take a wife; to get married (man) ∼HSK 6
guān honored customer (sir) ∼HSK 6
xué apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship ∼HSK 6
rén disciple (address) ∼HSK 6
míng false reputation ∼HSK 6
fèi tóng làn tiě scrap metal; a pile of junk ∼HSK 6
ráo mìng to spare sb's life ∼HSK 6
ào miào marvelous; mysterious; profound; marvel; wonder ∼HSK 6
cán fèi deformity; handicapped ∼HSK 6
kāi ēn show mercy ∼HSK 6
háo xiá brave and chivalrous ∼HSK 6
chǎn chú to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish ∼HSK 6
jué shì unique; exceptional ∼HSK 6
tān xīn greedy ∼HSK 6
jià imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you ∼HSK 6
lòu xiàng to show one's true colors ∼HSK 6
yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ love will find a way (idiom) ∼HSK 6
zhài to repay a debt in kind or by labor ∼HSK 6
chuī miè to blow out (a flame) ∼HSK 6
zǎo zǎo chāo shēng to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated; (fig.) to get it over with ∼HSK 6
zhuàn huí lai to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc) ∼HSK 6
tuō undress ∼HSK 6
yàng r appearance; manner; pattern; model ∼HSK 6
nuò promise; pledge ∼HSK 6
mìng hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate ∼HSK 6
zhàng běn account book ∼HSK 6
qīng huā blue and white porcelain ∼HSK 6
jiǔ gāng wine jar; (dialect) drinking house ∼HSK 6
suàn garlic ∼HSK 6
odd jobs; part-time worker ∼HSK 6
jìn not completely; endlessly ∼HSK 6
suàn mìng fortune-telling; to tell fortune ∼HSK 6