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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and; to give; together with HSK 6
zhāng zhǎo to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures Idiom ∼HSK 5
to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth Idiom ∼HSK 5
qīng méi zhú lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts; a couple who grew up as childhood friends Idiom ∼HSK 5
gǔn dàn get out of here!; beat it! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
diū rén xiàn yǎn to make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
zi beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit Colloquialism HSK 5
mèi sleep; be asleep ∼HSK 5
gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
qiào like, similar; resemble; pretty ∼HSK 5
na modal particle ∼HSK 5
qíng lift up, hold up, support ∼HSK 5
me interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) ∼HSK 5
xià bèi zi the next life ∼HSK 5
duò chop by pounding, mince, hash ∼HSK 5
shīxiōng elder fellow disciple ∼HSK 5
píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
rèn edged tool, cutlery, knife edge ∼HSK 5
bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
fàng to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish! ∼HSK 5
guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
lín fish scales ∼HSK 5
yān castrate; eunuch ∼HSK 5
lín martial arts (social) circles ∼HSK 5
bǐng report to, petition ∼HSK 5
zūn honored ∼HSK 5
bamboo flute; whistle ∼HSK 5
è rén evil person; vile creature; villain; (archaic) ugly person ∼HSK 5
tíng pavilion; erect ∼HSK 5
Hóu marquis, lord; target in archery ∼HSK 5
shuāi to fall to one's death; to kill by throwing to the ground ∼HSK 5
crush by weight; grind ∼HSK 5
jià invaluable; priceless ∼HSK 5
jiā (polite) father's sisters ∼HSK 5
gǒu bullshit; nonsense ∼HSK 5
miǎo zhōng (time) second ∼HSK 5
shì yán to pledge; to promise; oath; vow ∼HSK 5
holy, sage ∼HSK 5
shé snake venom ∼HSK 5
hóu throat, gullet, larynx; guttural ∼HSK 5
spur a horse on; expel, drive away ∼HSK 5
suì to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces ∼HSK 5
Táo pottery, ceramics ∼HSK 5
biàn braid; pigtail, plait, queue ∼HSK 5
huā jiāo Sichuan pepper; Chinese prickly ash ∼HSK 5
mokugyo; wooden fish (percussion instrument) ∼HSK 5
shuān bolt, latch, crossbar ∼HSK 5
xióng zhǎng bear paw (as food) ∼HSK 5