The Duel

The Duel 2000

决战紫禁之巅 juézhàn zǐ jīn zhī diān

The sword saint requests a duel with god of sword at the apex of the forbidden city to determine the worlds best. As the date of the duel nears troubles befall the imperial town until everything is revealed at the climactic fight.

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4.23 Intermediate Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung IMDb 5.8

Cast

Nick Cheung Ka-Fai Nick Cheung Ka-Fai Dragon 9 Vicky Zhao Vicky Zhao Princess Phoenix Andy Lau Andy Lau Cool-Son Yeh Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Simon the Snow Blower 'Saint of Sword' Kristy Yang Rongru Kristy Yang Rongru Ye Ziqing Tien Hsin Tien Hsin Jade Patrick Tam Yiu-Man Patrick Tam Yiu-Man The Emperor Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong Gold Moustache Geng Le Geng Le Eunuch Liu Tong Norman Tsui Siu-Keung Norman Tsui Siu-Keung Lin Yun He/Thief Ghost

Vocabulary

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哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
好笑 好笑 hǎo xiào laughable; funny; ridiculous HSK 7
羡慕 羨慕 xiàn mù to envy; to admire HSK 7
上场 上場 shàng chǎng on stage; to go on stage; to take the field HSK 7
角落 角落 jiǎo luò nook; corner HSK 7
应付 應付 yìng fu to deal with; to cope HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
趁 趁 chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
情人 情人 qíng rén lover; sweetheart HSK 7
不准 不准 bù zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
娶 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
寻 尋 xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7
温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) HSK 7
失踪 失蹤 shī zōng to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for HSK 7
老大 老大 lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
屁股 屁股 pì gu buttocks; bottom; butt; back part HSK 7
嘿 嘿 hēi hey HSK 7
一面 一面 yī miàn one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face HSK 7
盯 盯 dīng to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at HSK 7
格 格 gé square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7
罗 羅 luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
案件 案件 àn jiàn case; instance HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
借花献佛 借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property; plagiarism Idiom ∼HSK 6
人之常情 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural Idiom ∼HSK 6
鸡犬不宁 雞犬不寧 jī quǎn bù níng lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom); fig. great commotion; pandemonium Idiom ∼HSK 6
闻风丧胆 聞風喪膽 wén fēng sàng dǎn hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news Idiom ∼HSK 6
气宇轩昂 氣宇軒昂 qì yǔ xuān áng to have an imposing or impressive appearance; impressive appearance; straight and impressive looking Idiom ∼HSK 6
出生入死 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb Idiom ∼HSK 6
忠心耿耿 忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true Idiom ∼HSK 6
大逆不道 大逆不道 dà nì bù dào disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) Idiom ∼HSK 6
千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon Idiom ∼HSK 6
福如东海 福如東海 fú rú Dōng Hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
万寿无疆 萬壽無疆 wàn shòu wú jiāng may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom); long may you live Idiom ∼HSK 6
河水不犯井水 河水不犯井水 hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.; Mind your own business. Idiom ∼HSK 6
天罗地网 天羅地網 tiān luó dì wǎng inescapable net (idiom); trap; dragnet Idiom ∼HSK 6
贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck Idiom ∼HSK 6
鬼计多端 鬼計多端 guǐ jì duō duān full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems (idiom); sly; crafty; malicious Idiom ∼HSK 6
金枝玉叶 金枝玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty Idiom ∼HSK 6
同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
露点 露點 lòu diǎn (coll.) to accidentally or intentionally expose intimate body parts (e.g. nipples or genitals) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6