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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幺 么 Yāo one; tiny, small ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
颠 顛 diān top, peak, summit; upset ∼HSK 5
观战 觀戰 guān zhàn to watch from the sidelines ∼HSK 5
搞定 搞定 gǎo dìng to fix; to settle; to wangle ∼HSK 5
暗器 暗器 àn qì concealed weapon ∼HSK 5
恭喜发财 恭喜發財 gōng xǐ fā cái May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting) ∼HSK 5
师妹 師妹 shī mèi younger sister disciple ∼HSK 5
羞 羞 xiū shame ∼HSK 5
下毒 下毒 xià dú to put poison in sth; to poison ∼HSK 5
放枪 放槍 fàng qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun ∼HSK 5
哔 嗶 bì used in transliterations ∼HSK 5
哩 哩 lǐ mile ∼HSK 5
叭 叭 bā trumpet ∼HSK 5
拆穿 拆穿 chāi chuān to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc) ∼HSK 5
修炼 修煉 xiū liàn (of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism ∼HSK 5
鸢 鳶 yuān kite; Milvus species (various) ∼HSK 5
乌鸦 烏鴉 wū yā crow; raven ∼HSK 5
央 央 yāng center, conclude, run out; beg ∼HSK 5
喷火 噴火 pēn huǒ to shoot flames; to erupt (of volcanoes); flaming (of flowers) ∼HSK 5
浩 浩 hào great, numerous, vast, abundant ∼HSK 5
交待 交待 jiāo dài variant of ∼HSK 5
可喜可贺 可喜可賀 kě xǐ kě hè worthy of celebration; gratifying; Congratulations! ∼HSK 5
胆敢 膽敢 dǎn gǎn to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth) ∼HSK 5
无礼 無禮 wú lǐ rude; rudely ∼HSK 5
战书 戰書 zhàn shū written war challenge ∼HSK 5
决战 決戰 jué zhàn decisive battle; to fight a decisive battle; to fight for supremacy in... ∼HSK 5
声名 聲名 shēng míng reputation; declaration ∼HSK 5
大庭广众 大庭廣眾 dà tíng - guǎng zhòng (idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by and followed by) ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
三温暖 三溫暖 sān wēn nuǎn sauna (loanword) (Tw) ∼HSK 5
黑社会 黑社會 hēi shè huì criminal underworld; organized crime syndicate ∼HSK 5
嫖 嫖 piáo patronize prostitutes, frequent ∼HSK 5
没品 沒品 méi pǐn lacking in class; tacky; tasteless ∼HSK 5
有资格 有資格 yǒu zī gé to be entitled; to qualify; to be qualified ∼HSK 5
满头大汗 滿頭大汗 mǎn tóu dà hàn brow beaded with sweat; perspiring freely ∼HSK 5
花式 花式 huā shì fancy; showy; elaborate; (HK, Tw) (sports) fancy-style; freestyle (as in "figure skating"); (Tw) floral formula (notation for representing the structure of flowers) ∼HSK 5
妞 妞 niū girl ∼HSK 5
害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
亡 亡 wáng death, destroyed; lose, perish ∼HSK 5
尘埃 塵埃 chén āi dust ∼HSK 5
何以 何以 hé yǐ (literary) why; how ∼HSK 5
出声 出聲 chū shēng to make a sound; to speak; to cry out ∼HSK 5
萧 蕭 Xiāo common artemisia; dejected ∼HSK 5
师兄弟 師兄弟 shī xiōng dì fellow apprentices; fellow students (male) ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
无怨无悔 無怨無悔 wú yuàn wú huǐ no complaints; to have no regrets ∼HSK 5
淫妇 淫婦 yín fù loose woman; prostitute; Jezebel ∼HSK 5
私通 私通 sī tōng to have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc); to engage in an illicit sexual relationship; adultery ∼HSK 5