The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin 1998

荆轲刺秦王 jīngkē cī qín wáng

In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.

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4.31 Intermediate Director Chen Kaige 🍅 81%

Cast

Gong Li Gong Li Lady Zhao Zhang Fengyi Zhang Fengyi Jing Ke Li Xuejian Li Xuejian Ying Zheng Wang Zhiwen Wang Zhiwen Marquis Changxin Sun Zhou Sun Zhou Prince Yan Dan Chen Kaige Chen Kaige Lu Buwei Pan Changjiang Pan Changjiang Prison Official Zhao Benshan Zhao Benshan Gao Jianli Ding Haifeng Ding Haifeng Qin Wuyang Zhou Xun Zhou Xun Blind Girl

Vocabulary

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独木桥 獨木橋 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge; (fig.) difficult path Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
死到临头 死到臨頭 sǐ dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom) 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
不通 不通 bù tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
寡人 寡人 guǎrén I (used by rulers) ∼HSK 6
谋反 謀反 móu fǎn to plot a rebellion; to conspire against the state ∼HSK 6
爹爹 爹爹 diē die daddy; granddad ∼HSK 6
先君 先君 xiān jūn my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor ∼HSK 6
攻城 攻城 gōng chéng to besiege (a town) ∼HSK 6
异人 異人 yì rén eccentric; unusual person; talented individual ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
遵命 遵命 zūn mìng obey the order ∼HSK 6
君王 君王 jūn wáng monarch ∼HSK 6
比作 比作 bǐ zuò to liken to; to compare to ∼HSK 6
救护 救護 jiù hù to rescue; to administer first aid ∼HSK 6
父王 父王 fù wáng Father (royal address) ∼HSK 6
乞食 乞食 qǐ shí to beg for food ∼HSK 6
诸君 諸君 zhū jūn Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen! ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
侍妾 侍妾 shì qiè concubine ∼HSK 6
叛贼 叛賊 pàn zéi renegade; traitor ∼HSK 6
失礼 失禮 shī lǐ discourteous ∼HSK 6
物阜民丰 物阜民豐 wù fù mín fēng 物: thing, substance, creature · 阜: mound; abundant, ample, numerous · 民: people, subjects, citizens · 丰: abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty ∼HSK 6
沃野 沃野 wò yě fertile land ∼HSK 6
吞并 吞併 tūn bìng to annex ∼HSK 6
须臾 須臾 xū yú in a flash; in a jiffy ∼HSK 6
服侍 服侍 fú shi to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also ∼HSK 6
侄女 姪女 zhí nǚ brother's daughter; niece ∼HSK 6
溃散 潰散 kuì sàn (of troops) to be routed and dispersed ∼HSK 6
大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance; project of paramount importance; to think big; annual national audit ∼HSK 6
君臣 君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old) ∼HSK 6
俸禄 俸祿 fèng lù official's salary (in feudal times) ∼HSK 6
闭门 閉門 bì mén to close a door ∼HSK 6
良马 良馬 liáng mǎ good horse ∼HSK 6
辞行 辭行 cí xíng to say goodbye; leave-taking; farewells ∼HSK 6
皱眉 皺眉 zhòu méi to frown; to knit one's brow ∼HSK 6
清廉 清廉 qīng lián honest; uncorrupted ∼HSK 6
驰道 馳道 chí dào (old) highway for the emperor; highway ∼HSK 6
进犯 進犯 jìn fàn to invade ∼HSK 6
石碑 石碑 shí bēi stele; stone tablet (for inscription) ∼HSK 6
诸侯国 諸侯國 zhū hóu guó vassal state ∼HSK 6
并吞 併吞 bìng tūn to swallow up; to annex; to merge ∼HSK 6
犒赏三军 犒賞三軍 kào shǎng sān jūn 犒: entertain victorious soldiers · 赏: reward, grant, bestow; appreciate · 三: three · 军: army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 6
抗命 抗命 kàng mìng against orders; to disobey; to refuse to accept orders ∼HSK 6
尸骨 屍骨 shī gǔ skeleton of the dead ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
文武百官 文武百官 wén wǔ bǎi guān civil and military officials ∼HSK 6
浮桥 浮橋 fú qiáo pontoon bridge ∼HSK 6