The Emperor's Shadow

The Emperor's Shadow 1996

秦颂 qín sòng

Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.

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彼此彼此 彼此彼此 bǐ cǐ - bǐ cǐ (idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
渐 漸 jiān gradually ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
颂 頌 sòng laud, acclaim; hymn; ode ∼HSK 5
贲 賁 Bēn forge ahead; energetic; surname ∼HSK 5
乐府 樂府 yuè fǔ yuefu (Chinese style of lyric poetry) ∼HSK 5
诏 詔 zhào decree, proclaim; imperial decree ∼HSK 5
翦 翦 Jiǎn scissors; cut, clip; annhilate ∼HSK 5
燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
烙 烙 lào brand, burn; branding iron ∼HSK 5
戏言 戲言 xì yán joking matter; to go back on one's words ∼HSK 5
一宿 一宿 yīxiǔ one night's stay ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
大军 大軍 dà jūn army; main forces ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
统帅 統帥 tǒng shuài command; commander-in-chief ∼HSK 5
嬴 嬴 Yíng to win; to have a surplus; surname ∼HSK 5
樊 樊 Fán a railing; a fence an enclosed place ∼HSK 5
战乱 戰亂 zhàn luàn chaos of war ∼HSK 5
禀 稟 bǐng report to, petition ∼HSK 5
大将军 大將軍 dà jiāng jūn important general; generalissimo ∼HSK 5
一统 一統 yī tǒng to unify; unified ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
遗 遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit ∼HSK 5
遵 遵 zūn obey, comply with, follow; honor ∼HSK 5
囚 囚 qiú prisoner, convict; confine ∼HSK 5
兵器 兵器 bīng qì weapon ∼HSK 5
么 麼 me interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) ∼HSK 5
嫖 嫖 piáo patronize prostitutes, frequent ∼HSK 5
哀 哀 Āi sad, mournful, pitiful; pity ∼HSK 5
陵墓 陵墓 líng mù tomb; mausoleum ∼HSK 5
何以 何以 hé yǐ (literary) why; how ∼HSK 5
杀戮 殺戮 shā lù to massacre; to slaughter ∼HSK 5
黥 黥 Qíng to tattoo; to brand the face of criminals ∼HSK 5
遥 遙 yáo far away, distant, remote ∼HSK 5
启 啟 qǐ open; begin, commence; explain ∼HSK 5
赦 赦 shè pardon ∼HSK 5
还不如 還不如 hái bù rú to be better off...; might as well... ∼HSK 5
祀 祀 sì to sacrifice, worship ∼HSK 5
必胜 必勝 bì shèng to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail ∼HSK 5
王冠 王冠 wáng guān crown ∼HSK 5
将士 將士 jiàng shì officers and soldiers ∼HSK 5
刺杀 刺殺 cì shā to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) ∼HSK 5
献上 獻上 xiàn shàng to offer (respectfully); to present ∼HSK 5
害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
版图 版圖 bǎn tú domain; territory ∼HSK 5
食指 食指 shí zhǐ index finger; (literary) mouths to feed ∼HSK 5
悟 悟 wù to apprehend, realize, become aware ∼HSK 5
贤 賢 xián virtuous, worthy ∼HSK 5