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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千秋万岁 千秋萬歲 qiān qiū wàn suì 千: thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler · 秋: autumn, fall; year · 万: ten thousand; innumerable · 岁: year; age; harvest Idiom ∼HSK 7
浴血奋战 浴血奮戰 yù xuè fèn zhàn 浴: bathe, wash; bath · 血: blood; radical number 143 · 奋: strive, exert effort; arouse · 战: war, fighting, battle Idiom ∼HSK 7
沃野千里 沃野千里 wò yě qiān lǐ 沃: water, irrigate; fertile, rich · 野: open country, field; wilderness · 千: thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler · 里: unit of distance; village; lane Idiom ∼HSK 7
一统天下 一統天下 yī tǒng tiān xià 一: one; a, an; alone · 统: govern, command, control; unite · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 下: under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down Idiom ∼HSK 7
日理万机 日理萬機 rì lǐ wàn jī 日: sun; day; daytime · 理: reason, logic; manage · 万: ten thousand; innumerable · 机: desk; machine; moment Idiom ∼HSK 7
杀鸡取蛋 殺雞取蛋 shā jī qǔ dàn 杀: kill, slaughter, murder; hurt · 鸡: chicken · 取: take, receive, obtain; select · 蛋: eggs; term of abuse Idiom ∼HSK 7
博览群书 博覽群書 bó lǎn qún shū 博: gamble, play games; wide, broad · 览: look at, inspect; perceive · 群: (same as · 书: book, letter, document; writings Idiom ∼HSK 7
肤如凝脂 膚如凝脂 fū rú níng zhī 肤: skin; superficial, shallow · 如: if, supposing; as if; like, as · 凝: coagulate; congeal; freeze · 脂: fat, grease, lard; grease Idiom ∼HSK 7
深入骨髓 深入骨髓 shēn rù gǔ suǐ 深: deep; depth; far; very, extreme · 入: enter, come in(to), join · 骨: bone; skeleton; frame, framework · 髓: bone marrow; essences, substances Idiom ∼HSK 7
举世无双 舉世無雙 jǔ shì wú shuāng unrivaled (idiom); world number one; unique; unequaled Idiom HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
踏上 踏上 tà shàng to set foot on; to step on or into HSK 7
一筹莫展 一籌莫展 yī chóu mò zhǎn to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end HSK 7
伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
斧子 斧子 fǔ zi axe; hatchet HSK 7
正气 正氣 zhèng qì healthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity; (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) HSK 7
山川 山川 shān chuān mountains and rivers; landscape HSK 7
无不 無不 wú bù none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception HSK 7
看热闹 看熱鬧 kàn rè nao to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
逾期 逾期 yú qī to be overdue; to fail to meet a deadline; to be behind in doing sth HSK 7
悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound) HSK 7
一概 一概 yī gài all; without any exceptions; categorically HSK 7
出任 出任 chū rèn to take up a post; to start in a new job HSK 7
猖狂 猖狂 chāng kuáng savage; furious HSK 7
遮挡 遮擋 zhē dǎng to shelter; to shelter from HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
顺应 順應 shùn yìng to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to HSK 7
受惊 受驚 shòu jīng startled HSK 7
助威 助威 zhù wēi to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of HSK 7
恩赐 恩賜 ēn cì favor; to give charity to sb out of pity HSK 7
单薄 單薄 dān bó weak; frail; thin; flimsy HSK 7
根基 根基 gēn jī foundation HSK 7
包庇 包庇 bāo bì to shield; to harbor; to cover up HSK 7
劝告 勸告 quàn gào to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice HSK 7
冲撞 衝撞 chōng zhuàng to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke HSK 7
资历 資歷 zī lì qualifications; experience; seniority HSK 7
彻夜 徹夜 chè yè the whole night HSK 7
祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck HSK 7
修长 修長 xiū cháng slender; lanky; tall and thin HSK 7
胸怀 胸懷 xiōng huái one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish HSK 7
历来 歷來 lì lái always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time HSK 7
坚韧 堅韌 jiān rèn tough and durable; tenacious HSK 7
执意 執意 zhí yì to be determined to; to insist on HSK 7
端正 端正 duān zhèng upright; regular; proper; correct HSK 7
祭祀 祭祀 jì sì to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors HSK 7
血脉 血脈 xuè mài blood vessels HSK 7