The Flowers of War

The Flowers of War 2011

jīnlíng shísān chāi

A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

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4.23 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 41%

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xiù huā zhěn tóu 绣: embroider; embroidery; ornament · 花: flower; blossoms · 枕: pillow · 头: head; top; chief, first; boss Idiom ∼HSK 7
qīng ér easy; with no difficulty Idiom HSK 7
sǎo xìng to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited Xiehouyu HSK 7
jiā guī homeless Xiehouyu HSK 7
wán dàn (coll.) to be done for Xiehouyu HSK 7
qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
wài (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother Colloquialism HSK 7
dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
gǎi another day; some other day HSK 7
not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
huàng dang to rock; to sway; to shake HSK 7
shān chuān mountains and rivers; landscape HSK 7
yào lǐng main aspects; essentials; gist HSK 7
yàn gorgeous; garish and beautiful HSK 7
qǐng jiǎn invitation card; written invitation HSK 7
shòu jīng startled HSK 7
kǒu shào whistle HSK 7
stepfather HSK 7
shàng huǒ to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM) HSK 7
ài to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly HSK 7
zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
tuō to entrust HSK 7
tīng dance hall; ballroom HSK 7
qiāng to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
gào to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
zāo to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta] HSK 7
niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
dài to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; (fig.) to instruct HSK 7
bàn halfway; midway; on the way HSK 7
còu he to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad HSK 7
chéng zhì sincere; cordial HSK 7
Tiān zhǔ jiào Catholicism HSK 7
fēng shuǐ feng shui; geomancy HSK 7
jiào yǎng to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture HSK 7
méi jìn to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest HSK 7
nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
shòu to suffer hardship HSK 7
chuán dān leaflet; flier; pamphlet HSK 7
shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
hǎo good intention; kindness HSK 7
gǒng to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched HSK 7
miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7
huǐ huài to damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage; destruction HSK 7
to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7