The Flowers of War 2011
金陵十三钗
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.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 一眼 一眼 | a glance; a quick look; a glimpse | |
| 细腻 細膩 | exquisite; meticulous | |
| 无非 無非 | only; nothing else | |
| 剃 剃 | to shave | |
| 手艺 手藝 | craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade | |
| 严禁 嚴禁 | to strictly prohibit | |
| 聋 聾 | deaf | |
| 好歹 好歹 | good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever | |
| 伺候 伺候 | to serve; to wait upon | |
| 专程 專程 | specifically; specially (for that purpose) | |
| 赎 贖 | to redeem; to ransom | |
| 退回 退回 | to return (an item); to send back; to go back | |
| 面粉 麵粉 | flour | |
| 委屈 委屈 | to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance | |
| 滑稽 滑稽 | comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang | |
| 止血 止血 | to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug) | |
| 耻辱 恥辱 | disgrace; shame; humiliation | |
| 减速 減速 | to reduce speed; to slow down; to take it easy | |
| 蚊子 蚊子 | mosquito | |
| 抽屉 抽屜 | drawer | |
| 缓缓 緩緩 | slowly; unhurriedly; little by little | |
| 救济 救濟 | emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods | |
| 招牌 招牌 | signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business | |
| 巷 巷 | lane; alley | |
| 值钱 值錢 | valuable; costly; expensive | |
| 河流 河流 | river | |
| 正经 正經 | decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards | |
| 轰炸 轟炸 | to bomb; to bombard | |
| 绅士 紳士 | gentleman | |
| 不适 不適 | unwell; indisposed; out of sorts | |
| 光彩 光彩 | luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance | |
| 香味 香味 | fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell | |
| 弦 弦 | bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse | |
| 坠 墜 | to fall; to drop; to weigh down | |
| 双胞胎 雙胞胎 | twin | |
| 扒 扒 | to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig | |
| 遗体 遺體 | remains (of a dead person) | |
| 捐献 捐獻 | to donate; to contribute; donation; contribution | |
| 低下 低下 | low status; lowly; to lower (one's head) | |
| 零件 零件 | part; component | |
| 非得 非得 | (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must | |
| 钓鱼 釣魚 | to fish (with line and hook); to dupe | |
| 筹备 籌備 | preparations; to get ready for sth | |
| 搜查 搜查 | to search | |
| 蜡烛 蠟燭 | candle | |
| 浇 澆 | to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold | |
| 饶 饒 | rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although | |
| 怪不得 怪不得 | no wonder!; so that's why! | |
| 耽误 耽誤 | to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with | |
| 骗人 騙人 | to cheat sb; a scam |