The Flowers of War

The Flowers of War 2011

金陵十三钗 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%

Cast

Christian Bale Christian Bale John Miller Ni Ni Ni Ni Yu Mo Zhang Xinyi Zhang Xinyi Shu Huang Tianyuan Huang Tianyuan George Chen Han Xiting Han Xiting Yi Zhang Doudou Zhang Doudou Ling Tong Dawei Tong Dawei Major Li Cao Kefan Cao Kefan Mr. Meng Atsuro Watabe Atsuro Watabe Colonel Hasegawa Yuan Yangchunzi Yuan Yangchunzi Mosquito

Vocabulary

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装神弄鬼 裝神弄鬼 zhuāng shén - nòng guǐ lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); fig. to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus Idiom ∼HSK 5
顶天立地 頂天立地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
混蛋 混蛋 hún dàn scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
迟了 遲了 chí le late Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
骚货 騷貨 sāo huò loose woman; slut Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
有戏 有戲 yǒu xì (coll.) promising; likely to turn out well Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
胡子 鬍子 hú zi beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit Colloquialism HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
豆蔻 豆蔻 dòu kòu cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum); fig. a girl's teenage years; maidenhood; a budding beauty ∼HSK 5
娟 娟 juān beautiful, graceful ∼HSK 5
浦 浦 Pǔ bank of river, shore; surname ∼HSK 5
汰 汰 tài excessive; scour, wash out ∼HSK 5
菱 菱 líng water-chestnut, water caltrop ∼HSK 5
珍 珍 zhēn precious, valuable, rare ∼HSK 5
孟 孟 Mèng first in series; great, eminent ∼HSK 5
彻 徹 chè penetrate, pervade; penetrating ∼HSK 5
鬼子 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap; Nip ∼HSK 5
佐 佐 zuǒ assist, aid, second; subordinate ∼HSK 5
翠 翠 cuì color green; kingfisher ∼HSK 5
禧 禧 xǐ happiness; congratulations ∼HSK 5
瑞 瑞 ruì felicitous omen; auspicious ∼HSK 5
流弹 流彈 liú dàn stray bullet ∼HSK 5
走丢 走丟 zǒu diū to wander off; to get lost ∼HSK 5
弟兄 弟兄 dì xiong brothers ∼HSK 5
吭 吭 háng throat ∼HSK 5
挡住 擋住 dǎng zhù to obstruct ∼HSK 5
老鼠洞 老鼠洞 lǎo shǔ dòng mouse hole ∼HSK 5
闭嘴 閉嘴 bì zuǐ Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 ∼HSK 5
醉鬼 醉鬼 zuì guǐ drunkard ∼HSK 5
扔下 扔下 rēng xià to throw down; to drop (bomb) ∼HSK 5
等着瞧 等著瞧 děng zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) ∼HSK 5
麦子 麥子 mài zi wheat ∼HSK 5
涟 漣 lián flowing water; ripples; weeping ∼HSK 5
彷佛 彷佛 fǎng fú erroneous variant of ∼HSK 5
加价 加價 jiā jià to increase a price ∼HSK 5
颠 顛 diān top, peak, summit; upset ∼HSK 5
害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
金枪鱼 金槍魚 jīn qiāng yú tuna ∼HSK 5
死鬼 死鬼 sǐ guǐ devil (used jocularly or contemptuously); the departed ∼HSK 5
蛆 蛆 qū maggots ∼HSK 5
怡 怡 yí harmony; pleasure, joy; be glad ∼HSK 5
失陪 失陪 shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. ∼HSK 5
情种 情種 qíng zhǒng affectionate; an affectionate person ∼HSK 5
毙 斃 bì kill; die violent death ∼HSK 5
没分寸 沒分寸 méi fēn cùn inappropriate; bad-mannered ∼HSK 5
赦免 赦免 shè miǎn to pardon; to absolve; to exempt from punishment ∼HSK 5
唇 唇 chún lips ∼HSK 5
刁 刁 diāo tricky, crafty ∼HSK 5
软硬不吃 軟硬不吃 ruǎn yìng bù chī unmoved by force or persuasion ∼HSK 5