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%

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姑奶奶 姑奶奶 gū nǎi nai paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister); (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter; (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here; (coll ∼HSK 5
发疯 發瘋 fā fēng to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind ∼HSK 5
无权 無權 wú quán to have no right; to have no authority ∼HSK 5
狙击手 狙擊手 jū jī shǒu sniper; marksman ∼HSK 5
警戒 警戒 jǐng jiè to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel ∼HSK 5
思乡 思鄉 sī xiāng to be homesick ∼HSK 5
绕过 繞過 rào guò to detour; to bypass; to circumvent; to avoid; to wind around (of a road etc) ∼HSK 5
喳 喳 chā whispering ∼HSK 5
窖 窖 jiào pit, cellar ∼HSK 5
拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop; to bar the way ∼HSK 5
糟了 糟了 zāo le gosh!; oh no!; darn! ∼HSK 5
凭什么 憑什麼 píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
放枪 放槍 fàng qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun ∼HSK 5
怎么搞的 怎麼搞的 zěn me gǎo de How did it happen?; What's wrong?; What went wrong?; What's up? ∼HSK 5
冒失 冒失 mào shi rash; impudent ∼HSK 5
监护人 監護人 jiān hù rén guardian ∼HSK 5
非常感谢 非常感謝 fēi cháng gǎn xiè extremely grateful; very thankful ∼HSK 5
狱 獄 yù prison, jail; case; lawsuit ∼HSK 5
谎 謊 huǎng lie ∼HSK 5
犹 猶 yóu like, similar to, just like, as ∼HSK 5
后庭 後庭 hòu tíng backyard; imperial harem; (slang) anus ∼HSK 5
骂名 罵名 mà míng infamy; blackened name ∼HSK 5
瞻 瞻 zhān look; look out for; respect ∼HSK 5
宇 宇 yǔ house; building, structure; eaves ∼HSK 5
剪成 剪成 jiǎn chéng cut into ∼HSK 5
剪掉 剪掉 jiǎn diào to cut off; to cut away; to trim ∼HSK 5
效劳 效勞 xiào láo to serve (in some capacity); to work for ∼HSK 5
妆 妝 zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
敲钟 敲鐘 qiāo zhōng to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
插不上手 插不上手 chā bu shàng shǒu to be unable to intervene ∼HSK 5
酿 釀 niàng brew, ferment ∼HSK 5
剪子 剪子 jiǎn zi clippers; scissors; shears HSK 5
快活 快活 kuài huo happy; cheerful HSK 5
跟前 跟前 gēn qián the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) HSK 5
慰问 慰問 wèi wèn to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc HSK 5
舍得 捨得 shě de to be willing to part with sth HSK 5
报答 報答 bào dá to repay; to requite HSK 5
床单 床單 chuáng dān bed sheet HSK 5
剪刀 剪刀 jiǎn dāo scissors HSK 5
窗帘 窗簾 chuāng lián window curtains HSK 5
逃走 逃走 táo zǒu to escape; to flee; to run away HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
一带 一帶 yī dài region; district HSK 5
葡萄 葡萄 pú tao grape HSK 5
占领 佔領 zhàn lǐng to capture; to seize; to occupy by force HSK 5
上级 上級 shàng jí higher authorities; superiors HSK 5
打架 打架 dǎ jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
戏剧 戲劇 xì jù a drama; a play; theater; script of a play HSK 5
古老 古老 gǔ lǎo ancient; old; age-old HSK 5