The Flying Guillotine

The Flying Guillotine 1975

血滴子 xuè dī zǐ

The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.

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一片冰心 一片冰心 yī piàn bīng xīn lit. a heart of ice (idiom); fig. a pure, unsullied heart free of worldly desire; noble integrity Idiom ∼HSK 7
南山可移 南山可移 nán shān kě yí lit. the southern mountain can be moved (idiom); fig. a verdict that cannot be overturned; an unshakable judgment Idiom ∼HSK 7
心怀鬼胎 心懷鬼胎 xīn huái guǐ tāi to harbor sinister intentions (idiom); to have evil schemes in one's heart Idiom ∼HSK 7
居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position; to assume a haughty attitude Idiom HSK 7
大街小巷 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city Idiom HSK 7
诉苦 訴苦 sù kǔ to grumble; to complain; grievance Xiehouyu HSK 7
稀奇 稀奇 xī qí rare; strange Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu 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
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
堤坝 堤壩 dī bà dam; dike HSK 7
落户 落戶 luò hù to settle; to set up home HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
拉动 拉動 lā dòng to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth) HSK 7
操练 操練 cāo liàn drill; practice HSK 7
文人 文人 wén rén scholar; literati HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
吃苦 吃苦 chī kǔ to bear hardships HSK 7
苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
纵横 縱橫 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) HSK 7
私事 私事 sī shì personal matters HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
汹涌 洶湧 xiōng yǒng to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc); turbulent HSK 7
屡 屢 lǚ time and again; repeatedly; frequently HSK 7
英明 英明 yīng míng wise; brilliant HSK 7
生平 生平 shēng píng life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life HSK 7
督促 督促 dū cù to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on HSK 7
功力 功力 gōng lì merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power HSK 7
教养 教養 jiào yǎng to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture HSK 7
勾结 勾結 gōu jié to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with HSK 7
谈到 談到 tán dào to refer to; to speak about; to talk about HSK 7
荒 荒 huāng desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect HSK 7
亲情 親情 qīn qíng affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children HSK 7
盘旋 盤旋 pán xuán to spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover; to orbit HSK 7
落下 落下 luò xià to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile) HSK 7
触犯 觸犯 chù fàn to violate; to offend HSK 7
私自 私自 sī zì private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval HSK 7
镶 鑲 xiāng to inlay; to embed; ridge; border HSK 7
锋利 鋒利 fēng lì sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
断定 斷定 duàn dìng to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
优异 優異 yōu yì exceptional; outstandingly good HSK 7
叛逆 叛逆 pàn nì to rebel; to revolt; a rebel HSK 7
脱身 脫身 tuō shēn to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage HSK 7
皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng imperial palace HSK 7