The Flying Guillotine

The Flying Guillotine 1975

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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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lái to come with a specific purpose in mind ∼HSK 4
àn (of a crime) to occur; (old) (of a crime) to be discovered; to investigate a crime on the spot ∼HSK 4
to mention; to raise (a subject); to bring to sb's attention ∼HSK 4
code word; coded language; to communicate in private ∼HSK 4
shì is both...(and...); since; as; being the case that ∼HSK 4
record, annal, historical account ∼HSK 4
cháng yán common saying ∼HSK 4
zhèng to execute; the law ∼HSK 4
bào bào to hug; to give a cuddle ∼HSK 4
zhú bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118 ∼HSK 4
yǐn kāi to lure away; to divert ∼HSK 4
zhēn guài odd; unusual; I can't believe that... ∼HSK 4
zài sān over and over again; again and again HSK 4
zài repeatedly HSK 4
shú liàn practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful HSK 4
arrogant idler; self-centered show-off HSK 4
fēn wéi to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide HSK 4
shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
使 使 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength HSK 4
duō zhǒng many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi- HSK 4
liǎo bu amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
to gather; to assemble; (math.) set HSK 4
jade HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
lǎo shi honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible HSK 4
zhāo hu to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not HSK 4
zuò mèng to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream HSK 4
jiāng river HSK 4
shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
chě one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱 HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
qiǎo skill; technique HSK 4
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
secret; confidential; close; thick; dense HSK 4
xiàn county HSK 4
shū shu father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] HSK 4
to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of HSK 4
wěn settled; steady; stable HSK 4
a (married) couple; husband and wife HSK 4
duì fu to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) HSK 4
to survey; to measure; to conjecture HSK 4
huá to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) HSK 4
shǎn to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine HSK 4
to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance HSK 4
zi belly; abdomen; stomach HSK 4
nǎo dai head; skull; brains; mental capability HSK 4
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract HSK 4
huáng jīn gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) HSK 4
shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining HSK 4
àn dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant HSK 4