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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马大 馬大 Mǎ dà Martha (biblical name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
凤阳 鳳陽 Fèng yáng Fengyang, a county in Chuzhou, Anhui Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
莱阳 萊陽 Lái yáng Laiyang, county-level city in Yantai, Shandong Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
对马 對馬 Duì mǎ Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
康 康 Kāng peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
朝廷 朝廷 cháo tíng court; imperial household; dynasty ∼HSK 3
万世 萬世 wàn shì all ages ∼HSK 3
活口 活口 huó kǒu sb who witnesses a crime and is not killed by the perpetrator; a captive who can provide information ∼HSK 3
放火 放火 fàng huǒ to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance ∼HSK 3
异 異 yì different, unusual, strange ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
澡 澡 zǎo wash, bathe ∼HSK 3
该死 該死 gāi sǐ Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
道台 道臺 dào tái (Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit), aka taotai and circuit intendant ∼HSK 3
种地 種地 zhòng dì to farm; to work the land ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
白费 白費 bái fèi to waste (one's energy etc) ∼HSK 3
心机 心機 xīn jī thinking; scheme ∼HSK 3
银子 銀子 yín zi money; silver ∼HSK 3
人证 人證 rén zhèng witness testimony ∼HSK 3
赶路 趕路 gǎn lù to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
居心 居心 jū xīn to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind ∼HSK 3
随笔 隨筆 suí bǐ essay ∼HSK 3
势 勢 shì power, force; tendency ∼HSK 3
链 鏈 liàn chain, wire, cable; chain, shack ∼HSK 3
赵 趙 Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
耳 耳 ěr ear; merely, only; handle ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
劲 勁 jìn strong, unyielding, tough, power ∼HSK 3
急转 急轉 jí zhuǎn to whirl; to turn around quickly ∼HSK 3
诸 諸 Zhū various, all, these; surname ∼HSK 3
受用 受用 shòu yòng to enjoy; to reap the benefits (of sth) ∼HSK 3
谋杀 謀殺 móu shā to murder; to assassinate; intentional homicide ∼HSK 3
留步 留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out ∼HSK 3
痛哭 痛哭 tòng kū to cry bitterly ∼HSK 3
杀死 殺死 shā sǐ to kill ∼HSK 3
属下 屬下 shǔ xià subordinate; affiliated to; subsidiary ∼HSK 3
部下 部下 bù xià troops under one's command; subordinate ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
活不下去 活不下去 huó bù xià qu impossible to make a living ∼HSK 3
活下去 活下去 huó xià qù to survive; to keep on living ∼HSK 3
状 狀 zhuàng form; appearance; shape; official ∼HSK 3
人马 人馬 rén mǎ men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur ∼HSK 3
吃奶的力气 吃奶的力氣 chī nǎi de lì qi all one's strength ∼HSK 3
过目 過目 guò mù to look over ∼HSK 3
罪行 罪行 zuì xíng crime; offense ∼HSK 3