The Founding of a Republic

The Founding of a Republic 2009

建国大业 jiànguó dàyè

The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

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5.12 Advanced Director Huang Jianxin, Han Sanping IMDb 4.9

Cast

Tang Guoqiang Tang Guoqiang Mao Zedong Liu Jin Liu Jin Zhou Enlai Wang Wufu Wang Wufu Zhu De Liu Sha Liu Sha Liu Shaoqi Zhang Guoli Zhang Guoli Chiang Kai-shek Andy Lau Andy Lau Yu Jishi Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Tian Han Xu Qing Xu Qing Soong Ching-ling Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Reporter Chen Kun Chen Kun Chiang Ching-kuo

Vocabulary

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四面出击 四面出擊 sì miàn chū jī lit. to strike out in all four directions (idiom); fig. to attack on all fronts; to spread one's efforts too thin Idiom ∼HSK 7
全军覆灭 全軍覆滅 quán jūn fù miè (of an army) to be completely wiped out; total annihilation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
说来说去 說來說去 shuō lái shuō qù to talk it over again and again; to go on and on about something (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
污泥浊水 汙泥濁水 wū ní zhuó shuǐ lit. mud and dirty water (idiom); fig. filth; corruption; everything foul and reactionary Idiom ∼HSK 7
同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals Idiom HSK 7
错综复杂 錯綜複雜 cuò zōng fù zá tangled and complicated (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger Idiom HSK 7
万无一失 萬無一失 wàn wú yī shī surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
名副其实 名副其實 míng fù qí shí not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name Idiom HSK 7
讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià to haggle over price; to bargain Idiom HSK 7
诉苦 訴苦 sù kǔ to grumble; to complain; grievance Xiehouyu HSK 7
挖苦 挖苦 wā kǔ to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wā ku] Xiehouyu HSK 7
无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 Xiehouyu HSK 7
着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out Xiehouyu HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
洪亮 洪亮 hóng liàng loud and clear; resonant HSK 7
师长 師長 shī zhǎng military division level commander; teacher HSK 7
难能可贵 難能可貴 nán néng kě guì rare and precious; valuable; remarkable HSK 7
起程 起程 qǐ chéng to set out; to leave HSK 7
出山 出山 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
商贩 商販 shāng fàn trader; peddler HSK 7
文人 文人 wén rén scholar; literati HSK 7
下旬 下旬 xià xún last third of the month HSK 7
分寸 分寸 fēn cun propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms HSK 7
无不 無不 wú bù none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
传人 傳人 chuán rén to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
国情 國情 guó qíng the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country HSK 7
敦促 敦促 dūn cù to press; to urge; to hasten HSK 7
辞呈 辭呈 cí chéng (written) resignation HSK 7
谈起 談起 tán qǐ to mention; to speak of; to talk about HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
顺应 順應 shùn yìng to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to HSK 7
恩赐 恩賜 ēn cì favor; to give charity to sb out of pity HSK 7
功臣 功臣 gōng chén minister who has given outstanding service HSK 7
封建 封建 fēng jiàn system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic HSK 7
根基 根基 gēn jī foundation HSK 7
推卸 推卸 tuī xiè to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck HSK 7
取缔 取締 qǔ dì to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit HSK 7
兜售 兜售 dōu shòu to hawk; to peddle HSK 7
工商界 工商界 gōng shāng jiè industry; the world of business HSK 7
检讨 檢討 jiǎn tǎo to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review HSK 7
寓意 寓意 yù yì moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning HSK 7
强加 強加 qiáng jiā to impose; to force upon HSK 7
祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck HSK 7
庄重 莊重 zhuāng zhòng grave; solemn; dignified HSK 7