The Grandmaster

The Grandmaster 2013

dài zōngshī

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.

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4.53 Intermediate Director Wong Kar-Wai 🍅 79%

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tiān 一: one; a, an; alone · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 一: one; a, an; alone · 地: earth; soil, ground; region Idiom ∼HSK 7
rén 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 仁: humaneness, benevolence, kindness · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 义: right conduct, righteousness Idiom ∼HSK 7
tiān léi 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 打: strike, hit, beat; fight; attack · 雷: thunder · 劈: cut apart, split, chop Idiom ∼HSK 7
qiān huí bǎi zhuǎn 千: thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler · 回: return, turn around; a time · 百: one hundred; numerous, many · 转: shift, move, turn Idiom ∼HSK 7
fǎn sān to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
qiān biàn wàn huà countless changes; constant permutation Idiom HSK 7
niàn niàn wàng to keep in mind constantly (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together Idiom HSK 7
rare; strange Xiehouyu HSK 7
dào the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent Xiehouyu HSK 7
dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
jiào bǎn to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge Colloquialism HSK 7
guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
shuō xián huà to chat; to gossip HSK 7
lián zi curtain HSK 7
huǎng (of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash HSK 7
chuán rén to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant HSK 7
wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
gài all; without any exceptions; categorically HSK 7
běn fèn (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role HSK 7
shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
huǒ hou heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment HSK 7
shēn ào profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly HSK 7
néng rén capable person; Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid HSK 7
zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
yìn zhèng to confirm; to corroborate; to verify; proof; evidence HSK 7
jué zhāo unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow HSK 7
lūn to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money) HSK 7
zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
jué consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt HSK 7
Tài the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology HSK 7
yǎn jiè ken; scope HSK 7
pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
zāo to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta] HSK 7
yìng chou to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement HSK 7
zi stove; oven; furnace HSK 7
chuí zi hammer HSK 7
xián to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
nào shì to cause trouble; to create a disturbance HSK 7
shì hào hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction HSK 7
child; the younger generation HSK 7
tóng nián the same year HSK 7
guó yǒu nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned HSK 7
shǎo yǒu rare; infrequent HSK 7