The Grandmaster

The Grandmaster 2013

一代宗师 yīdài 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%

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Ip Man Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi Gong Er Chang Chen Chang Chen Razor Zhao Benshan Zhao Benshan Ding Lianshan Xiao Shenyang Xiao Shenyang San Jiang Shui Song Hye-kyo Song Hye-kyo Zhang Yongcheng Wang Qingxiang Wang Qingxiang Master Gong Yutian Max Zhang Max Zhang Ma San Shang Tielong Shang Tielong Jiang Song Tao Gong Er Di Zi

Vocabulary

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一天一地 一天一地 yī tiān yī dì lit. one heaven, one earth (idiom); fig. a world of difference; vastly different; (also) all over the place; in a terrible mess Idiom ∼HSK 7
不仁不义 不仁不義 bù rén bù yì devoid of benevolence and righteousness (idiom); heartless and unjust Idiom ∼HSK 7
天打雷劈 天打雷劈 tiān dǎ léi pī to be struck down by heaven's thunderbolt (idiom); may heaven smite me; an oath invoking divine punishment Idiom ∼HSK 7
千回百转 千迴百轉 qiān huí bǎi zhuǎn lit. a thousand twists and a hundred turns (idiom); fig. winding and tortuous; full of complications Idiom ∼HSK 7
举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
千变万化 千變萬化 qiān biàn wàn huà countless changes; constant permutation Idiom HSK 7
念念不忘 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng to keep in mind constantly (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together Idiom HSK 7
稀奇 稀奇 xī qí rare; strange Xiehouyu HSK 7
霸道 霸道 bà 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
捣乱 搗亂 dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong 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
叫板 叫板 jiào bǎn to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge Colloquialism HSK 7
闺女 閨女 guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
说闲话 說閒話 shuō xián huà to chat; to gossip HSK 7
帘子 簾子 lián zi curtain HSK 7
一晃 一晃 yī huǎng (of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash 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
一概 一概 yī gài all; without any exceptions; categorically HSK 7
本分 本分 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
喜事 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
火候 火候 huǒ hou heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment HSK 7
深奥 深奧 shēn ào profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly HSK 7
能人 能人 néng rén capable person; Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
印证 印證 yìn zhèng to confirm; to corroborate; to verify; proof; evidence HSK 7
绝招 絕招 jué zhāo unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow HSK 7
抡 掄 lūn to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money) HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
绝技 絕技 jué jì consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt HSK 7
太极 太極 Tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology HSK 7
眼界 眼界 yǎn jiè ken; scope HSK 7
捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
糟蹋 糟蹋 zāo tà to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta] HSK 7
应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement HSK 7
炉子 爐子 lú zi stove; oven; furnace HSK 7
锤子 錘子 chuí zi hammer HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
闹事 鬧事 nào shì to cause trouble; to create a disturbance HSK 7
嗜好 嗜好 shì hào hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction HSK 7
子弟 子弟 zǐ dì child; the younger generation HSK 7
同年 同年 tóng nián the same year HSK 7
国有 國有 guó yǒu nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned HSK 7
少有 少有 shǎo yǒu rare; infrequent HSK 7