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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形意拳 形意拳 Xíng yì quán Xingyiquan (Chinese martial art) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
一战 一戰 Yī zhàn World War I (1914-1918) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
光绪 光緒 Guāng xù reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宣统 宣統 Xuān tǒng reign name (1909-1911) of the last Qing emperor Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
北伐 北伐 Běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江南 江南 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (distri Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广东人 廣東人 Guǎng dōng rén Cantonese (people) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中央社 中央社 Zhōng yāng shè Central News Agency (Taiwan) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
衡阳 衡陽 Héng yáng Hengyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
岳飞 岳飛 Yuè Fēi Yue Fei (1103-1142), Song dynasty patriot and general Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江山 江山 Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
珠江 珠江 Zhū jiāng Pearl River (Guangdong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙中山 孫中山 Sūn Zhōng shān Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党; same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
日本鬼子 日本鬼子 Rì běn guǐ zi Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
日军 日軍 Rì jūn Japanese army; Japanese troops Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
卧虎藏龙 臥虎藏龍 Wò hǔ Cáng lóng Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
青山 青山 Qīng shān Qingshan district of Wuhan city, Hubei; Qingshan district of Baotou city, Inner Mongolia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大同 大同 Dà tóng Datong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province; Datong or Tatung Township in Yilan County, Taiwan; Datong or Tatung District of Taipei City, Taiwan; Datong District of Daqing City, Heilongjiang; (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
腰带 腰帶 yāo dài belt ∼HSK 4
贺 賀 Hè congratulate; send present ∼HSK 4
传艺 傳藝 chuán yì to impart skills; to pass on one's art ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
武士 武士 wǔ shì warrior; samurai ∼HSK 4
引退 引退 yǐn tuì to retire from office; to resign ∼HSK 4
森 森 Sēn forest; luxuriant vegetation ∼HSK 4
败绩 敗績 bài jì to be utterly defeated; to be routed ∼HSK 4
闪开 閃開 shǎn kāi to get out of the way ∼HSK 4
无悔 無悔 wú huǐ to have no regrets ∼HSK 4
拜师 拜師 bài shī to formally become an apprentice to a master ∼HSK 4
永 永 yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4
国术 國術 guó shù martial arts ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
勇 勇 yǒng brave, courageous, fierce ∼HSK 4
无常 無常 wú cháng variable; changeable; fickle; impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya); ghost taking away the soul after death; to pass away; to die ∼HSK 4
雄 雄 xióng male of species; hero; manly ∼HSK 4
劳 勞 láo labor, toil, do manual work ∼HSK 4
烧香 燒香 shāo xiāng to burn incense ∼HSK 4
份量 份量 fèn liang variant of ∼HSK 4
竹 竹 zhú bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118 ∼HSK 4
躺下 躺下 tǎng xià to lie down ∼HSK 4
桑 桑 Sāng mulberry tree; surname ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
济 濟 Jǐ help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4
共和 共和 gòng hé republic; republicanism ∼HSK 4
贴金 貼金 tiē jīn to cover (a statue) with gold leaf; to gild; (fig.) to prettify; to glorify ∼HSK 4
蔡 蔡 Cài surname; species of tortoise ∼HSK 4
小算盘 小算盤 xiǎo suàn pán lit. small abacus; fig. selfish calculations; bean-counting ∼HSK 4
带兵 帶兵 dài bīng to lead troops ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4