The Great Magician

The Great Magician 2011

大魔术师 dà móshùshī

In the years after the Revolution, China broken up into fiefdoms held by warlords, who are busy fighting each other. One warlord has imprisoned a girl and wants her to be his seventh wife, but he's too honorable to force her. The local revolutionaries wants to kill him and bring back the republic. But when a stranger returns from abroad with mastery of magic to recover the girl he loved, who is tricking whom and who will win at the end?

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5.03 Advanced Director Derek Yee IMDb 5.9

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Chang Hsien Sean Lau Ching-Wan Sean Lau Ching-Wan Lei Bully Zhou Xun Zhou Xun Liu Yin Yan Ni Yan Ni Lei's Wife Wu Gang Wu Gang Butler Liu Daniel Wu Daniel Wu Captain Tsai Paul Chun Pui Paul Chun Pui Liu Wan-yao Alex Fong Chung-Sun Alex Fong Chung-Sun Chen Kuo Tsui Hark Tsui Hark Warlord Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu Warlord

Vocabulary

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不可告人 不可告人 bù kě gào rén to be kept secret; not to be divulged ∼HSK 6
家业 家業 jiā yè family property ∼HSK 6
偷袭 偷襲 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack; to raid ∼HSK 6
精兵 精兵 jīng bīng elite troops ∼HSK 6
杂牌 雜牌 zá pái inferior brand; little-known brand ∼HSK 6
吼叫 吼叫 hǒu jiào to howl; to bellow; to yell ∼HSK 6
划清 劃清 huà qīng to make a clear distinction; to differentiate clearly ∼HSK 6
杂牌军 雜牌軍 zá pái jūn miscellaneous troops; irregular troops; troops of varied allegiances; uncertified staff ∼HSK 6
稀巴烂 稀巴爛 xī bā làn smashed up; broken into pieces; thoroughly mashed; pulpy ∼HSK 6
酬宾 酬賓 chóu bīn bargain sale; discount ∼HSK 6
赐给 賜給 cì gěi to bestow; to give ∼HSK 6
生畏 生畏 shēng wèi to feel intimidated ∼HSK 6
上刑 上刑 shàng xíng severe punishment; worst punishment; to torture ∼HSK 6
杂耍 雜耍 zá shuǎ a sideshow; vaudeville; juggling ∼HSK 6
权重 權重 quán zhòng weight (i.e. importance attached to sth) ∼HSK 6
撒娇 撒嬌 sā jiāo to act like a spoiled child; to throw a tantrum; to act coquettishly ∼HSK 6
恶霸 惡霸 è bà evil tyrant ∼HSK 6
渺无音讯 渺無音訊 miǎo wú yīn xùn 渺: endlessly long, boundless, vast · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 音: sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation · 讯: inquire; ask; examine; reproach ∼HSK 6
罗曼蒂克 羅曼蒂克 luó màn dì kè romantic (loanword) ∼HSK 6
儿女情长 兒女情長 ér nǚ qíng cháng 儿: son, child; KangXi radical 10 · 女: woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38 · 情: feeling, sentiment, emotion · 长: long; length; excel in; leader ∼HSK 6
绑走 綁走 bǎng zǒu to abduct; to kidnap ∼HSK 6
抓贼 抓賊 zhuā zéi to catch a thief ∼HSK 6
大牢 大牢 dà láo prison ∼HSK 6
喘不过 喘不過 chuǎn bu guò to be unable to breathe easily ∼HSK 6
统御 統御 tǒng yù (literary) to have control over; to rule ∼HSK 6
九五之尊 九五之尊 jiǔ wǔ zhī zūn 九: nine · 五: five; surname · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 尊: respect, revere, venerate; honor ∼HSK 6
失礼 失禮 shī lǐ discourteous ∼HSK 6
宰相 宰相 zǎi xiàng prime minister (in feudal China) ∼HSK 6
撑船 撐船 chēng chuán to punt; to pole a boat ∼HSK 6
粉刺 粉刺 fěn cì pimple; comedo; blackhead; acne ∼HSK 6
闯荡 闖蕩 chuǎng dàng to leave home to make one's way in the world; to leave the life one knows to seek success ∼HSK 6
音讯 音訊 yīn xùn letters; mail; news; messages; correspondence ∼HSK 6
动之以情 動之以情 dòng zhī yǐ qíng 动: move, happen; movement, action · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 以: by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to · 情: feeling, sentiment, emotion ∼HSK 6
混熟 混熟 hùn shóu to get familiar with ∼HSK 6
小酌 小酌 xiǎo zhuó to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party) ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
自古以来 自古以來 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times ∼HSK 6
心甘情愿 心甘情願 xīn gān qíng yuàn delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do ∼HSK 6
独到 獨到 dú dào original ∼HSK 6
日久生情 日久生情 rì jiǔ shēng qíng familiarity breeds fondness (idiom) ∼HSK 6
费解 費解 fèi jiě to be puzzled; hard to understand; unintelligible; incomprehensible ∼HSK 6
收服 收服 shōu fú to subdue; to force to capitulate; to reduce to submission; to soothe ∼HSK 6
心胸狭窄 心胸狹窄 xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi (idiom) narrow-minded; petty; ungenerous ∼HSK 6
办妥 辦妥 bàn tuǒ to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through ∼HSK 6
腰杆 腰桿 yāo gǎn (a person's) back (usu. as sth one keeps straight); (fig.) backing; support ∼HSK 6
钻进 鑽進 zuān jìn to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into ∼HSK 6
蒙骗 矇騙 mēng piàn to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb ∼HSK 6
妖道 妖道 yāo dào demonic Daoist ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
大吉 大吉 dà jí very auspicious; extremely lucky ∼HSK 6