The Guillotines

The Guillotines 2012

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In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.

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4.23 Intermediate Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung 🍅 14%

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fēng 固: to become solid, solidify; strength · 步: step, pace; walk, stroll · 自: self, private, personal; from · 封: letter, envelope; feudal Idiom ∼HSK 7
zǒu tóu to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate Idiom HSK 7
yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
mín herdsman HSK 7
zhōng zhēn loyal and dependable HSK 7
xuán profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles HSK 7
píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
lái nián next year; the coming year HSK 7
tún to station (soldiers); to store up; village HSK 7
to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit HSK 7
shì dài for many generations; generation; era; age HSK 7
jiù locally; on the spot HSK 7
fàng wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
yuē to speak; to say HSK 7
shān mountain road HSK 7
chí to hesitate HSK 7
huǒ yào gunpowder HSK 7
huāng desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect HSK 7
shān dòng to incite; to instigate HSK 7
chuán dān leaflet; flier; pamphlet HSK 7
shōu mǎi to purchase; to bribe HSK 7
dāng on that day HSK 7
liú liàn reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly HSK 7
hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
cáng shēn to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge HSK 7
bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7
yuán xíng model; prototype; archetype HSK 7
chí to help; to assist HSK 7
wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
zhì to such an extent as to; down to; up to HSK 7
huàn to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else) HSK 7
huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
shān dǐng hilltop HSK 7
shì to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson HSK 7
zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop HSK 7
zàng burial; funeral HSK 7
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel HSK 7
rén shǒu manpower; staff; human hand HSK 7
shū sàn to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; to relax HSK 7
to give; to impose; to apply HSK 7
dìng to be bound to; to be sure to HSK 7
néng wéi impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless HSK 7
diào to fish (with line and hook); to dupe HSK 7
nìng preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils HSK 7
qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented HSK 7
退 退 chè tuì to retreat HSK 7
bān to issue; to promulgate; to award HSK 7
dāng jīn current; present; now; nowadays HSK 7