The Guillotines

The Guillotines 2012

血滴子 xuè dī zǐ

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%

Cast

Huang Xiaoming Huang Xiaoming Tianlang / Wolf Ethan Juan Ethan Juan Nala Leng / Wang Le Shawn Yue Man-Lok Shawn Yue Man-Lok Haidu Chris Lee Yuchun Chris Lee Yuchun Guaerjia Musen Jing Boran Jing Boran Houjia Shisan Wen Zhang Wen Zhang Qianlong Emperor Zhou Yiwei Zhou Yiwei Buka Jimmy Wang Yu Jimmy Wang Yu Gonge Andrew Lau Wai-Keung Andrew Lau Wai-Keung Yongzheng Emperor King Shih-chieh King Shih-chieh Wan Jiang

Vocabulary

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固步自封 固步自封 gù bù zì fēng to be content with the status quo; to refuse to make progress; complacent and stagnant (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate Idiom HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
牧民 牧民 mù mín herdsman HSK 7
忠贞 忠貞 zhōng zhēn loyal and dependable HSK 7
玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
来年 來年 lái nián next year; the coming year HSK 7
屯 屯 tún to station (soldiers); to store up; village HSK 7
取缔 取締 qǔ dì to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit HSK 7
世代 世代 shì dài for many generations; generation; era; age HSK 7
就地 就地 jiù dì locally; on the spot HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
辫子 辮子 biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
曰 曰 yuē to speak; to say HSK 7
山路 山路 shān lù mountain road HSK 7
迟疑 遲疑 chí yí to hesitate HSK 7
火药 火藥 huǒ yào gunpowder HSK 7
荒 荒 huāng desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect HSK 7
煽动 煽動 shān dòng to incite; to instigate HSK 7
传单 傳單 chuán dān leaflet; flier; pamphlet HSK 7
收买 收買 shōu mǎi to purchase; to bribe HSK 7
当日 當日 dāng rì on that day HSK 7
留恋 留戀 liú liàn reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
藏身 藏身 cáng shēn to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge HSK 7
别看 別看 bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7
原型 原型 yuán xíng model; prototype; archetype HSK 7
扶持 扶持 fú chí to help; to assist HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
以致 以致 yǐ zhì to such an extent as to; down to; up to HSK 7
换取 換取 huàn qǔ to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else) HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
山顶 山頂 shān dǐng hilltop HSK 7
启示 啟示 qǐ shì to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson HSK 7
斩 斬 zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop HSK 7
葬礼 葬禮 zàng lǐ burial; funeral HSK 7
逆 逆 nì contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel HSK 7
人手 人手 rén shǒu manpower; staff; human hand HSK 7
疏散 疏散 shū sàn to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; to relax HSK 7
予以 予以 yǔ yǐ to give; to impose; to apply HSK 7
必定 必定 bì dìng to be bound to; to be sure to HSK 7
无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless HSK 7
钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook); to dupe HSK 7
宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils HSK 7
前所未有 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented HSK 7
撤退 撤退 chè tuì to retreat HSK 7
颁发 頒發 bān fā to issue; to promulgate; to award HSK 7
当今 當今 dāng jīn current; present; now; nowadays HSK 7