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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交托 交託 jiāo tuō to entrust ∼HSK 6
奴仆 奴僕 nú pú servant ∼HSK 6
吊起 吊起 diào qǐ to hoist ∼HSK 6
探子 探子 tàn zi intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil ∼HSK 6
大桶 大桶 dà tǒng barrel; vat ∼HSK 6
市集 市集 shì jí fair; market (in a public place); small town ∼HSK 6
识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén - duàn zì (idiom) able to read; literate ∼HSK 6
受命 受命 shòu mìng ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel ∼HSK 6
通力合作 通力合作 tōng lì hé zuò to join forces; to give full cooperation ∼HSK 6
建功立业 建功立業 jiàn gōng lì yè to achieve or accomplish goals ∼HSK 6
集市 集市 jí shì market; bazaar; fair ∼HSK 6
不识字 不識字 bù shí zì illiterate ∼HSK 6
医治 醫治 yī zhì medical treatment ∼HSK 6
人犯 人犯 rén fàn criminal; culprit; suspect (old) ∼HSK 6
嫁娶 嫁娶 jià qǔ marriage ∼HSK 6
嫁女 嫁女 jià nǚ to marry off a daughter ∼HSK 6
庄家 莊家 zhuāng jiā farmhouse; banker (gambling) ∼HSK 6
功过 功過 gōng guò merits and demerits; contributions and errors ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
审判官 審判官 shěn pàn guān judge; magistrate ∼HSK 6
欲绝 欲絕 yù jué heartbroken; inconsolable ∼HSK 6
兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother ∼HSK 6
赴死 赴死 fù sǐ to meet death ∼HSK 6
同窗 同窗 tóng chuāng schoolmate; fellow student ∼HSK 6
贪官 貪官 tān guān corrupt official; grasping functionary; greedy mandarin ∼HSK 6
账房 賬房 zhàng fáng an accounts office (in former times); an accountant; a cashier ∼HSK 6
奉天承运 奉天承運 fèng tiān chéng yùn in compliance with Heaven and the imperial mandate (idiom); opening phrase of imperial edicts ∼HSK 6
死罪 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
地球仪 地球儀 dì qiú yí globe ∼HSK 6
蒸汽机 蒸汽機 zhēng qì jī steam engine ∼HSK 6
未料 未料 wèi liào to not anticipate; to not expect; unanticipated; unexpected ∼HSK 6
藏书 藏書 cáng shū to collect books; library collection ∼HSK 6
斗胆 斗膽 dǒu dǎn (courteous) to be so bold as to ∼HSK 6
西洋人 西洋人 xī yáng rén Westerner ∼HSK 6
奇技淫巧 奇技淫巧 qí jì yín qiǎo bizarre skills and wicked craft (idiom); useless ingenuity; frivolous or decadent gadgetry ∼HSK 6
驯服 馴服 xùn fú to tame; tame; docile ∼HSK 6
归顺 歸順 guī shùn to surrender and pay allegiance to ∼HSK 6
天地玄黄 天地玄黃 tiān dì xuán huáng first line of the Thousand Character Classic ∼HSK 6
巢穴 巢穴 cháo xué lair; nest; den; hideout ∼HSK 6
背负 背負 bēi fù to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder ∼HSK 6
眼睁睁 眼睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly ∼HSK 6
化为乌有 化為烏有 huà wéi - wū yǒu (idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish ∼HSK 6
耕种 耕種 gēng zhòng to till; to cultivate ∼HSK 6
继后 繼後 jì hòu later; afterwards ∼HSK 6
作保 作保 zuò bǎo to act as surety for sb; to be sb's guarantor; to stand bail for sb ∼HSK 6
祠堂 祠堂 cí táng ancestral hall; memorial hall ∼HSK 6
除掉 除掉 chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
忠心 忠心 zhōng xīn good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication HSK 6
只管 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) HSK 6