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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无路可走 無路可走 wú lù kě zǒu nowhere to go; at the end of one's tether Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
杂种 雜種 zá zhǒng hybrid; mixed breed; bastard; son of a bitch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
穆 穆 Mù majestic, solemn, reverent; calm ∼HSK 5
匪 匪 fěi bandits, robbers, gangsters ∼HSK 5
牧 牧 Mù tend cattle, shepherd ∼HSK 5
朕 朕 zhèn I/We (royal we, used by emperors) ∼HSK 5
弘 弘 hóng enlarge, expand; liberal, great ∼HSK 5
统帅 統帥 tǒng shuài command; commander-in-chief ∼HSK 5
火枪 火槍 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context); flintlock (old powder and shot firearm) ∼HSK 5
巴掌 巴掌 bā zhang palm of the hand; classifier: slap ∼HSK 5
磊 磊 lěi pile of rocks or stones; great ∼HSK 5
大炮 大砲 dà pào big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big ∼HSK 5
盛世 盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age ∼HSK 5
龚 龔 Gōng give, present; reverential ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
奴才 奴才 nú cai slave; fig. flunkey ∼HSK 5
反清 反清 fǎn Qīng anti-Qing; refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai Revolution ∼HSK 5
囊 囊 náng bag, purse, sack; put in bag ∼HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
桃花源 桃花源 táo huā yuán the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity; utopia ∼HSK 5
剪纸 剪紙 jiǎn zhǐ papercutting (Chinese folk art); to make paper cutouts ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
沫 沫 mò froth, foam, bubbles, suds ∼HSK 5
厚礼 厚禮 hòu lǐ generous gifts ∼HSK 5
侍 侍 shì serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai ∼HSK 5
蝉 蟬 chán cicada; continuous ∼HSK 5
蜻 蜻 qīng dragonfly ∼HSK 5
蜒 蜒 yán millipede ∼HSK 5
革 革 gé leather, animal hides; rad. 177 ∼HSK 5
兵器 兵器 bīng qì weapon ∼HSK 5
极致 極致 jí zhì peak; pinnacle; ultimate ∼HSK 5
旨 旨 zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 5
袭 襲 xí raid, attack; inherit ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
无可 無可 wú kě can't ∼HSK 5
赦 赦 shè pardon ∼HSK 5
斩首 斬首 zhǎn shǒu to behead; to decapitate ∼HSK 5
巩 鞏 Gǒng bind; firm, secure, strong ∼HSK 5
傻子 傻子 shǎ zi idiot; fool ∼HSK 5
扶助 扶助 fú zhù to assist ∼HSK 5
妇 婦 fù married women; woman; wife ∼HSK 5
官威 官威 guān wēi the haughty demeanor of a government official; high-and-mighty attitude towards the public ∼HSK 5
盔 盔 kuī helmet; bowl; basin ∼HSK 5
人命 人命 rén mìng human life ∼HSK 5
私运 私運 sī yùn to smuggle ∼HSK 5
火器 火器 huǒ qì firearm ∼HSK 5
皮影戏 皮影戲 pí yǐng xì shadow play ∼HSK 5
缨 纓 yīng a chin strap; tassel; to annoy, bother ∼HSK 5
令牌 令牌 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority; (fig.) decree; directive; (computing) token ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5