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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tíng court ∼HSK 5
yàn wedding banquet ∼HSK 5
líng chí the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment) ∼HSK 5
yòu young ∼HSK 5
gōng feat; contribution; merits and achievements ∼HSK 5
zhào decree, proclaim; imperial decree ∼HSK 5
huá lún block and tackle ∼HSK 5
péi shàng to pay for sth with the loss of (one's health etc); to have sth come at the cost of (one's reputation etc) ∼HSK 5
shā diào to kill ∼HSK 5
Hóng vast, immense; flood, deluge ∼HSK 5
yíng fill; full, overflowing; surplus ∼HSK 5
afternoon; the sun in the afternoon sky; to decline ∼HSK 5
chén early morning; 5th terrestrial branch ∼HSK 5
宿 stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation ∼HSK 5
zhòng qiāng to be hit by a gun; shot ∼HSK 5
shā rén kuáng homicidal maniac ∼HSK 5
tòng hèn to detest; to loathe; to abhor ∼HSK 5
zuǒ to assist (usually a ruler) ∼HSK 5
women and children ∼HSK 5
shā to massacre; to slaughter ∼HSK 5
scheme, plan; to whip; urge ∼HSK 5
zuǐ Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 ∼HSK 5
(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) ∼HSK 5
jiē yīn simply because; all because ∼HSK 5
píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
xià to set up; to establish ∼HSK 5
shì yán to pledge; to promise; oath; vow ∼HSK 5
r size; height; stature HSK 5
nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
chū initial stage; beginning period HSK 5
shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
to need; to require; essential; indispensable HSK 5
zài (not) any more HSK 5
gēn suí to follow HSK 5
zhōng shēn lifelong; all one's life; marriage HSK 5
jiāng yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 5
biān jìng frontier; border HSK 5
cóng zhōng from within; therefrom HSK 5
able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view HSK 5
zài nèi (included) in it; among them HSK 5
děng grade; rank; status HSK 5
shì li power; influence; a force (military, political etc) HSK 5
shàng xià up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about HSK 5
jiān dìng firm; steady; staunch; resolute HSK 5
láo dòng work; toil; physical labor HSK 5
jiù as before; still HSK 5
hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
piàn zi swindler; a cheat HSK 5
rǎn to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting HSK 5
qún zhòng mass; multitude; the masses HSK 5