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%

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廷 廷 tíng court ∼HSK 5
喜宴 喜宴 xǐ yàn wedding banquet ∼HSK 5
凌迟 凌遲 líng chí the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment) ∼HSK 5
幼 幼 yòu young ∼HSK 5
功绩 功績 gōng jì feat; contribution; merits and achievements ∼HSK 5
诏 詔 zhào decree, proclaim; imperial decree ∼HSK 5
滑轮 滑輪 huá lún block and tackle ∼HSK 5
赔上 賠上 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
杀掉 殺掉 shā diào to kill ∼HSK 5
洪 洪 Hóng vast, immense; flood, deluge ∼HSK 5
盈 盈 yíng fill; full, overflowing; surplus ∼HSK 5
昃 昃 zè afternoon; the sun in the afternoon sky; to decline ∼HSK 5
辰 辰 chén early morning; 5th terrestrial branch ∼HSK 5
宿 㝛 sù stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation ∼HSK 5
中枪 中槍 zhòng qiāng to be hit by a gun; shot ∼HSK 5
杀人狂 殺人狂 shā rén kuáng homicidal maniac ∼HSK 5
痛恨 痛恨 tòng hèn to detest; to loathe; to abhor ∼HSK 5
辅佐 輔佐 fǔ zuǒ to assist (usually a ruler) ∼HSK 5
妇孺 婦孺 fù rú women and children ∼HSK 5
杀戮 殺戮 shā lù to massacre; to slaughter ∼HSK 5
策 策 Cè scheme, plan; to whip; urge ∼HSK 5
闭嘴 閉嘴 bì zuǐ Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 ∼HSK 5
也罢 也罷 yě bà (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) ∼HSK 5
皆因 皆因 jiē yīn simply because; all because ∼HSK 5
凭什么 憑什麼 píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
立下 立下 lì xià to set up; to establish ∼HSK 5
誓言 誓言 shì yán to pledge; to promise; oath; vow ∼HSK 5
个儿 個兒 gè r size; height; stature HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
初期 初期 chū qī initial stage; beginning period HSK 5
舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
必需 必需 bì xū to need; to require; essential; indispensable HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
跟随 跟隨 gēn suí to follow HSK 5
终身 終身 zhōng shēn lifelong; all one's life; marriage HSK 5
将要 將要 jiāng yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 5
边境 邊境 biān jìng frontier; border HSK 5
从中 從中 cóng zhōng from within; therefrom HSK 5
得以 得以 dé yǐ able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view HSK 5
在内 在內 zài nèi (included) in it; among them HSK 5
等级 等級 děng jí grade; rank; status HSK 5
势力 勢力 shì li power; influence; a force (military, political etc) HSK 5
上下 上下 shàng xià up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about HSK 5
坚定 堅定 jiān dìng firm; steady; staunch; resolute HSK 5
劳动 勞動 láo dòng work; toil; physical labor HSK 5
依旧 依舊 yī jiù as before; still HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
骗子 騙子 piàn zi swindler; a cheat HSK 5
染 染 rǎn to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting HSK 5
群众 群眾 qún zhòng mass; multitude; the masses HSK 5