The Guillotines 2012
血滴子
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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Vocabulary
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| 廷 廷 | court | |
| 喜宴 喜宴 | wedding banquet | |
| 凌迟 凌遲 | the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment) | |
| 幼 幼 | young | |
| 功绩 功績 | feat; contribution; merits and achievements | |
| 诏 詔 | decree, proclaim; imperial decree | |
| 滑轮 滑輪 | block and tackle | |
| 赔上 賠上 | to pay for sth with the loss of (one's health etc); to have sth come at the cost of (one's reputation etc) | |
| 杀掉 殺掉 | to kill | |
| 洪 洪 | vast, immense; flood, deluge | |
| 盈 盈 | fill; full, overflowing; surplus | |
| 昃 昃 | afternoon; the sun in the afternoon sky; to decline | |
| 辰 辰 | early morning; 5th terrestrial branch | |
| 宿 㝛 | stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation | |
| 中枪 中槍 | to be hit by a gun; shot | |
| 杀人狂 殺人狂 | homicidal maniac | |
| 痛恨 痛恨 | to detest; to loathe; to abhor | |
| 辅佐 輔佐 | to assist (usually a ruler) | |
| 妇孺 婦孺 | women and children | |
| 杀戮 殺戮 | to massacre; to slaughter | |
| 策 策 | scheme, plan; to whip; urge | |
| 闭嘴 閉嘴 | Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 | |
| 也罢 也罷 | (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) | |
| 皆因 皆因 | simply because; all because | |
| 凭什么 憑什麼 | (spoken) why?; for which reason? | |
| 立下 立下 | to set up; to establish | |
| 誓言 誓言 | to pledge; to promise; oath; vow | |
| 个儿 個兒 | size; height; stature | |
| 年前 年前 | by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year | |
| 初期 初期 | initial stage; beginning period | |
| 舍不得 捨不得 | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge | |
| 必需 必需 | to need; to require; essential; indispensable | |
| 再也 再也 | (not) any more | |
| 跟随 跟隨 | to follow | |
| 终身 終身 | lifelong; all one's life; marriage | |
| 将要 將要 | will; shall; to be going to | |
| 边境 邊境 | frontier; border | |
| 从中 從中 | from within; therefrom | |
| 得以 得以 | able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view | |
| 在内 在內 | (included) in it; among them | |
| 等级 等級 | grade; rank; status | |
| 势力 勢力 | power; influence; a force (military, political etc) | |
| 上下 上下 | up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about | |
| 坚定 堅定 | firm; steady; staunch; resolute | |
| 劳动 勞動 | work; toil; physical labor | |
| 依旧 依舊 | as before; still | |
| 也好 也好 | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 骗子 騙子 | swindler; a cheat | |
| 染 染 | to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting | |
| 群众 群眾 | mass; multitude; the masses |