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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随机应变 隨機應變 suí jī yìng biàn to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic Idiom ∼HSK 4
治病救人 治病救人 zhì bìng jiù rén to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him Idiom ∼HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
大清 大清 Dà Qīng Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
庄老 莊老 Zhuāng Lǎo Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中原 中原 Zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
乾隆 乾隆 Qián lóng the Qianlong era; Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title, personal name, reigned 1735-1799 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
白虎 白虎 Bái hǔ White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky); (slang) hairless female genitalia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
内务府 內務府 Nèi wù fǔ Imperial Household Department (in Qing dynasty) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
八旗 八旗 Bā qí Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
绿营 綠營 Lǜ yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
满洲 滿洲 Mǎn zhōu Manchuria Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
满清 滿清 Mǎn Qīng Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-Qing slogan) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
英国人 英國人 Yīng guó rén British person; British people Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
绿营兵 綠營兵 Lǜ yíng bīng Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
森 森 Sēn forest; luxuriant vegetation ∼HSK 4
污点 污點 wū diǎn stain; taint ∼HSK 4
懦弱 懦弱 nuò ruò cowardly; weak ∼HSK 4
佳 佳 Jiā good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful ∼HSK 4
旗 旂 qí banner, flag, streamer ∼HSK 4
郭 郭 Guō outer part (of a city); surname ∼HSK 4
害死 害死 hài sǐ to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death ∼HSK 4
首级 首級 shǒu jí severed head ∼HSK 4
原人 原人 yuán rén prehistoric man; primitive man ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
抄家 抄家 chāo jiā to search a house and confiscate possessions ∼HSK 4
处死 處死 chǔ sǐ an execution; to put sb to death ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
聚众 聚眾 jù zhòng to gather a crowd; to muster ∼HSK 4
御 御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
侍卫 侍衛 shì wèi Imperial bodyguard ∼HSK 4
无名 無名 wú míng nameless; obscure ∼HSK 4
看守 看守 kān shǒu to guard; to watch over ∼HSK 4
泰 泰 Tài great, exalted, superior; big ∼HSK 4
民房 民房 mín fáng private house ∼HSK 4
法场 法場 fǎ chǎng execution ground ∼HSK 4
自首 自首 zì shǒu to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) ∼HSK 4
庄 莊 zhuāng village, hamlet; villa, manor ∼HSK 4
实质上 實質上 shí zhì shàng virtually; essentially ∼HSK 4
呼 呼 hū breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout ∼HSK 4
怜悯 憐憫 lián mǐn to take pity on; pity; mercy ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
江边 江邊 jiāng biān river bank ∼HSK 4
秘 祕 mì secret, mysterious, abstruse ∼HSK 4
散开 散開 sàn kāi to separate; to disperse ∼HSK 4