The Naval Commandos

The Naval Commandos 1977

海军突击队 hǎijūn tūjīduì

The "Godfather Of The Kung-Fu Film" created this rousing epic of a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy the Japanese Navy's flagship in 1937, featuring many great actors he had worked with over the years. Their courageous and desperate attempts to do just that comprise the remarkable action in this rousing epic, featuring some of the greatest actors Chang had ever made, was making, and would ever make famous. (IVL)

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磅 磅 bàng scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams); (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) HSK 7
捏 捏 niē to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc) HSK 7
拼命 拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it HSK 7
有意 有意 yǒu yì to intend; intentionally; interested in HSK 7
敬 敬 jìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely HSK 7
攻 攻 gōng to attack; to accuse; to study HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
情报 情報 qíng bào information; intelligence HSK 7
码 碼 mǎ weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc HSK 7
他人 他人 tā rén another person; sb else; other people HSK 7
枚 枚 méi classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old) HSK 7
艘 艘 sōu classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sāo] HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
旁观者清 旁觀者清 páng guān zhě qīng an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain Idiom ∼HSK 6
炮火连天 砲火連天 pào huǒ lián tiān cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war Idiom ∼HSK 6
杂七杂八 雜七雜八 zá qī zá bā an assortment; a bit of everything; lots of different (skills) Idiom ∼HSK 6
明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī - gù wèn (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不含糊 不含糊 bù hán hu unambiguous; unequivocal; explicit; prudent; cautious; not negligent; unafraid; unhesitating; really good; extraordinary Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
老娘 老孃 lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
快艇 快艇 kuài tǐng speedboat; motor launch ∼HSK 6
水雷 水雷 shuǐ léi naval mine ∼HSK 6
皇军 皇軍 huáng jūn imperial army (esp. Japanese) ∼HSK 6
炮艇 砲艇 pào tǐng gunboat ∼HSK 6
副司令 副司令 fù sī lìng second in command ∼HSK 6
孔道 孔道 kǒng dào opening providing access; the teaching of Confucius ∼HSK 6
开炮 開砲 kāi pào to open fire ∼HSK 6
宪兵 憲兵 xiàn bīng military police ∼HSK 6
正经事 正經事 zhèng jīng shì an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc) ∼HSK 6
横贯 橫貫 héng guàn horizontal traverse; to cut across; to cross transversally ∼HSK 6
潜水艇 潛水艇 qián shuǐ tǐng submarine ∼HSK 6
钢板 鋼板 gāng bǎn steel plate ∼HSK 6
看不清 看不清 kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly ∼HSK 6
舰只 艦隻 jiàn zhī warship ∼HSK 6
横财 橫財 hèng cái easy money; windfall; ill-gotten gains; undeserved fortune; illegal profit ∼HSK 6
名帖 名帖 míng tiě name card; business card ∼HSK 6
名堂 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief); worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth significant but not immediately apparent; sth more than meets the eye ∼HSK 6
大功 大功 dà gōng great merit; great service ∼HSK 6
小辫子 小辮子 xiǎo biàn zi pigtail; (fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others ∼HSK 6
蠢猪 蠢豬 chǔn zhū stupid swine; idiot ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
买主 買主 mǎi zhǔ customer ∼HSK 6