The Storm Riders

The Storm Riders 1998

风云雄霸天下 fēngyún xióng bà tiānxià

Heeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. But the skills he teaches could lead to his downfall.

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5.28 Advanced Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung 🍅 100%

Cast

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Striding Cloud Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Whispering Wind Sonny Chiba Sonny Chiba Lord Conqueror Kristy Yang Rongru Kristy Yang Rongru Charity Shu Qi Shu Qi Chu Chu Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Sword Saint Alex Fong Chung-Sun Alex Fong Chung-Sun Whispering Prince Michael Tse Tin-Wah Michael Tse Tin-Wah Frost Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui Jester Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung Mud Buddha

Vocabulary

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桀骜不驯 桀驁不馴 jié ào bù xùn arrogant and obstinate (idiom); unyielding Idiom ∼HSK 6
天造地设 天造地設 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another Idiom ∼HSK 6
疑难杂症 疑難雜症 yí nán zá zhèng dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine); hard cases Idiom ∼HSK 6
排难解纷 排難解紛 pái nàn jiě fēn to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences Idiom ∼HSK 6
人浮于事 人浮於事 rén fú yú shì more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth Idiom ∼HSK 6
如花似玉 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom); (of a woman) exquisite Idiom ∼HSK 6
良药苦口 良藥苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow Idiom ∼HSK 6
拍马屁 拍馬屁 pāi mǎ pì to flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up; toadying; bootlicking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
天外有天 天外有天 tiān wài yǒu tiān lit. beyond the sky there is another sky (idiom); fig. there is always someone better; no matter how good you are, others surpass you Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
混账 混賬 hùn zhàng shameful; absolutely disgraceful! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
泥菩萨过江 泥菩薩過江 ní pú sà guò jiāng lit. a clay Buddha crossing a river — unable even to save itself (idiom); fig. powerless to help others when one is in trouble oneself Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自欺欺人 自欺欺人 zì qī qī rén to deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一厢情愿 一廂情願 yī xiāng qíng yuàn one's own wishful thinking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
各有所长 各有所長 gè yǒu suǒ chéng each has their own strengths (idiom); everyone has something they excel at Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
开眼界 開眼界 kāi yǎn jiè to broaden one's horizons Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction 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
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
逆天 逆天 nì tiān (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order; (coll.) extraordinary; incredible 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
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
泥菩萨 泥菩薩 ní pú sà clay Bodhisattva ∼HSK 6
堂堂 堂堂 táng táng grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance ∼HSK 6
徒儿 徒兒 tú rén disciple (address) ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
大伯 大伯 dà bó husband's older brother; father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother) ∼HSK 6
绝世 絕世 jué shì unique; exceptional ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
麒麟 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
为师 為師 wéi shī as your teacher ∼HSK 6
若然 若然 ruò rán if; if so ∼HSK 6
阿爹 阿爹 ā diē dad; father; (paternal) grandfather; old man ∼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
善哉 善哉 shàn zāi well said! (Buddhist) ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
行侠仗义 行俠仗義 xíng xiá zhàng yì to be chivalrous ∼HSK 6
闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) ∼HSK 6
大侠 大俠 dà xiá knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero ∼HSK 6
嫁女 嫁女 jià nǚ to marry off a daughter ∼HSK 6
奏乐 奏樂 zòu yuè to perform music; to play a tune ∼HSK 6
先祖 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors ∼HSK 6
男丁 男丁 nán dīng adult male ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
霸气 霸氣 bà qì imperious; aggressive; assertive; dictatorial manner; boldness (CL:) ∼HSK 6
红颜祸水 紅顏禍水 hóng yán huò shuǐ femme fatale ∼HSK 6
归隐 歸隱 guī yǐn to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion ∼HSK 6
田园 田園 tián yuán fields; countryside; rural; bucolic ∼HSK 6
豺狼 豺狼 chái láng jackal and wolf; ravenous wolf; fig. evil person; vicious tyrant ∼HSK 6
施主 施主 shī zhǔ donor (Buddhist address) ∼HSK 6