White Vengeance

White Vengeance 2011

鸿门宴 hóngményàn

White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, became leaders of the rebellious army, and also became sworn brothers in battle.Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are close friends who both serve King Huai of Chu. King Huai uses a plot, saying that whoever can subvert the Qin kingdom in Guanzhong would be the Lord Qin, in order to benefit from the competition between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu is over-confident. He fights against the main force of Qin army, and entrusts Liu Bang with Yu Ji, the woman he loves.Liu Bang expresses his love to Yu Ji and takes the chance to invade Guanzhong first when most of Qin army is outside fighting against Xiang Yu’s army.

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5.76 Advanced Director Daniel Lee IMDb 6.0

Cast

Leon Lai Ming Leon Lai Ming Liu Bang William Feng William Feng Xiang Yu Liu Yifei Liu Yifei Yu Ji Zhang Hanyu Zhang Hanyu Zhang Liang Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Fan Zeng Jordan Chan Siu-Chun Jordan Chan Siu-Chun Fan Kuai Andy On Chi-Kit Andy On Chi-Kit Han Xin Jia Qing Jia Qing Female assassin Du Yiheng Du Yiheng Male demon; Qin shi Huang Di Chen Kuan-Tai Chen Kuan-Tai Qiu Ran

Vocabulary

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唯 唯 wéi only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items 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
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
兔死狗烹 兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose Idiom ∼HSK 6
垂涎欲滴 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī to drool with desire (idiom); to envy; to hunger for Idiom ∼HSK 6
渔人之利 漁人之利 yú rén zhī lì (idiom) the benefit reaped by a third party when two sides are locked in a dispute Idiom ∼HSK 6
不攻自破 不攻自破 bù gōng zì pò (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc); to be discredited Idiom ∼HSK 6
探囊取物 探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie; in the bag Idiom ∼HSK 6
后悔莫及 後悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. Idiom ∼HSK 6
攀龙附凤 攀龍附鳳 pān lóng fù fèng hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement 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
祸国殃民 禍國殃民 huò guó yāng mín to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
以卵击石 以卵擊石 yǐ luǎn jī shí lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
约法三章 約法三章 yuē fǎ sān zhāng to agree on three laws (idiom); three-point covenant; (fig.) preliminary agreement; basic rules Idiom ∼HSK 6
请君入瓮 請君入甕 qǐng jūn rù wèng lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom); fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine Idiom ∼HSK 6
昭然若揭 昭然若揭 zhāo rán ruò jiē abundantly clear Idiom ∼HSK 6
打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
凶多吉少 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster Idiom ∼HSK 6
忍辱负重 忍辱負重 rěn rǔ fù zhòng to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence Idiom ∼HSK 6
冲昏头脑 沖昏頭腦 chōng hūn tóu nǎo lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally; to go to one's head Idiom ∼HSK 6
棋逢敌手 棋逢敵手 qí féng dí shǒu to be evenly matched; to meet one's match Idiom ∼HSK 6
问鼎中原 問鼎中原 wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt Idiom ∼HSK 6
养虎为患 養虎為患 yǎng hǔ wéi huàn lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity; fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
言听计从 言聽計從 yán tīng jì cóng to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice; to take sb at his word Idiom ∼HSK 6
良禽择木 良禽擇木 liáng qín zé mù a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity Idiom ∼HSK 6
临阵脱逃 臨陣脫逃 lín zhèn tuō táo to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet Idiom ∼HSK 6
心惊胆颤 心驚膽顫 xīn jīng dǎn chàn lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless Idiom ∼HSK 6
名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
识时务 識時務 shí shí wù to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
多多益善 多多益善 duō duō yì shàn the more the better 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
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼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
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
主公 主公 zhǔ gōng Your Highness; Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
诸侯 諸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers ∼HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
援军 援軍 yuán jūn (military) reinforcements ∼HSK 6