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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灵位 靈位 líng wèi memorial tablet ∼HSK 6
下注 下注 xià zhù to pour; to pour down (of rain); to lay a bet ∼HSK 6
棋手 棋手 qí shǒu chess player ∼HSK 6
太牢 太牢 tài láo (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig) ∼HSK 6
琵琶 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard ∼HSK 6
霸主 霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord; hegemon ∼HSK 6
棋局 棋局 qí jú state of play in a game of chess; (old) chessboard ∼HSK 6
誓死 誓死 shì sǐ to pledge one's life ∼HSK 6
攻城 攻城 gōng chéng to besiege (a town) ∼HSK 6
赴宴 赴宴 fù yàn to attend a banquet ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
征战 征戰 zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
称帝 稱帝 chēng dì to declare oneself emperor; to win the best actor award ∼HSK 6
霸王 霸王 bà wáng hegemon; overlord; despot ∼HSK 6
中计 中計 zhòng jì to fall into a trap; to be taken in ∼HSK 6
仁厚 仁厚 rén hòu kindhearted; tolerant; honest and generous ∼HSK 6
入主 入主 rù zhǔ to invade and take control of (a territory); to take the helm at (an organization); (of a company) to take control of (another company) ∼HSK 6
逆贼 逆賊 nì zéi renegade; traitor and bandit ∼HSK 6
谢罪 謝罪 xiè zuì to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault ∼HSK 6
相助 相助 xiāng zhù help ∼HSK 6
苍生 蒼生 cāng shēng (area where) vegetation grows; the common people ∼HSK 6
奉还 奉還 fèng huán to return with thanks; to give back (honorific) ∼HSK 6
有解 有解 yǒu jiě (of a problem, equation etc) to have a solution; to be solvable ∼HSK 6
赴会 赴會 fù huì to go to a meeting ∼HSK 6
五刑 五刑 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead, cutting off the nose, amputation of one or both feet, castration, execution; Han dynasty onwards: ∼HSK 6
特赦 特赦 tè shè to grant a special pardon ∼HSK 6
君臣 君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old) ∼HSK 6
锦囊 錦囊 jǐn náng silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items; (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice) ∼HSK 6
威震 威震 wēi zhèn to inspire awe ∼HSK 6
文臣 文臣 wén chén civilian court official (in former times) ∼HSK 6
豪杰 豪傑 háo jié hero; towering figure ∼HSK 6
拜祭 拜祭 bài jì to worship; to observe religious rites; to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc) ∼HSK 6
炎炎 炎炎 yán yán scorching ∼HSK 6
祭品 祭品 jì pǐn offering ∼HSK 6
弄清 弄清 nòng qīng to clarify; to fully understand ∼HSK 6
暴烈 暴烈 bào liè violent; fierce ∼HSK 6
捉拿 捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest; to catch a criminal ∼HSK 6
惺惺 惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake; (literary) intelligent; clever ∼HSK 6
若非 若非 ruò fēi were it not for; if not for ∼HSK 6
迷津 迷津 mí jīn a maze; to lose the way; bewildering ∼HSK 6
羽翼 羽翼 yǔ yì wing; (fig.) assistant ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
偷袭 偷襲 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack; to raid ∼HSK 6
凶险 兇險 xiōng xiǎn dangerous; ruthless; treacherous ∼HSK 6
班主 班主 bān zhǔ leader of a theatrical troupe ∼HSK 6
弹奏 彈奏 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string) ∼HSK 6
争霸 爭霸 zhēng bà to contend for hegemony; a power struggle ∼HSK 6
大势已去 大勢已去 dà shì yǐ qù 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 势: power, force; tendency · 已: already; finished; stop · 去: go away, leave, depart ∼HSK 6
罪孽 罪孽 zuì niè sin; crime; wrongdoing ∼HSK 6
反贼 反賊 fǎn zéi (imperial China) rebel; traitor; (post-1949) enemy of the state; counter-revolutionary; (slang) dissident (used self-referentially, esp. in pro-democracy circles) ∼HSK 6