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

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转瞬 轉瞬 zhuǎn shùn in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash; to turn one's eyes ∼HSK 6
请辞 請辭 qǐng cí to ask sb to resign from a post ∼HSK 6
速去 速去 sù qù go quickly ∼HSK 6
高姓大名 高姓大名 gāo xìng dà míng your honorable surname and great name (idiom); a polite way to ask someone's name ∼HSK 6
出于无奈 出於無奈 chū yú wú nài to act out of necessity (idiom); to have no other choice ∼HSK 6
以暴易暴 以暴易暴 yǐ bào yì bào to replace one tyranny by another; to use violence against violence ∼HSK 6
良策 良策 liáng cè good plan; good idea ∼HSK 6
皇榜 皇榜 huáng bǎng imperial proclamation ∼HSK 6
援兵 援兵 yuán bīng (military) reinforcements ∼HSK 6
强攻 強攻 qiáng gōng (military) to take by storm ∼HSK 6
生死之交 生死之交 shēng sǐ zhī jiāo a friendship to the death (idiom); sworn friends who would die for each other ∼HSK 6
虚实 虛實 xū shí what is true and what is false; (to get to know) the real situation ∼HSK 6
坐享 坐享 zuò xiǎng to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances) ∼HSK 6
出师有名 出師有名 chū shī yǒu míng to send troops with a just cause (idiom); to wage war on legitimate grounds ∼HSK 6
上上之策 上上之策 shàng shàng zhī cè the best policy; the best thing one can do in the circumstances ∼HSK 6
保驾 保駕 bǎo jià (in former times) to escort the emperor (or other important personage); (nowadays) to escort sb (usually jocular) ∼HSK 6
作保 作保 zuò bǎo to act as surety for sb; to be sb's guarantor; to stand bail for sb ∼HSK 6
宠坏 寵壞 chǒng huài to spoil (a child etc) ∼HSK 6
大殿 大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple ∼HSK 6
智谋 智謀 zhì móu resourcefulness; ingenuity ∼HSK 6
诱使 誘使 yòu shǐ to lure into; to entrap; to trick into; to entice; to induce; to invite; to tempt ∼HSK 6
跪拜 跪拜 guì bài to kowtow; to kneel and worship ∼HSK 6
誓死不降 誓死不降 shì sǐ bù xiáng to vow to fight to the death ∼HSK 6
岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise ∼HSK 6
敬奉 敬奉 jìng fèng to worship piously; to present; to dedicate ∼HSK 6
同道中人 同道中人 tóng dào zhōng rén kindred spirit ∼HSK 6
无往不复 無往不復 wú wǎng bù fù nothing goes that does not return; all things come full circle (idiom, from the Book of Changes) ∼HSK 6
和好如初 和好如初 hé hǎo rú chū to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled ∼HSK 6
出征 出征 chū zhēng to go into battle; to campaign (military) ∼HSK 6
坑杀 坑殺 kēng shā to bury alive; to ensnare ∼HSK 6
仁义之师 仁義之師 rén yì zhī shī an army of righteousness (idiom); a just and benevolent fighting force ∼HSK 6
论资排辈 論資排輩 lùn zī pái bèi to promote by seniority and rank (idiom); to advance people by length of service rather than merit ∼HSK 6
赌注 賭注 dǔ zhù stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
民不聊生 民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian) ∼HSK 6
拖延时间 拖延時間 tuō yán shí jiān to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster ∼HSK 6
如火 如火 rú huǒ fiery ∼HSK 6
盛宴 盛宴 shèng yàn feast ∼HSK 6
雅兴 雅興 yǎ xìng refined and elegant attitude of mind ∼HSK 6
剑术 劍術 jiàn shù swordsmanship ∼HSK 6
休要 休要 xiū yāo do not ∼HSK 6
圣旨 聖旨 shèng zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
尽地主之谊 盡地主之誼 jìn dì zhǔ zhī yì to act as host; to do the honors ∼HSK 6
相救 相救 xiāng jiù rescue ∼HSK 6
恩重如山 恩重如山 ēn zhòng rú shān lit. a debt of gratitude as weighty as a mountain (idiom); deeply indebted for a great kindness ∼HSK 6
撤走 撤走 chè zǒu to retire; to remove; to withdraw; to evacuate ∼HSK 6
用计 用計 yòng jì to employ a stratagem ∼HSK 6
探子 探子 tàn zi intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil ∼HSK 6