Dead Talents Society

Dead Talents Society 2024

诡才之道 guǐ cái zhī dào

When ghosts must compete to survive in the underworld by haunting the living, one unassuming young woman needs help creating a lasting performance while under the tutelage of a passionate agent and a washed-up diva.

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4.15 Intermediate Director John Hsu 🍅 95%

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Vocabulary

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伟业 偉業 wěi yè exploit; great undertaking ∼HSK 6
抛锚 拋錨 pāo máo to drop anchor; (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down ∼HSK 6
尖尖 尖尖 jiān jiān sharp; pointed ∼HSK 6
运动服 運動服 yùn dòng fú sportswear ∼HSK 6
再犯 再犯 zài fàn to re-offend; repeat offender; recidivist ∼HSK 6
拖油瓶 拖油瓶 tuō yóu píng (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage; children by a previous marriage ∼HSK 6
目光呆滞 目光呆滯 mù guāng dāi zhì to have a lifeless look in one's eyes (idiom) ∼HSK 6
散播 散播 sàn bō to spread; to disperse; to disseminate ∼HSK 6
赌烂 賭爛 dǔ làn (Tw) (slang) to be ticked off by (sb or sth); to be pissed at (sb or sth); to be in a foul mood; down in the dumps (from Taiwanese 揬𡳞, Tai-lo pr. [tu̍h-lān]) ∼HSK 6
自助餐 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet; self-service meal ∼HSK 6
享誉 享譽 xiǎng yù to be renowned ∼HSK 6
偏废 偏廢 piān fèi to give unequal emphasis to; doing some things at the expense of others ∼HSK 6
假扮 假扮 jiǎ bàn to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else ∼HSK 6
客串 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity; (of a professional) to make a guest appearance; (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties; to substitute for ∼HSK 6
监视器 監視器 jiān shì qì security camera; surveillance monitor ∼HSK 6
歌坛 歌壇 gē tán singing stage; music business (esp. pop music) ∼HSK 6
天妒英才 天妒英才 tiān dù yīng cái heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with; those whom the Gods love die young ∼HSK 6
半死不活 半死不活 bàn sǐ bù huó half-dead; barely alive (idiom); listless and lifeless ∼HSK 6
百分之 百分之 bǎi fēn zhī percent ∼HSK 6
幼苗 幼苗 yòu miáo young sprout; bud; sapling; seedling ∼HSK 6
通融 通融 tōng róng flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan ∼HSK 6
入园 入園 rù yuán to enter a park or other place for public recreation (typically, one whose name ends in 園|园: a zoo, amusement park etc); to enrol in a kindergarten; to start going to ∼HSK 6
撼动 撼動 hàn dòng to shake up; to deal a shock; (fig.) to stir (sb's heart) ∼HSK 6
过誉 過譽 guò yù to praise too much; I really don't deserve so much praise ∼HSK 6
横空出世 橫空出世 héng kōng chū shì (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success ∼HSK 6
跨年 跨年 kuà nián to step into the new year; New Year ∼HSK 6
小屁孩 小屁孩 xiǎo pì hái kid; youngster; (derog.) brat ∼HSK 6
实况转播 實況轉播 shí kuàng zhuǎn bō to broadcast live from the scene; live relay ∼HSK 6
退隐 退隱 tuì yǐn to withdraw from the fray and live in seclusion; to retire ∼HSK 6
招式 招式 zhāo shì (martial arts) formalized move ∼HSK 6
扩音 擴音 kuò yīn to amplify (sound) ∼HSK 6
看扁 看扁 kàn biǎn to have a low opinion of ∼HSK 6
护身符 護身符 hù shēn fú amulet; protective talisman; charm ∼HSK 6
俯冲 俯衝 fǔ chōng to dive down fast; to swoop down ∼HSK 6
何止 何止 hé zhǐ far more than; not just ∼HSK 6
回旋 迴旋 huí xuán variant of ∼HSK 6
前置 前置 qián zhì to place before; frontal; leading; pre- ∼HSK 6
蓄势待发 蓄勢待發 xù shì dài fā to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc ∼HSK 6
长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade; long hallway; Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing ∼HSK 6
下陷 下陷 xià xiàn to subside; subsidence ∼HSK 6
地利 地利 dì lì favorable location; in the right place; productivity of land ∼HSK 6
遮掩 遮掩 zhē yǎn to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc) ∼HSK 6
身形 身形 shēn xíng figure (esp. a woman's) ∼HSK 6
收割 收割 shōu gē to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops ∼HSK 6
掐死 掐死 qiā sǐ to throttle; to choke to death ∼HSK 6
反攻 反攻 fǎn gōng to counterattack; a counteroffensive ∼HSK 6
勾拳 勾拳 gōu quán hook (punch in boxing) ∼HSK 6
扳回一城 扳回一城 bān huí yī chéng to recover some lost ground (in a competition) ∼HSK 6
大雷 大雷 dà léi (slang) large breasts ∼HSK 6
垂死 垂死 chuí sǐ dying ∼HSK 6