Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame 2010

rénjié zhī tōng tiān guó

When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

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5.4 Advanced Director Tsui Hark 🍅 80%

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xiān jìn advanced (technology); to advance HSK 3
shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
hòu guǒ consequences; aftermath HSK 3
zhì jīn so far; to this day; until now HSK 3
néng néng Can you HSK 3
chuán shuō legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... HSK 3
zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to HSK 3
jìng still; calm; quiet; not moving HSK 3
guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
rich; abundant; wealthy HSK 3
zhēng to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) HSK 3
dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3
biǎo miàn surface; face; outside; appearance HSK 3
gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
yín silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency HSK 3
yǎn qián before one's eyes; now; at present HSK 3
niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
dāng zhōng among; in the middle; in the center HSK 3
qīn personally; in person; oneself HSK 3
zhuān mén specialist; specialized; customized HSK 3
kǒng fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
tiě iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) HSK 3
shàng to go up HSK 3
gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3
yáng guāng sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny) HSK 3
need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
huà to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 HSK 3
fèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses HSK 3
gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay HSK 3
forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once HSK 3
chū at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic HSK 3
shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 HSK 3
to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things HSK 3
zhèng evidence; proof; testimony HSK 3
退 退 tuì to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline HSK 3
jiù old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) HSK 3
xiū to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) HSK 3
píng Heping District of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning; Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 台中县, Taiwan HSK 3
zhòng great; important; major; significant HSK 3
duàn to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly HSK 3
cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known HSK 3
jiàn to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct HSK 3
to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure HSK 3
zhōu wéi environs; surroundings; periphery HSK 3
tíng zhǐ to stop; to halt; to cease HSK 3
dùn to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal HSK 3
yǎn to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act HSK 3