Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame 2010

狄仁杰之通天帝国 dírénjié zhī tōng tiāndì 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%

Cast

Andy Lau Andy Lau Detective Dee Li Bingbing Li Bingbing Shangguan Jing'er Deng Chao Deng Chao Pei Donglai Tony Leung Ka-fai Tony Leung Ka-fai Shatuo Zhong Carina Lau Carina Lau Wu Zetian Richard Ng Yiu-Hon Richard Ng Yiu-Hon Wang Lu (before face-lift) Teddy Robin Teddy Robin Wang Lu (after face-lift) Liu Jinshan Liu Jinshan Xue Yong Yao Lu Yao Lu Li Xiao Wang Deshun Wang Deshun Xiazi Ling

Vocabulary

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拿下 拿下 ná xià to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
太后 太后 tài hòu Empress Dowager ∼HSK 1
太子 太子 tài zǐ crown prince ∼HSK 1
上书 上書 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
客 客 kè guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
老弟 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
住手 住手 zhù shǒu to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand ∼HSK 1
高人 高人 gāo rén very able person ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
想见 想見 xiǎng jiàn to infer; to gather ∼HSK 1
现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
请看 請看 qǐng kàn please see...; vide ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
机 機 Jī desk; machine; moment ∼HSK 1
左手 左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand; left-hand side ∼HSK 1
右手 右手 yòu shǒu right hand; right-hand side ∼HSK 1
前几天 前幾天 qián jǐ tiān a few days ago; a few days before; the past few days; the previous few days ∼HSK 1
其它 其它 qí tā (adjective) other ∼HSK 1
十四 十四 shí sì fourteen; 14 ∼HSK 1
用膳 用膳 yòng shàn to dine ∼HSK 1
星 星 xīng a star, planet; any point of light ∼HSK 1
三分 三分 sān fēn somewhat; to some degree ∼HSK 1
衣着 衣著 yī zhuó clothes ∼HSK 1
多舛 多舛 duō chuǎn full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to sb's life) ∼HSK 1
找上门 找上門 zhǎo shàng mén to come to sb's door; to call on sb ∼HSK 1
元年 元年 yuán nián first year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a significant time period ∼HSK 1
囚衣 囚衣 qiú yī prison uniform ∼HSK 1
穿回 穿回 chuān huí to put on (clothes); to put (clothes) back on ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
中听 中聽 zhōng tīng pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news); to one's liking; music to one's ears; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1] ∼HSK 1
打水 打水 dǎ shuǐ to draw water; to splash water ∼HSK 1
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
师 師 Shī teacher, master, specialist ∼HSK 1
天子 天子 tiān zǐ the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation) ∼HSK 1
想出 想出 xiǎng chū to figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc) ∼HSK 1
视 視 shì look at, inspect, observe, see ∼HSK 1
十七 十七 shí qī seventeen; 17 ∼HSK 1
关门 關門 guān mén to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
幌子 幌子 huǎng zi shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense ∼HSK 1
看不出 看不出 kàn bu chū can't discern ∼HSK 1