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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金龟 金龜 jīn guī tortoise; scarab beetle ∼HSK 6
天谴 天譴 tiān qiǎn the wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure ∼HSK 6
奏折 奏摺 zòu zhé memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form) ∼HSK 6
焚尸 焚屍 fén shī to cremate ∼HSK 6
浮屠 浮屠 fú tú Buddha; Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo) ∼HSK 6
逆反 逆反 nì fǎn rebellious behavior; opposite; ob- ∼HSK 6
先皇 先皇 xiān huáng emperor of a former dynasty ∼HSK 6
亡者 亡者 wáng zhě the deceased ∼HSK 6
查验 查驗 chá yàn inspection; to examine ∼HSK 6
铲除 剷除 chǎn chú to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish ∼HSK 6
熔浆 熔漿 róng jiāng lava, magma or other molten material (metal, glass etc) ∼HSK 6
监工 監工 jiān gōng workplace overseer; foreman ∼HSK 6
大牢 大牢 dà láo prison ∼HSK 6
闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
钦差 欽差 qīn chāi imperial envoy ∼HSK 6
案情 案情 àn qíng details of a case; case ∼HSK 6
宗室 宗室 zōng shì imperial clan; member of the imperial clan; clansman; ancestral shrine ∼HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
灰烬 灰燼 huī jìn ashes ∼HSK 6
误食 誤食 wù shí to accidentally eat; to inadvertently ingest ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
禀告 稟告 bǐng gào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 6
侍郎 侍郎 shì láng (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards; (also an official title in earlier dynasties) ∼HSK 6
离宫 離宮 lí gōng detached palace; imperial villa ∼HSK 6
徽章 徽章 huī zhāng badge; emblem; insignia; crest; logo; coat of arms ∼HSK 6
服侍 服侍 fú shi to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also ∼HSK 6
除掉 除掉 chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
晚节不保 晚節不保 wǎn jíe bù bǎo 晚: night, evening; late · 节: knot, node, joint; section · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 保: protect, safeguard, defend, care ∼HSK 6
谕旨 諭旨 yù zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
擅闯 擅闖 shàn chuǎng to enter without permission; to trespass ∼HSK 6
人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent; wise and able person; illustrious individual ∼HSK 6
裂隙 裂隙 liè xì gap; slit; crack; crevice; fracture ∼HSK 6
腹语 腹語 fù yǔ ventriloquism ∼HSK 6
压垮 壓垮 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight; (fig.) to overwhelm ∼HSK 6
渗入 滲入 shèn rù to permeate ∼HSK 6
奉天承运 奉天承運 fèng tiān chéng yùn 奉: offer; receive; serve; respect · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 承: inherit, receive; succeed · 运: run; simplified form of ∼HSK 6
阿巴斯 阿巴斯 Ā bā sī Abbas (name); Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005 ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
女皇 女皇 nǚ huáng empress ∼HSK 6
仰赖 仰賴 yǎng lài to rely on ∼HSK 6
消灾 消災 xiāo zāi to avoid calamities ∼HSK 6
出人命 出人命 chū rén mìng fatal; resulting in sb's death ∼HSK 6
浇铸 澆鑄 jiāo zhù to cast (molten metal); to mold ∼HSK 6
成形 成形 chéng xíng to take shape; shaping; forming ∼HSK 6
逆向 逆向 nì xiàng backwards; reverse direction ∼HSK 6
摆荡 擺蕩 bǎi dàng to swing; to sway ∼HSK 6
皇太后 皇太后 huáng tài hòu empress dowager ∼HSK 6
完好无损 完好無損 wán hǎo wú sǔn in good condition; undamaged; intact ∼HSK 6