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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恶臭 惡臭 è chòu stink; stench; stinky; smelly; (fig.) disgusting; repugnant ∼HSK 6
审问 審問 shěn wèn to interrogate; to examine; to question ∼HSK 6
德性 德性 dé xìng moral integrity ∼HSK 6
怪罪 怪罪 guài zuì to blame ∼HSK 6
应验 應驗 yìng yàn to come true; to come about as predicted; to be fulfilled ∼HSK 6
镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect ∼HSK 6
大灶 大灶 dà zào large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth; (PRC) ordinary mess hall (lowest dining standard, ranked below for mid-level cadres and for the most privileged) ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
侵扰 侵擾 qīn rǎo to invade and harass ∼HSK 6
逆行 逆行 nì xíng to go the wrong way; to go against one-way traffic regulation ∼HSK 6
犯案 犯案 fàn àn to commit a crime or offense ∼HSK 6
身陷囹圄 身陷囹圄 shēn xiàn líng yǔ thrown into prison; behind bars ∼HSK 6
囹圄 囹圄 líng yǔ (literary) prison ∼HSK 6
故居 故居 gù jū former residence ∼HSK 6
殃及 殃及 yāng jí to bring disaster to ∼HSK 6
民宅 民宅 mín zhái house; people's homes ∼HSK 6
暗箭 暗箭 àn jiàn attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back ∼HSK 6
瞎子 瞎子 xiā zi blind person ∼HSK 6
置身事外 置身事外 zhì shēn - shì wài (idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it ∼HSK 6
殿试 殿試 diàn shì court examination, the top grade imperial exam ∼HSK 6
长棍 長棍 cháng gùn baguette ∼HSK 6
流星锤 流星錘 liú xīng chuí meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain) ∼HSK 6
料想 料想 liào xiǎng to expect; to presume; to think (sth is likely) ∼HSK 6
以太 以太 yǐ tài (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves) ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
煎熬 煎熬 jiān áo to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment ∼HSK 6
皇族 皇族 huáng zú the imperial family; royal kin ∼HSK 6
刮胡子 刮鬍子 guā hú zi to shave ∼HSK 6
猜忌 猜忌 cāi jì to be suspicious and jealous of ∼HSK 6
不拘 不拘 bù jū not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
服服贴贴 服服貼貼 fú fú tiē tiē 服: clothes; wear, dress · 服: clothes; wear, dress · 贴: paste to, stick on; attached to · 贴: paste to, stick on; attached to ∼HSK 6
顺天应时 順天應時 shùn tiān yīng shí 顺: obey, submit to, go along with · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 应: should, ought to, must · 时: time, season; era, age, period ∼HSK 6
侦破 偵破 zhēn pò to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout ∼HSK 6
停尸 停屍 tíng shī to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation) ∼HSK 6
庚寅 庚寅 gēng yín twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070 ∼HSK 6
凡人 凡人 fán rén ordinary person; mortal; earthling ∼HSK 6
鸟笼 鳥籠 niǎo lóng birdcage ∼HSK 6
直辖 直轄 zhí xiá to govern directly ∼HSK 6
官卑职小 官卑職小 guān bēi zhí xiǎo 官: official, public servant · 卑: humble, low, inferior; despise · 职: duty, profession; office, post · 小: small, tiny, insignificant ∼HSK 6
动怒 動怒 dòng nù to get angry ∼HSK 6
钦命 欽命 qīn mìng Imperial order or edict (old) ∼HSK 6
杂处 雜處 zá chǔ (of disparate elements) to mix in with one another; (of diverse groups of people) to live in the same area; to coexist ∼HSK 6
磨蹭 磨蹭 mó ceng to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally; to pester; to nag ∼HSK 6
逃命 逃命 táo mìng to escape; to flee; to run for one's life ∼HSK 6
曝晒 曝曬 pù shài to expose to strong sunlight ∼HSK 6
大限 大限 dà xiàn the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan ∼HSK 6
蹊跷 蹊蹺 qī qiāo odd; queer; strange; fishy ∼HSK 6
收拢 收攏 shōu lǒng to draw to oneself; to gather up; to collect; to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc); to assemble (a party of persons); to rope in (some people) ∼HSK 6