Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings 2018

狄仁杰之四大天王 dírénjié zhī sìdàtiānwáng

Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.

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6.16 Advanced Director Tsui Hark 🍅 58%

Cast

Mark Chao Mark Chao Detective Dee William Feng William Feng Yuchi Zhenjin Carina Lau Carina Lau Wu Zetian Lin Gengxin Lin Gengxin Shatuo Zhong Ma Sichun Ma Sichun Shui Yue Ethan Juan Ethan Juan Master Yuan Ce Tiger Xu Tiger Xu Yi An Sun Jiaolong Sun Jiaolong Phantom Blade Chen Weiran Chen Weiran Hong Yuanyu Zhang Aoyue Zhang Aoyue Huan Tian Zhenren

Vocabulary

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慎 慎 shèn act with care, be cautious ∼HSK 5
辛劳 辛勞 xīn láo laborious ∼HSK 5
拙 拙 zhuō stupid, clumsy, crude; convention ∼HSK 5
福寿 福壽 fú shòu happiness and longevity ∼HSK 5
上乘 上乘 shàng chéng first-class; best quality; also pr. [shang4 sheng4] ∼HSK 5
好戏还在后头 好戲還在後頭 hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou the best part of the show is yet to come; (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come; you ain't seen nothin' yet ∼HSK 5
佑 佑 yòu help, protect, bless ∼HSK 5
进贡 進貢 jìn gòng to offer tribute; to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain ∼HSK 5
明珠 明珠 míng zhū pearl; jewel (of great value) ∼HSK 5
拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop; to bar the way ∼HSK 5
逞 逞 chěng indulge oneself; brag, show off ∼HSK 5
关押 關押 guān yā to imprison; to lock up (in jail) ∼HSK 5
竹签 竹籤 zhú qiān bamboo skewer; bamboo slip used in divination or gambling ∼HSK 5
绕一圈 繞一圈 rào yī quān to go around one time; to do a circuit ∼HSK 5
覆 覆 fù cover; tip over; return; reply ∼HSK 5
迅 迅 xùn quick, hasty, rapid, sudden ∼HSK 5
碍手碍脚 礙手礙腳 ài shǒu - ài jiǎo (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance ∼HSK 5
他杀 他殺 tā shā homicide (law) ∼HSK 5
黥 黥 Qíng to tattoo; to brand the face of criminals ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
孽 孼 niè evil; son of concubine; ghost ∼HSK 5
蔽 蔽 bì cover, hide, conceal; shelter ∼HSK 5
狱 獄 yù prison, jail; case; lawsuit ∼HSK 5
傻蛋 傻蛋 shǎ dàn stupid young fellow; idiot ∼HSK 5
乌龟 烏龜 wū guī tortoise; cuckold ∼HSK 5
飞舞 飛舞 fēi wǔ to flutter; to dance in the breeze ∼HSK 5
鸾 鸞 luán fabulous bird ∼HSK 5
遁 遁 dùn hide, conceal oneself; escape ∼HSK 5
运出 運出 yùn chū shipment; to dispatch; to ship out; to send ∼HSK 5
刁妇 刁婦 diāo fù shrew; virago ∼HSK 5
兆 兆 Zhào omen; million; mega; also trillion. China = million; Japan and Taiwan = trillion ∼HSK 5
遗老 遺老 yí lǎo old fogy; adherent of previous dynasty ∼HSK 5
跸 蹕 bì clear way, make room for; emp ∼HSK 5
毒药 毒藥 dú yào poison ∼HSK 5
徒 徒 Tú disciple ∼HSK 5
因果 因果 yīn guǒ karma; cause and effect ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
军力 軍力 jūn lì military power ∼HSK 5
神智 神智 shén zhì mind; wisdom; consciousness ∼HSK 5
潜入 潛入 qián rù to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into ∼HSK 5
赦 赦 shè pardon ∼HSK 5
在握 在握 zài wò (fig.) to hold in one's hands; to be within grasp ∼HSK 5
修炼 修煉 xiū liàn (of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism ∼HSK 5
惑 惑 huò confuse, mislead, baffle; doubt ∼HSK 5
伏 伏 Fú crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal ∼HSK 5
众生 眾生 zhòng shēng all sentient beings ∼HSK 5
等同 等同 děng tóng to equate; equal to ∼HSK 5
不方便 不方便 bù fāng biàn inconvenience; inconvenient ∼HSK 5
可好 可好 kě hǎo good or not?; luckily; fortuitously ∼HSK 5
哺 哺 bǔ chew food; feed ∼HSK 5