Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings 2018
狄仁杰之四大天王
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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Vocabulary
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| 骗人 騙人 | to cheat sb; a scam | |
| 伸手 伸手 | to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle | |
| 何处 何處 | whence; where | |
| 巧合 巧合 | coincidence; coincidental; to coincide | |
| 预言 預言 | to predict; prophecy | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 效力 效力 | effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity) | |
| 通往 通往 | to lead to | |
| 浴室 浴室 | bathroom (room used for bathing) | |
| 有机 有機 | organic | |
| 充 充 | sufficient; full; to fill; to serve as; to act as; to act falsely as; to pose as | |
| 幕后 幕後 | behind the scenes | |
| 祭 祭 | to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield | |
| 盼 盼 | to hope for; to long for; to expect | |
| 召集 召集 | to convene; to gather | |
| 吓人 嚇人 | to scare; scary; frightening | |
| 深夜 深夜 | very late at night | |
| 良心 良心 | conscience | |
| 何必 何必 | there is no need; why should | |
| 性命 性命 | life | |
| 赐 賜 | to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] | |
| 及其 及其 | (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ... | |
| 用力 用力 | to exert oneself physically | |
| 陷阱 陷阱 | pitfall; snare; trap | |
| 被捕 被捕 | to be arrested; under arrest | |
| 罩 罩 | cover; fish trap (basket); shade | |
| 屋顶 屋頂 | roof | |
| 无力 無力 | powerless; lacking strength | |
| 永不 永不 | never; will never | |
| 不惜 不惜 | not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) | |
| 身子 身子 | body; pregnancy; health | |
| 煎 煎 | to pan fry; to sauté | |
| 虚 虛 | emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain | |
| 皇后 皇后 | empress; imperial consort | |
| 乃 乃 | to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon | |
| 生死 生死 | life or death | |
| 人质 人質 | hostage | |
| 幸好 幸好 | fortunately | |
| 颇 頗 | rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [pǒ] | |
| 封锁 封鎖 | to blockade; to seal off; to lock down | |
| 心思 心思 | mind; thoughts; inclination; mood | |
| 睁 睜 | to open (one's eyes) | |
| 可笑 可笑 | funny; ridiculous | |
| 地狱 地獄 | hell; infernal; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka | |
| 出手 出手 | to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task | |
| 缠 纏 | to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy | |
| 难怪 難怪 | (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) | |
| 傻瓜 傻瓜 | idiot; fool | |
| 取代 取代 | to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution | |
| 撤 撤 | to remove; to take away |