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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苦主 苦主 kǔ zhǔ (old) the family of the victim in a murder case; (Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, misfortune etc); (Tw) (coll.) person who bears the burden while others benefit Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
臭屁 臭屁 chòu pì (coll.) self-important; puffed up Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
麻利 麻利 má li swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
寡人 寡人 guǎrén I (used by rulers) ∼HSK 6
族长 族長 zú zhǎng clan elder ∼HSK 6
恶鬼 惡鬼 è guǐ evil spirit; devil ∼HSK 6
异人 異人 yì rén eccentric; unusual person; talented individual ∼HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
遵旨 遵旨 zūn zhǐ obey the decree ∼HSK 6
贫道 貧道 píndào this humble Daoist ∼HSK 6
除掉 除掉 chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
国师 國師 guó shī national preceptor ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
贫僧 貧僧 pínsēng this humble monk ∼HSK 6
善哉 善哉 shàn zāi well said! (Buddhist) ∼HSK 6
经文 經文 jīng wén scripture text ∼HSK 6
皇族 皇族 huáng zú the imperial family; royal kin ∼HSK 6
满门抄斩 滿門抄斬 mǎn mén chāo zhǎn to execute the whole family and confiscate their property ∼HSK 6
妖道 妖道 yāo dào demonic Daoist ∼HSK 6
宠臣 寵臣 chǒng chén favored minister ∼HSK 6
假扮 假扮 jiǎ bàn to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else ∼HSK 6
障眼法 障眼法 zhàng yǎn fǎ diversionary tactic; smokescreen ∼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
赐给 賜給 cì gěi to bestow; to give ∼HSK 6
万劫不复 萬劫不復 wàn jié bù fù consigned to eternal damnation; with no hope of reprieve ∼HSK 6
诛九族 誅九族 zhū jiǔ zú to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old) ∼HSK 6
懿旨 懿旨 yì zhǐ an imperial decree ∼HSK 6
斗胆 斗膽 dǒu dǎn (courteous) to be so bold as to ∼HSK 6
眼疾 眼疾 yǎn jí eye disease ∼HSK 6
娘胎 孃胎 niáng tāi womb ∼HSK 6
入主 入主 rù zhǔ to invade and take control of (a territory); to take the helm at (an organization); (of a company) to take control of (another company) ∼HSK 6
练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 6
受命 受命 shòu mìng ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel ∼HSK 6
仰仗 仰仗 yǎng zhàng to rely on; to depend on ∼HSK 6
所料 所料 suǒ liào one's expectation; what one anticipates ∼HSK 6
剑客 劍客 jiàn kè swordsman ∼HSK 6
圣上 聖上 shèng shàng Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
吉兆 吉兆 jí zhào lucky omen ∼HSK 6
大殿 大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple ∼HSK 6
案情 案情 àn qíng details of a case; case ∼HSK 6
灭口 滅口 miè kǒu to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb ∼HSK 6
相助 相助 xiāng zhù help ∼HSK 6
帝后 帝后 dì hòu empress; imperial consort ∼HSK 6
隐居 隱居 yǐn jū to live in seclusion ∼HSK 6
悟性 悟性 wù xìng perception; wits; power of understanding; comprehension ∼HSK 6
诵经 誦經 sòng jīng to chant the sutras ∼HSK 6
何须 何須 hé xū there is no need; why should ∼HSK 6