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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收监 收監 shōu jiān to imprison; to take into custody ∼HSK 6
图谋不轨 圖謀不軌 tú móu bù guǐ 图: diagram; chart, map, picture · 谋: plan, scheme; strategem · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 轨: track, rut, path ∼HSK 6
怪罪 怪罪 guài zuì to blame ∼HSK 6
宫刑 宮刑 gōng xíng castration (archaic punishment) ∼HSK 6
请功 請功 qǐng gōng to request recognition for sb's merits; to recommend sb for promotion or an award ∼HSK 6
偏殿 偏殿 piān diàn side palace hall; side chamber ∼HSK 6
近臣 近臣 jìn chén member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old) ∼HSK 6
尊崇 尊崇 zūn chóng to revere; to admire; to honor; to venerate ∼HSK 6
候命 候命 hòu mìng to await orders; to be on call ∼HSK 6
面圣 面聖 miàn shèng (old) to have an audience with the emperor ∼HSK 6
绵延 綿延 mián yán (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken ∼HSK 6
雷电 雷電 léi diàn thunder and lightning ∼HSK 6
杂耍 雜耍 zá shuǎ a sideshow; vaudeville; juggling ∼HSK 6
五谷丰登 五穀豐登 wǔ gǔ fēng dēng abundant harvest of all food crops; bumper grain harvest ∼HSK 6
天赐 天賜 tiān cì bestowed by heaven ∼HSK 6
福泽 福澤 fú zé good fortune ∼HSK 6
天庭 天庭 tiān tíng Celestial Court ∼HSK 6
捉拿 捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest; to catch a criminal ∼HSK 6
凶杀 兇殺 xiōng shā to murder; assassination ∼HSK 6
蠢蛋 蠢蛋 chǔn dàn fool; dolt ∼HSK 6
御史 御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) ∼HSK 6
成丁 成丁 chéng dīng (of a male) to come of age; an adult male ∼HSK 6
副将 副將 fù jiàng deputy general ∼HSK 6
勘查 勘查 kān chá variant of ∼HSK 6
异象 異象 yì xiàng (religion) a vision; strange phenomenon ∼HSK 6
踪影 蹤影 zōng yǐng trace; vestige; presence ∼HSK 6
一族 一族 yī zú social group; subculture; family; clan; see also ∼HSK 6
即位 即位 jí wèi to succeed to the throne; accession ∼HSK 6
齐集 齊集 qí jí to gather; to assemble ∼HSK 6
客官 客官 kè guān honored customer (sir) ∼HSK 6
贵客 貴客 guì kè honored guest ∼HSK 6
废人 廢人 fèi rén handicapped person; useless person ∼HSK 6
会攻 會攻 huì gōng to attack jointly ∼HSK 6
异乡 異鄉 yì xiāng foreign land; a place far from home ∼HSK 6
闯荡江湖 闖蕩江湖 chuǎng dàng jiāng hú to travel around the country ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
文武百官 文武百官 wén wǔ bǎi guān civil and military officials ∼HSK 6
何足为奇 何足為奇 hé zú wéi qí 何: what, why, where, which, how · 足: foot; attain, satisfy, enough · 为: do, handle, govern, act; be · 奇: strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 6
不足为凭 不足為憑 bù zú wéi píng 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 足: foot; attain, satisfy, enough · 为: do, handle, govern, act; be · 凭: lean on, depend on, rely on ∼HSK 6
利刃 利刃 lì rèn sharp blade ∼HSK 6
岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise ∼HSK 6
行凶 行兇 xíng xiōng violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder) ∼HSK 6
重犯 重犯 zhòng fàn serious criminal; felon ∼HSK 6
探视 探視 tàn shì to visit (a patient, prisoner etc); to look inquiringly ∼HSK 6
高僧 高僧 gāo sēng eminent monk ∼HSK 6
迷之 迷之 mí zhī variant of ∼HSK 6
消退 消退 xiāo tuì to wane; to vanish gradually ∼HSK 6
捷径 捷徑 jié jìng shortcut ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6