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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腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment); to cut sth in half; to reduce sth by a dramatic margin; to terminate; to cut short ∼HSK 6
灰烬 灰燼 huī jìn ashes ∼HSK 6
验尸 驗屍 yàn shī autopsy; postmortem examination ∼HSK 6
主谋 主謀 zhǔ móu mastermind; ringleader; lead plotter ∼HSK 6
嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huò to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else ∼HSK 6
党羽 黨羽 dǎng yǔ henchmen ∼HSK 6
主使 主使 zhǔ shǐ to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator ∼HSK 6
狼籍 狼籍 láng jí variant of ∼HSK 6
大吉 大吉 dà jí very auspicious; extremely lucky ∼HSK 6
九五之尊 九五之尊 jiǔ wǔ zhī zūn the supreme honor of the throne (idiom); imperial dignity; the emperor's position ∼HSK 6
吵吵嚷嚷 吵吵嚷嚷 chǎo chǎo rǎng rǎng to make an (unnecessary) racket (idiom) ∼HSK 6
冤屈 冤屈 yuān qū to treat unjustly; an injustice ∼HSK 6
切莫 切莫 qiè mò you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it) ∼HSK 6
另行 另行 lìng xíng (to do sth) separately; as a separate action ∼HSK 6
请勿 請勿 qǐng wù please don't ∼HSK 6
浮世 浮世 fú shì (Buddhism) the world of the living ∼HSK 6
锦囊 錦囊 jǐn náng silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items; (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice) ∼HSK 6
行踪 行蹤 xíng zōng whereabouts; (lose) track (of) ∼HSK 6
如常 如常 rú cháng as usual ∼HSK 6
藏身之处 藏身之處 cáng shēn zhī chù hiding place; hideout ∼HSK 6
解锁 解鎖 jiě suǒ to unlock; to release ∼HSK 6
气虚 氣虛 qì xū deficiency of (TCM) ∼HSK 6
利欲 利慾 lì yù cupidity ∼HSK 6
成佛 成佛 chéng fó become a Buddha ∼HSK 6
入世 入世 rù shì to engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs; to join the WTO ∼HSK 6
睁开 睜開 zhēng kāi to open (one's eyes) ∼HSK 6
包涵 包涵 bāo han to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant ∼HSK 6
仗义 仗義 zhàng yì to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by ∼HSK 6
临阵 臨陣 lín zhèn just before the battle; to approach the front line ∼HSK 6
利器 利器 lì qì sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual ∼HSK 6
驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence ∼HSK 6
君臣 君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old) ∼HSK 6
入眠 入眠 rù mián to fall asleep ∼HSK 6
灭族 滅族 miè zú extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment) ∼HSK 6
往昔 往昔 wǎng xī the past ∼HSK 6
凄苦 悽苦 qī kǔ bleak; miserable ∼HSK 6
原形 原形 yuán xíng original shape; true appearance (under the disguise); true character ∼HSK 6
邪门 邪門 xié mén strange; unusual; evil ways; dishonest practices ∼HSK 6
大圣 大聖 dà shèng great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha ∼HSK 6
拖住 拖住 tuō zhù to hold up; to hinder; to stall ∼HSK 6
冤冤相报何时了 冤冤相報何時了 yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí liǎo if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying) ∼HSK 6
先祖 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors ∼HSK 6
殃及 殃及 yāng jí to bring disaster to ∼HSK 6
暴君 暴君 bào jūn tyrant; despot ∼HSK 6
不可逆 不可逆 bù kě nì irreversible ∼HSK 6
心肺 心肺 xīn fèi the heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary ∼HSK 6
可解 可解 kě jiě soluble (i.e. can be solved) ∼HSK 6
蝼蚁 螻蟻 lóu yǐ lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power ∼HSK 6
尚且 尚且 shàng qiě (not) even; yet; still ∼HSK 6
惜命 惜命 xī mìng to be mindful of one's health and safety ∼HSK 6