Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back

Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back 2017

西游伏妖篇 xī yóu fú yāo piān

Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series of demon-capturing events, the monk and his disciples gain mutual understanding of each others' hardships and unease. Finally, they resolve their inner conflict and work together to become an all-conquering, demon-exorcising team.

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4.97 Intermediate Director Tsui Hark 🍅 64%

Cast

Kris Wu Kris Wu Monk Tang Lin Gengxin Lin Gengxin The Monkey King Yao Chen Yao Chen Minister Lin Yun Lin Yun Felicity Mengke Bateer Mengke Bateer Sandy Wang Likun Wang Likun Spider Yang Yiwei Yang Yiwei Pigsy Wang Chao Wang Chao Animal Pigsy Wang Duo Wang Duo Young Pigsy Dong Chengpeng Dong Chengpeng Taoist Exorcist

Vocabulary

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家破人亡 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless Idiom ∼HSK 6
恭敬不如从命 恭敬不如從命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush Idiom ∼HSK 6
立地成佛 立地成佛 lì dì chéng fó to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes Idiom ∼HSK 6
虚张声势 虛張聲勢 xū zhāng - shēng shì (idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength Idiom ∼HSK 6
感激不尽 感激不盡 gǎn jī bù jìn can't thank sb enough (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
心悦诚服 心悅誠服 xīn yuè chéng fú to submit cheerfully; to accept willingly (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
爱莫能助 愛莫能助 ài mò néng zhù unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.; My hands are tied. Idiom ∼HSK 6
赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless Idiom ∼HSK 6
原形毕露 原形畢露 yuán xíng bì lù original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth Idiom ∼HSK 6
灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom); fig. to be annihilated; to vanish in a puff of smoke Idiom ∼HSK 6
心满意足 心滿意足 xīn mǎn yì zú perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
露一手 露一手 lòu yī shǒu to show off one's abilities; to exhibit one's skills Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装模作样 裝模作樣 zhuāng mó - zuò yàng (idiom) to put on an act; to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
受宠若惊 受寵若驚 shòu chǒng ruò jīng overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
服服帖帖 服服帖帖 fú fu tiē tiē submissive; docile; obedient Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
断子绝孙 斷子絕孫 duàn zǐ jué sūn to die without progeny; (offensive) may you die childless; may you be the last of your family line Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
成人之美 成人之美 chéng rén zhī měi 成: completed, finished, fixed · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 美: beautiful, pretty; pleasing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
咔嚓 咔嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping; (coll.) cut it out; stop it; also written Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
雷 雷 léi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) 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
如来 如來 rú lái tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc) ∼HSK 6
贫僧 貧僧 pínsēng this humble monk ∼HSK 6
驱魔 驅魔 qū mó to drive out devils; to exorcise ∼HSK 6
秃驴 禿驢 tū lǘ (derog.) Buddhist monk ∼HSK 6
施主 施主 shī zhǔ donor (Buddhist address) ∼HSK 6
国师 國師 guó shī national preceptor ∼HSK 6
高僧 高僧 gāo sēng eminent monk ∼HSK 6
魔性 魔性 mó xìng (neologism c. 2014) irresistibly quirky; compelling in its wackiness ∼HSK 6
佳丽 佳麗 jiā lì a beauty; beautiful ∼HSK 6
遁形 遁形 dùn xíng to vanish; to hide; to cover one's traces ∼HSK 6
现形 現形 xiàn xíng to become visible; to appear; to manifest one's true nature ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid ∼HSK 6
班主 班主 bān zhǔ leader of a theatrical troupe ∼HSK 6
失礼 失禮 shī lǐ discourteous ∼HSK 6
人形 人形 rén xíng human form; human-shaped; humanoid ∼HSK 6
途经 途經 tú jīng to pass through; via; by way of ∼HSK 6
砍死 砍死 kǎn sǐ to hack to death; to kill with an ax ∼HSK 6
凌辱 凌辱 líng rǔ to insult; to humiliate; to bully ∼HSK 6
山贼 山賊 shān zéi brigand ∼HSK 6
超渡 超渡 chāo dù variant of ∼HSK 6
金雕 金鵰 jīn diāo (bird species of China) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) ∼HSK 6
客串 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity; (of a professional) to make a guest appearance; (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties; to substitute for ∼HSK 6
缺德 缺德 quē dé mean; nasty; reprehensible; unprincipled ∼HSK 6
扯平 扯平 chě píng to make even; to balance; (fig.) to be even; to call it quits ∼HSK 6