Legend of the Demon Cat 2017
妖猫传
During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.
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Vocabulary
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| 万无一失 萬無一失 | surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) | Idiom |
| 一言不发 一言不發 | to not say a word (idiom) | Idiom |
| 冤枉 冤枉 | to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile | Xiehouyu |
| 怪物 怪物 | monster; freak; eccentric person | Xiehouyu |
| 歪 歪 | askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side | Colloquialism |
| 撒 撒 | to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee | Colloquialism |
| 受过 受過 | to take the blame (for sb else) | |
| 伸张 伸張 | to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote | |
| 盛产 盛產 | to produce in abundance; to be rich in | |
| 饶恕 饒恕 | to forgive; to pardon; to spare | |
| 开明 開明 | enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment | |
| 发源地 發源地 | place of origin; birthplace; source | |
| 四面八方 四面八方 | in all directions; all around; far and near | |
| 背诵 背誦 | to recite; to repeat from memory | |
| 朗诵 朗誦 | to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim | |
| 蔑视 蔑視 | to loathe; to despise; contempt | |
| 得失 得失 | gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits | |
| 盖子 蓋子 | cover; lid; shell | |
| 盛开 盛開 | blooming; in full flower | |
| 粗鲁 粗魯 | coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish | |
| 幸存 倖存 | to survive (a disaster) | |
| 宫廷 宮廷 | court (of king or emperor) | |
| 寺庙 寺廟 | temple; monastery; shrine | |
| 埋藏 埋藏 | to bury; to hide by burying; hidden | |
| 受苦 受苦 | to suffer hardship | |
| 煽动 煽動 | to incite; to instigate | |
| 书记 書記 | secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe | |
| 弟子 弟子 | disciple; follower | |
| 失明 失明 | to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness | |
| 宠爱 寵愛 | to dote on sb | |
| 进而 進而 | and then (what follows next) | |
| 编织 編織 | to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc) | |
| 细腻 細膩 | exquisite; meticulous | |
| 着迷 著迷 | to be fascinated; to be captivated | |
| 自负 自負 | conceited; to take responsibility | |
| 皇宫 皇宮 | imperial palace | |
| 洞穴 洞穴 | cave; cavern | |
| 丝绸 絲綢 | silk cloth; silk | |
| 埋葬 埋葬 | to bury | |
| 解雇 解僱 | to fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment | |
| 逃亡 逃亡 | to flee; flight (from danger); fugitive | |
| 腐烂 腐爛 | to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt | |
| 脉搏 脈搏 | pulse (both medical and figurative) | |
| 养活 養活 | to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth | |
| 宝藏 寶藏 | precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law | |
| 宫殿 宮殿 | palace | |
| 风采 風采 | svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing | |
| 沸腾 沸騰 | (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned | |
| 寿命 壽命 | life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine) | |
| 拓展 拓展 | to expand (one's client base, outlook etc) |