Legend of the Demon Cat

Legend of the Demon Cat 2017

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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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4.29 Intermediate Director Chen Kaige 🍅 91%

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huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
nǎo vexed; distressed HSK 7
fén grave; tomb HSK 7
guān cai coffin HSK 7
cōng máng hasty; hurried HSK 7
jiē céng social class HSK 7
huàn jué illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination HSK 7
fēng to seal up HSK 7
háng xíng to sail; to fly; to navigate HSK 7
lín jìn close to; approaching HSK 7
liàn to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about HSK 7
tiān jiā to add; to increase HSK 7
què xìn to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news HSK 7
kǒu yīn oral speech sounds (linguistics) HSK 7
to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) HSK 7
shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7
chū originally; at first; at the outset HSK 7
qián rèn predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc) HSK 7
jiàn to foresee; to predict; to forecast; to envision; foresight; intuition; vision HSK 7
shā to massacre; to slaughter HSK 7
bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
quán prerogative; privilege; privileged HSK 7
tān huàn paralysis; be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc) HSK 7
guò jié to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) HSK 7
yǎng to foster; to bring up; to raise HSK 7
bào chóu to take revenge; to avenge HSK 7
zhǎng xiàng appearance; looks; profile; countenance HSK 7
extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me HSK 7
使 使 shǐ zhě emissary; envoy HSK 7
huǎng to tell lies HSK 7
jìng jiè boundary; state; realm HSK 7
xìn lài to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on HSK 7
shēn xīn body and mind; mental and physical HSK 7
fēng qíng mien; bearing; grace; amorous feelings; flirtatious expressions; local conditions and customs; wind force, direction etc HSK 7
cháng huán to repay; to reimburse HSK 7
shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
zhú candle HSK 7
dāng jīn current; present; now; nowadays HSK 7
chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) HSK 7
jiě tuō to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries HSK 7
xuē zi boots HSK 7
xīn ài beloved HSK 7
huó to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection HSK 7
xià in private HSK 7
ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) HSK 7
xīn mind HSK 7
xià lìng to give an order; to command HSK 7
wáng guó kingdom; realm HSK 7
róu ruǎn soft HSK 7
yuán (in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product) HSK 7