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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| 皇上 皇上 | the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty | |
| 苦恼 苦惱 | vexed; distressed | |
| 坟墓 墳墓 | grave; tomb | |
| 棺材 棺材 | coffin | |
| 匆忙 匆忙 | hasty; hurried | |
| 阶层 階層 | social class | |
| 幻觉 幻覺 | illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination | |
| 密封 密封 | to seal up | |
| 航行 航行 | to sail; to fly; to navigate | |
| 临近 臨近 | close to; approaching | |
| 迷恋 迷戀 | to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about | |
| 添加 添加 | to add; to increase | |
| 确信 確信 | to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news | |
| 口音 口音 | oral speech sounds (linguistics) | |
| 迷路 迷路 | to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) | |
| 不适 不適 | unwell; indisposed; out of sorts | |
| 起初 起初 | originally; at first; at the outset | |
| 前任 前任 | predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc) | |
| 预见 預見 | to foresee; to predict; to forecast; to envision; foresight; intuition; vision | |
| 屠杀 屠殺 | to massacre; to slaughter | |
| 可不是 可不是 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 特权 特權 | prerogative; privilege; privileged | |
| 瘫痪 癱瘓 | paralysis; be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc) | |
| 过节 過節 | to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) | |
| 抚养 撫養 | to foster; to bring up; to raise | |
| 报仇 報仇 | to take revenge; to avenge | |
| 长相 長相 | appearance; looks; profile; countenance | |
| 余 餘 | extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me | |
| 使者 使者 | emissary; envoy | |
| 撒谎 撒謊 | to tell lies | |
| 境界 境界 | boundary; state; realm | |
| 信赖 信賴 | to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on | |
| 身心 身心 | body and mind; mental and physical | |
| 风情 風情 | mien; bearing; grace; amorous feelings; flirtatious expressions; local conditions and customs; wind force, direction etc | |
| 偿还 償還 | to repay; to reimburse | |
| 和尚 和尚 | Buddhist monk | |
| 蜡烛 蠟燭 | candle | |
| 当今 當今 | current; present; now; nowadays | |
| 仇 仇 | hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) | |
| 解脱 解脫 | to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries | |
| 靴子 靴子 | boots | |
| 心爱 心愛 | beloved | |
| 复活 復活 | to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection | |
| 私下 私下 | in private | |
| 礼服 禮服 | ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) | |
| 心目 心目 | mind | |
| 下令 下令 | to give an order; to command | |
| 王国 王國 | kingdom; realm | |
| 柔软 柔軟 | soft | |
| 原地 原地 | (in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product) |