Legend of the Demon Cat

Legend of the Demon Cat 2017

妖猫传 yāo māo chuán

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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皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo vexed; distressed HSK 7
坟墓 墳墓 fén mù grave; tomb HSK 7
棺材 棺材 guān cai coffin HSK 7
匆忙 匆忙 cōng máng hasty; hurried HSK 7
阶层 階層 jiē céng social class HSK 7
幻觉 幻覺 huàn jué illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination HSK 7
密封 密封 mì fēng to seal up HSK 7
航行 航行 háng xíng to sail; to fly; to navigate HSK 7
临近 臨近 lín jìn close to; approaching HSK 7
迷恋 迷戀 mí liàn to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about HSK 7
添加 添加 tiān jiā to add; to increase HSK 7
确信 確信 què xìn to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news HSK 7
口音 口音 kǒu yīn oral speech sounds (linguistics) HSK 7
迷路 迷路 mí lù to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) HSK 7
不适 不適 bù shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7
起初 起初 qǐ chū originally; at first; at the outset HSK 7
前任 前任 qián rèn predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc) HSK 7
预见 預見 yù jiàn to foresee; to predict; to forecast; to envision; foresight; intuition; vision HSK 7
屠杀 屠殺 tú shā to massacre; to slaughter HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
特权 特權 tè quán prerogative; privilege; privileged HSK 7
瘫痪 癱瘓 tān huàn paralysis; be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc) HSK 7
过节 過節 guò jié to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) HSK 7
抚养 撫養 fǔ yǎng to foster; to bring up; to raise HSK 7
报仇 報仇 bào chóu to take revenge; to avenge HSK 7
长相 長相 zhǎng xiàng appearance; looks; profile; countenance HSK 7
余 餘 yú extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me HSK 7
使者 使者 shǐ zhě emissary; envoy HSK 7
撒谎 撒謊 sā huǎng to tell lies HSK 7
境界 境界 jìng jiè boundary; state; realm HSK 7
信赖 信賴 xìn lài to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on HSK 7
身心 身心 shēn xīn body and mind; mental and physical HSK 7
风情 風情 fēng qíng mien; bearing; grace; amorous feelings; flirtatious expressions; local conditions and customs; wind force, direction etc HSK 7
偿还 償還 cháng huán to repay; to reimburse HSK 7
和尚 和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
蜡烛 蠟燭 là zhú candle HSK 7
当今 當今 dāng jīn current; present; now; nowadays HSK 7
仇 仇 chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) HSK 7
解脱 解脫 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
靴子 靴子 xuē zi boots HSK 7
心爱 心愛 xīn ài beloved HSK 7
复活 復活 fù huó to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection HSK 7
私下 私下 sī xià in private HSK 7
礼服 禮服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) HSK 7
心目 心目 xīn mù mind HSK 7
下令 下令 xià lìng to give an order; to command HSK 7
王国 王國 wáng guó kingdom; realm HSK 7
柔软 柔軟 róu ruǎn soft HSK 7
原地 原地 yuán dì (in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product) HSK 7