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%

Cast

Huang Xuan Huang Xuan Bai Letian Shota Sometani Shota Sometani Kukai Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe Abe Nakamaro Zhang Yuqi Zhang Yuqi Chunqin Qin Hao Qin Hao Chen Yunqiao Zhang Tian'ai Zhang Tian'ai Huji Yulian Keiko Matsuzaka Keiko Matsuzaka Bai Ling Liu Haoran Liu Haoran Bai Long Sandrine Pinna Sandrine Pinna Yang Guifei Cheng Taishen Cheng Taishen The Watermelon Man

Vocabulary

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称之为 稱之為 chēng zhī wéi to call it...; known as... ∼HSK 3
合眼 閤眼 hé yǎn to close one's eyes; to get to sleep ∼HSK 3
皮毛 皮毛 pí máo fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge ∼HSK 3
全身心 全身心 quán shēn xīn wholeheartedly; (to devote oneself) heart and soul ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
唐 唐 Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
典当 典當 diǎn dàng to pawn; pawnshop ∼HSK 3
活生生 活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people); living (artist); while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) ∼HSK 3
下任 下任 xià rèn next office holder; next to serve ∼HSK 3
把酒 把酒 bǎ jiǔ to raise one's wine cup ∼HSK 3
赶来 趕來 gǎn lái to rush over ∼HSK 3
亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally ∼HSK 3
被困 被困 bèi kùn to be trapped; to be stranded ∼HSK 3
白费 白費 bái fèi to waste (one's energy etc) ∼HSK 3
记在心里 記在心裡 jì zài xīn li to keep in mind; to store in one's heart; to remember perfectly ∼HSK 3
信物 信物 xìn wù keepsake; token ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
活下去 活下去 huó xià qù to survive; to keep on living ∼HSK 3
活下 活下 huó xià to survive ∼HSK 3
死后 死後 sǐ hòu after death; posthumous ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
大美人 大美人 dà měi rén gorgeous-looking woman ∼HSK 3
并称 並稱 bìng chēng joint name; combined name ∼HSK 3
春风 春風 chūn fēng spring breeze; (fig.) pleasant demeanor; serene atmosphere; favorable conditions; (literary) romantic encounter; an affair ∼HSK 3
月光 月光 yuè guāng moonlight ∼HSK 3
回转 回轉 huí zhuǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
并进 並進 bìng jìn to advance together ∼HSK 3
心跳 心跳 xīn tiào heartbeat; pulse ∼HSK 3
众 眾 Zhòng multitude, crowd; masses, public ∼HSK 3
体内 體內 tǐ nèi within the body; in vivo (vs in vitro); internal to ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
死刑 死刑 sǐ xíng death penalty; capital punishment ∼HSK 3
瘀伤 瘀傷 yū shāng to become bruised; bruising; bruise ∼HSK 3
谋杀 謀殺 móu shā to murder; to assassinate; intentional homicide ∼HSK 3
不复 不復 bù fù no longer; not again ∼HSK 3
图画 圖畫 tú huà drawing; picture HSK 3
武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫 HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
接待 接待 jiē dài to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter) HSK 3
不安 不安 bù ān unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried HSK 3
迎接 迎接 yíng jiē to welcome; to greet HSK 3
收费 收費 shōu fèi to charge a fee HSK 3
生长 生長 shēng zhǎng to grow; to grow up; to be brought up HSK 3
春 旾 chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
播放 播放 bō fàng to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) HSK 3
发明 發明 fā míng to invent; an invention HSK 3
跳舞 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance HSK 3
修改 修改 xiū gǎi to amend; to alter; to modify HSK 3
考验 考驗 kǎo yàn to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal HSK 3
欢乐 歡樂 huān lè gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay HSK 3