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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Yún Yunhe county in Lishui, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
Māo běn Melbourne (slang alternative for) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
Kraft, US food company Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
jiànguò seen HSK 2
waves, breakers; undulations ∼HSK 2
zhǐ 一: one; a, an; alone · 只: only, just, simply ∼HSK 2
Chén exhibit, display; plead; a surname ∼HSK 2
jīn wǎn tonight ∼HSK 2
xiě wán to finish writing ∼HSK 2
dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
yuàn brothel; whorehouse ∼HSK 2
shēng ròu raw meat ∼HSK 2
huà painting brush ∼HSK 2
zhōu one week; all the way around; a whole cycle ∼HSK 2
xié zi shoe ∼HSK 2
shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
suǒ yǒu rén everyone; owner ∼HSK 2
shí wàn hundred thousand ∼HSK 2
eye; look, see; division, topic ∼HSK 2
change; easy ∼HSK 2
biàn lǎo to grow old; to age; aging ∼HSK 2
滿 mǎn shaman (loanword) ∼HSK 2
rén tóu person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) ∼HSK 2
zài wèi to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position ∼HSK 2
xiě dào to write (used before or after a quoted passage) ∼HSK 2
yàng different; distinctive; unlike ∼HSK 2
zhe urgently ∼HSK 2
zhǐ not only; not merely ∼HSK 2
biàn huí to revert; to change back into ∼HSK 2
huí to retrieve ∼HSK 2
yǎn qiú eyeball; (fig.) attention ∼HSK 2
this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle ∼HSK 2
jiā miǎn to crown; coronation ∼HSK 2
to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold ∼HSK 2
guò to spend the night; overnight ∼HSK 2
ròu physical body ∼HSK 2
shén me fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
滿 zhuāng mǎn to fill up ∼HSK 2
yǎn at first glance; at first sight ∼HSK 2
shǔ guò lái can't manage to count; too many to count ∼HSK 2
shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
tíng xià lái to stop ∼HSK 2
zǒu xiàng direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for ∼HSK 2
xiǎo míng pet name for a child; childhood name ∼HSK 2
liǎo to completely lack; to have not even the slightest ∼HSK 2
jiǎ rén dummy (for crash testing, displaying clothes etc) ∼HSK 2
dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
to leave; to exit ∼HSK 2
gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
nán hái boy ∼HSK 2