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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怀着 懷著 huáizhe Be with HSK 7
才华 才華 cái huá talent HSK 7
预言 預言 yù yán to predict; prophecy HSK 7
守护 守護 shǒu hù to guard; to protect HSK 7
润 潤 rùn moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; to enhance; profit; remuneration; (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) HSK 7
倒下 倒下 dǎo xià to collapse; to topple over HSK 7
荣幸 榮幸 róng xìng honored (to have the privilege of ...) HSK 7
散发 散發 sàn fā to distribute; to emit; to issue HSK 7
伪造 偽造 wěi zào to forge; to fake; to counterfeit HSK 7
辉煌 輝煌 huī huáng splendid; glorious HSK 7
昏迷 昏迷 hūn mí to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented HSK 7
违背 違背 wéi bèi to go against; to be contrary to; to violate HSK 7
报酬 報酬 bào chou reward; remuneration HSK 7
激发 激發 jī fā to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite HSK 7
哭泣 哭泣 kū qì to weep HSK 7
证人 證人 zhèng rén witness HSK 7
屋顶 屋頂 wū dǐng roof HSK 7
说道 說道 shuō dào to state; to say (the quoted words) HSK 7
安心 安心 ān xīn at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth HSK 7
皇后 皇后 huáng hòu empress; imperial consort HSK 7
警惕 警惕 jǐng tì to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn HSK 7
陪伴 陪伴 péi bàn to accompany HSK 7
顶级 頂級 dǐng jí top-notch; first-rate HSK 7
尊严 尊嚴 zūn yán dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty HSK 7
永恒 永恆 yǒng héng eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) HSK 7
债务 債務 zhài wù debt; liability; amount due; indebtedness HSK 7
举报 舉報 jǔ bào to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce HSK 7
短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration; brief; momentary HSK 7
困境 困境 kùn jìng predicament; plight HSK 7
美妙 美妙 měi miào beautiful; wonderful; splendid HSK 7
残忍 殘忍 cán rěn cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless HSK 7
杀害 殺害 shā hài to murder HSK 7
忠诚 忠誠 zhōng chéng devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty HSK 7
讲述 講述 jiǎng shù to talk about; to narrate; to give an account HSK 7
帝国 帝國 dì guó empire; imperial HSK 7
背叛 背叛 bèi pàn to betray HSK 7
谎言 謊言 huǎng yán lie HSK 7
麻 蔴 má variant of 麻; hemp HSK 7
谈论 談論 tán lùn to discuss; to talk about HSK 7
无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means HSK 7
假设 假設 jiǎ shè to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture HSK 7
宁愿 寧願 nìng yuàn would rather ... (than ...) HSK 7
来临 來臨 lái lín to approach; to come closer HSK 7
祈祷 祈禱 qí dǎo to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer HSK 7
穿过 穿過 chuān guò to pass through HSK 7
惩罚 懲罰 chéng fá penalty; punishment; to punish HSK 7
邪恶 邪惡 xié è sinister; vicious; wicked; evil HSK 7
美味 美味 měi wèi delicious; delicious food; delicacy HSK 7
抛弃 拋棄 pāo qì to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb) HSK 7
拯救 拯救 zhěng jiù to save; to rescue HSK 7