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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jīng rén astonishing HSK 6
duì kàng to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation HSK 6
téng tòng pain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt; (of a person) to be in pain HSK 6
huàn xiǎng delusion; fantasy HSK 6
wáng prince; son of a king HSK 6
shī great master; master HSK 6
tiān táng paradise; heaven HSK 6
gōng palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale HSK 6
xiàn to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament) HSK 6
shēng to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice HSK 6
jiāo ào pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth HSK 6
lonely; solitary HSK 6
wēi crisis HSK 6
cān meal; to eat; classifier for meals HSK 6
mái to bury HSK 6
yuán liàng to excuse; to forgive; to pardon HSK 6
dàng àn file; record; archive HSK 6
jiāng jūn general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot HSK 6
to dig; to excavate; to scoop out HSK 6
jiàn not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing HSK 6
liáo to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly HSK 6
bìng disease; sickness; ailment HSK 6
a drop; to drip HSK 6
chéng nuò to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment HSK 6
hàn regret; to regret; to be sorry that HSK 6
jūn duì armed forces; troops HSK 6
qíng mood; state of mind; moodiness HSK 6
gōng to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) HSK 6
mìng life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc HSK 6
variant of 逼; to compel; to pressure HSK 6
wáng to die; death HSK 6
zài no more; no longer HSK 6
zuì zhōng final; ultimate HSK 6
to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 HSK 6
yīn cause; reason; because HSK 6
yǒu guān to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning HSK 6
(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
and; to give; together with HSK 6
zhì gāo shàng supreme; paramount; unsurpassed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
crane; Grus species (various) ∼HSK 5
qín industrious, diligent, attentive ∼HSK 5
exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise ∼HSK 5
páo long gown, robe, cloak ∼HSK 5
wéi high; rugged, rocky, precipitous ∼HSK 5
huì bright, intelligent; intelligence ∼HSK 5
yāo demon, monster ∼HSK 5
jiào creed; doctrine; teachings ∼HSK 5
gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
pàn jūn rebel army ∼HSK 5
huàn xiàng illusion ∼HSK 5