Legend of the Demon Cat 2017
妖猫传
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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Vocabulary
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| 什么话 什麼話 | what kind of talk | |
| 冬眠 冬眠 | to hibernate; hibernation | |
| 誓言 誓言 | to pledge; to promise; oath; vow | |
| 幻 幻 | illusion, fantasy, mirage | |
| 尖叫 尖叫 | to screech; to shriek | |
| 谎 謊 | lie | |
| 冰冻 冰凍 | to freeze | |
| 年前 年前 | by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year | |
| 书法 書法 | calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship | |
| 正如 正如 | just as; precisely as | |
| 诗歌 詩歌 | poem | |
| 有毒 有毒 | poisonous | |
| 高于 高於 | greater than; to exceed | |
| 再也 再也 | (not) any more | |
| 言语 言語 | words; speech; (spoken) language | |
| 跟随 跟隨 | to follow | |
| 夜间 夜間 | nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes) | |
| 视为 視為 | to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem | |
| 回避 迴避 | to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc) | |
| 深度 深度 | depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development | |
| 例外 例外 | exception; to be an exception | |
| 真理 真理 | truth | |
| 看待 看待 | to look upon; to regard | |
| 中毒 中毒 | to be poisoned | |
| 琴 琴 | guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general | |
| 象征 象徵 | emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for | |
| 朵 朵 | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc | |
| 师傅 師傅 | master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men | |
| 逃跑 逃跑 | to flee from sth; to run away; to escape | |
| 灾难 災難 | disaster; catastrophe | |
| 献 獻 | to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) | |
| 睡眠 睡眠 | sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode | |
| 强迫 強迫 | to compel; to force | |
| 决不 決不 | not at all; simply (can) not | |
| 偷偷 偷偷 | stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly | |
| 忍受 忍受 | to bear; to endure | |
| 绝望 絕望 | to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation | |
| 目光 目光 | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision | |
| 正义 正義 | justice; righteousness; just; righteous | |
| 超越 超越 | to surpass; to exceed; to transcend | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 返回 返回 | to return to; to come (or go) back | |
| 辞职 辭職 | to resign | |
| 大厅 大廳 | hall; lounge | |
| 寻求 尋求 | to seek; to look for | |
| 拔 拔 | to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize | |
| 鼻子 鼻子 | nose | |
| 渴望 渴望 | to thirst for; to long for | |
| 靠近 靠近 | to be close to; to approach; to draw near | |
| 提示 提示 | to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest; suggestion; tip; reminder; notice |