Rigor Mortis

Rigor Mortis 2013

jiāngshī

When a former actor moves into an apartment building with the intention of commiting suicide, he is saved by a Taoist priest who used to specialize in hunting Chinese hopping vampires: or Jiāngshī. Elsewhere in the building, a woman turns to a specialist in black magic to bring her husband back to life.

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3.77 Beginner Director Juno Mak 🍅 65%

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Vocabulary

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chī wán to finish eating ∼HSK 2
chī diào to eat up; to consume ∼HSK 2
zhǐ not only; not merely ∼HSK 2
ròu shēn corporeal body ∼HSK 2
tóu the 7th day after a person's death; the first 7-day period after a person's death ∼HSK 2
diàn biǎo power meter; ammeter; amperemeter; wattmeter; kilowatt-hour meter ∼HSK 2
Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
wài liú outflow; to flow out; to drain ∼HSK 2
hǎo hǎo xiān sheng Mr Goody-goody; yes-man (sb who agrees with anything) ∼HSK 2
mài diào to sell off ∼HSK 2
liú gěi to set aside for ∼HSK 2
fēi morphine; coffee ∼HSK 2
de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
měi every time ∼HSK 2
kàn shēng to visit a doctor ∼HSK 2
duō shí long time ∼HSK 2
shì thus ∼HSK 2
sān gēng - bàn (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night ∼HSK 2
wán toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 2
xiǎo hái zi child ∼HSK 2
tài Not too HSK 2
wài mài (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal) HSK 2
kuài zi chopsticks HSK 2
qǐng to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner HSK 2
cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
yīn overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia HSK 2
quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals HSK 2
hǎo rén good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle HSK 2
yún (classical) to say HSK 2
shú ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shóu] HSK 2
wǎn bowl; cup HSK 2
便 便 biàn convenient HSK 2
hǎo si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) HSK 2
píng shí ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime HSK 2
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK 2
bái white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist HSK 2
fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2
dān wèi unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) HSK 2
duō jiǔ (of time) how long?; (not) a long time HSK 2
river HSK 2
de huà if (coming after a conditional clause) HSK 2
zǎo jiù already at an earlier time HSK 2
fàng xià to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc) HSK 2
便 便 suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton HSK 2
jiǎng huà a speech; to speak; to talk; to address HSK 2
to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up HSK 2
dēng lamp; light; lantern HSK 2
shí then; at that time; in those days HSK 2
xuě snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc) HSK 2
yán color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff HSK 2