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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shī to implement the law; to perform sorcery ∼HSK 5
qiǎng to compel; to force ∼HSK 5
zhū execute, kill, put to death; punish ∼HSK 5
níng lemon ∼HSK 5
shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5
xún obey, comply with, follow ∼HSK 5
fáng rotproof; antiseptic; anti-corrosion ∼HSK 5
out-of-the-way, remote; unorthodox ∼HSK 5
gēng 7th heavenly stem ∼HSK 5
zhǐ jiǎ toenail ∼HSK 5
beard HSK 5
shuǐ fèn moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding HSK 5
shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
shè to ascend in light steps HSK 5
xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed HSK 5
zhǐ jia fingernail HSK 5
drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell HSK 5
yàng look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng] HSK 5
qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
liǎn complexion; look HSK 5
rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
chuǎng to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) HSK 5
hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
xiàng always (previously); a period of time in the recent past HSK 5
wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
guǎn museum HSK 5
dòng to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly HSK 5
zhì ān law and order; public security HSK 5
lín neighbor; next door HSK 5
yòng lái to be used for HSK 5
rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
zhī nèi inside; within HSK 5
jiǎn scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate HSK 5
jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75° HSK 5
insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not HSK 5
huá to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
suǒ to lock; to lock up; a lock HSK 5
shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
làn soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
(bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
to remember; to recall; memory HSK 5