Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon 2013

狄仁杰之神都龙王 dírénjié zhī shén dōu lóngwáng

Young Dee Renjie arrives in the empire's capital to join the Supreme Court as police judge of his region. He wants to become a prosecutor. Empress Wu, who is at the beginning of her reign, has commissioned the fierce detective Yuchi to investigate a sea monster that stalks the city at night and makes it unsafe.

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5.75 Advanced Director Tsui Hark IMDb 6.4

Cast

Mark Chao Mark Chao Detective Dee AngelaBaby AngelaBaby Yin Ruiji William Feng William Feng Yuchi Zhenjin Kim Bum Kim Bum Yuan Zhen Carina Lau Carina Lau Wu Zetian Chen Kun Chen Kun Doctor Wang Pu Sheng Chien Sheng Chien The Emperor Lin Gengxin Lin Gengxin Shatuo Zhong Dong Hu Dong Hu Huo Yi Zhang Shan Zhang Shan Chusui Liang

Vocabulary

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显灵 顯靈 xiǎn líng (of a supernatural or divine being) to appear; to make itself manifest ∼HSK 6
侍郎 侍郎 shì láng (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards; (also an official title in earlier dynasties) ∼HSK 6
解药 解藥 jiě yào antidote ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
祭拜 祭拜 jì bài to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors) ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
孔雀 孔雀 kǒng què peafowl; peacock ∼HSK 6
师哥 師哥 shī gē older martial brother ∼HSK 6
蜣螂 蜣螂 qiāng láng dung beetle ∼HSK 6
童子尿 童子尿 tóng zǐ niào urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM) ∼HSK 6
刀下留人 刀下留人 dāo xià liú rén 刀: knife; old coin; measure · 下: under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down · 留: stop, halt; stay, detain, keep · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else ∼HSK 6
行刑 行刑 xíng xíng to carry out a (death) sentence; execution ∼HSK 6
惊扰 驚擾 jīng rǎo to alarm; to agitate ∼HSK 6
哨兵 哨兵 shào bīng sentinel ∼HSK 6
遇袭 遇襲 yù xí to suffer attack; to be ambushed ∼HSK 6
权贵 權貴 quán guì influential officials; bigwigs ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
撒手 撒手 sā shǒu to let go of sth; to give up ∼HSK 6
医治 醫治 yī zhì medical treatment ∼HSK 6
瞎猜 瞎猜 xiā cāi to make a wild guess; blind guess ∼HSK 6
守则 守則 shǒu zé rules; regulations ∼HSK 6
大牢 大牢 dà láo prison ∼HSK 6
仰慕 仰慕 yǎng mù to admire ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
情诗 情詩 qíng shī love poem ∼HSK 6
通风报信 通風報信 tōng fēng bào xìn 通: pass through, common, communicate · 风: wind; air; manners, atmosphere · 报: report, tell, announce · 信: trust, believe; letter ∼HSK 6
染料 染料 rǎn liào dye ∼HSK 6
死罪 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies ∼HSK 6
钦定 欽定 qīn dìng to authorize; to designate; (old) to be compiled and published by imperial command ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
开恩 開恩 kāi ēn show mercy ∼HSK 6
刑场 刑場 xíng chǎng execution ground ∼HSK 6
听命 聽命 tīng mìng to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs ∼HSK 6
窝藏 窩藏 wō cáng to harbor; to shelter ∼HSK 6
旗号 旗號 qí hào military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose"); flag signal; semaphore ∼HSK 6
寡人 寡人 guǎrén I (used by rulers) ∼HSK 6
忧思 憂思 yōu sī to be anxious and worried; agitated; pensive ∼HSK 6
临朝 臨朝 lín cháo to hold a court audience; to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent) ∼HSK 6
宗法 宗法 zōng fǎ patriarchal clan system ∼HSK 6
谏诤 諫諍 jiàn zhèng to criticize frankly; to admonish ∼HSK 6
斥候 斥候 chì hòu to reconnoiter; to scout; scout ∼HSK 6
谣传 謠傳 yáo chuán rumor ∼HSK 6
惜命 惜命 xī mìng to be mindful of one's health and safety ∼HSK 6
心神不定 心神不定 xīn shén bù dìng 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 神: spirit, god, supernatural being · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 定: decide, settle, fix ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
献祭 獻祭 xiàn jì to offer sacrifice ∼HSK 6
诡谲 詭譎 guǐ jué weird; sly; treacherous ∼HSK 6
翩翩公子 翩翩公子 piān piān gōng zǐ 翩: fly, flutter · 翩: fly, flutter · 公: fair, equitable; public; duke · 子: offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch ∼HSK 6
亦敌亦友 亦敵亦友 yì dí yì yǒu (idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry ∼HSK 6