Inside the Forbidden City

Inside the Forbidden City 1965

宋宫秘史 sòng gōng mì shǐ

It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her rival Madame Liu for the emperor's sole, undivided attention. When Li gives birth to the Emperor's child, the jealous Liu switches the boy with a cat and commands a servant named Kou Zhu to kill the baby. However, Kou Zhu ignores the order and gives the prince-to-be to the emperor's brother, a decision which eventually leads to the boy being adopted by the emperor himself! But as fate would have it, to go along with his new son, the emperor has a new wife as well - Madame Liu! As this strange new family unit is being constructed, poor Li Zhenfei has been confined to the forbidden palace, condemned to never see or speak to her son, the prince. But destiny reunites her with her son, but will this family reunion be a happy one? And will Madame Liu finally be punished for her treachery?

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理应 理應 lǐ yīng should; ought to ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
斩首 斬首 zhǎn shǒu to behead; to decapitate ∼HSK 5
问罪 問罪 wèn zuì to denounce; to condemn; to call to account; to punish ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
众位 眾位 zhòng wèi all of you ∼HSK 5
遗 遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit ∼HSK 5
朝夕 朝夕 zhāo xī morning and night; all the time ∼HSK 5
朝纲 朝綱 cháo gāng laws and discipline of imperial court ∼HSK 5
冒死 冒死 mào sǐ to brave death ∼HSK 5
尘 塵 chén dust; dirt; earth ∼HSK 5
召 召 Shào imperial decree; summon ∼HSK 5
憾 憾 hàn to regret, remorse; dissatisfied ∼HSK 5
奸 奸 jiān crafty, villainous, false ∼HSK 5
乏 乏 fá lack; poor ∼HSK 5
嗣 嗣 sì to connect, inherit; descendants, heirs ∼HSK 5
祚 祚 zuò throne; bless; blessing, happiness ∼HSK 5
遽 遽 jù suddenly, unexpectedly; at once ∼HSK 5
遭 遭 zāo encounter, suffer ∼HSK 5
宜 宜 yí suitable ∼HSK 5
可知 可知 kě zhī evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable ∼HSK 5
怒 怒 nù anger ∼HSK 5
庭 庭 tíng courtyard; spacious hall or yard ∼HSK 5
顶撞 頂撞 dǐng zhuàng to contradict (elders or superiors) ∼HSK 5
刁 刁 diāo tricky, crafty ∼HSK 5
酷刑 酷刑 kù xíng cruelty; torture ∼HSK 5
卑 卑 bēi humble, low, inferior; despise ∼HSK 5
吓坏 嚇壞 xià huài to be terrified; to terrify sb ∼HSK 5
幼 幼 yòu young ∼HSK 5
奸杀 姦殺 jiān shā to rape and murder ∼HSK 5
油锅 油鍋 yóu guō a deep fryer ∼HSK 5
阴曹地府 陰曹地府 yīn cáo dì fǔ netherworld; Kingdom of the Underworld; Hades ∼HSK 5
居 居 jū reside ∼HSK 5
可恨 可恨 kě hèn hateful ∼HSK 5
迫 廹 pò coerce, force, compel; urgent ∼HSK 5
鞭打 鞭打 biān dǎ to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash ∼HSK 5
柱 柱 zhù pillar, post; support; lean on ∼HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
实情 實情 shí qíng the actual situation; the truth ∼HSK 5
承平 承平 chéng píng (successive periods of) peace and prosperity; peaceful ∼HSK 5
孝道 孝道 xiào dao filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter ∼HSK 5
魁 魁 kuí chief; leader; best; monstrous ∼HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
不能不 不能不 bù néng bù have to; cannot but HSK 5
依法 依法 yī fǎ legal (proceedings); according to law HSK 5
无奈 無奈 wú nài to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately HSK 5
不得了 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly HSK 5
泼 潑 pō to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish HSK 5
启发 啟發 qǐ fā to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5