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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余 餘 yú extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me HSK 7
迎 迎 yíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face HSK 7
一度 一度 yī dù for a time; at one time; one time; once HSK 7
泄漏 洩漏 xiè lòu (of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information) HSK 7
腾 騰 téng (bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action) HSK 7
一旁 一旁 yī páng aside; to the side of HSK 7
查明 查明 chá míng to investigate and find out; to ascertain HSK 7
当今 當今 dāng jīn current; present; now; nowadays HSK 7
仇 仇 chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) HSK 7
怪不得 怪不得 guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
旅途 旅途 lǚ tú journey; trip HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
虚假 虛假 xū jiǎ false; phony; pretense HSK 7
何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more HSK 7
有机 有機 yǒu jī organic HSK 7
说谎 說謊 shuō huǎng to lie; to tell an untruth HSK 7
扮 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) HSK 7
邀 邀 yāo to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek HSK 7
为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character HSK 7
深夜 深夜 shēn yè very late at night HSK 7
感恩 感恩 gǎn ēn to be grateful HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
霜 霜 shuāng frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream HSK 7
陷 陷 xiàn pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect HSK 7
喘 喘 chuǎn to gasp; to pant; asthma HSK 7
何必 何必 hé bì there is no need; why should HSK 7
性命 性命 xìng mìng life HSK 7
可疑 可疑 kě yí suspicious; dubious HSK 7
胎 胎 tāi fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus; (fig.) origin; source; (loanword) tire HSK 7
审 審 shěn to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) HSK 7
壮 壯 Zhuàng Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group HSK 7
坏事 壞事 huài shì bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things HSK 7
安心 安心 ān xīn at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth HSK 7
永不 永不 yǒng bù never; will never HSK 7
继 繼 jì to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards HSK 7
皇后 皇后 huáng hòu empress; imperial consort HSK 7
乃 乃 nǎi to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon HSK 7
但愿 但願 dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) HSK 7
拦 攔 lán to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) HSK 7
可笑 可笑 kě xiào funny; ridiculous HSK 7
震 震 zhèn to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 卦, symbolizing thunder; ☳ HSK 7
消 消 xiāo to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take HSK 7
担 擔 dān to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility HSK 7
人性 人性 rén xìng human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes HSK 7
忠诚 忠誠 zhōng chéng devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty HSK 7
闷 悶 mēn stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly HSK 7
亲戚 親戚 qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation) HSK 7
功 功 gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
采 採 cǎi to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather HSK 7
桩 樁 zhuāng stump; stake; pile; classifier for items HSK 7