Inside the Forbidden City 1965
宋宫秘史
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?
Vocabulary
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| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 拷打 拷打 | to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to torture | |
| 问话 問話 | to ask sb a question; question | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 正要 正要 | to be just about to; to be on the point of | |
| 住口 住口 | shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking | |
| 想起来 想起來 | to remember; to recall | |
| 说起 說起 | to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for | |
| 妃子 妃子 | imperial concubine | |
| 汉 漢 | Chinese people; Chinese language | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 欢 歡 | happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy | |
| 一对 一對 | couple; pair | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 在先 在先 | to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 你我 你我 | you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) | |
| 送去 送去 | to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car) | |
| 果 果 | fruit; result | |
| 拿下 拿下 | to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) | |
| 话说 話說 | It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 在那儿 在那兒 | (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 不见了 不見了 | to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 小小 小小 | very small; very few; very minor | |
| 想想看 想想看 | to think about it | |
| 做事 做事 | to work; to handle matters; to have a job | |
| 外人 外人 | outsider; foreigner; stranger | |
| 年年 年年 | year after year; yearly; every year; annually | |
| 早点 早點 | breakfast | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 做出 做出 | to put out; to issue | |
| 等一等 等一等 | wait a moment | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 用饭 用飯 | to eat; to have a meal | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 几岁 幾歲 | how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) | |
| 会不会 會不會 | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not | |
| 住手 住手 | to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 军 軍 | army, military; soldiers, troops | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 关门 關門 | to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 候 候 | wait; expect; visit; greet |