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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回话 回話 huí huà to reply ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
一口 一口 yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite ∼HSK 1
后事 後事 hòu shì future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements ∼HSK 1
天明 天明 tiān míng dawn; daybreak ∼HSK 1
回京 回京 huí Jīng to return to the capital ∼HSK 1
喜 喜 xǐ like, love, enjoy; joyful thing ∼HSK 1
荷包 荷包 hé bāo embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc; purse; pocket (in clothing) ∼HSK 1
现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
第二天 第二天 dì èr tiān next day; the morrow ∼HSK 1
国事 國事 guó shì affairs of the nation; politics ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
看一看 看一看 kàn yī kàn to have a look ∼HSK 1
十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
门楣 門楣 mén méi lintel (of a door); fig. family's social status ∼HSK 1
午 午 wǔ noon; 7th terrestrial branch ∼HSK 1
事关 事關 shì guān to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for ∼HSK 1
哪一个 哪一個 nǎ yī ge which ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
天大 天大 tiān dà gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
一等 一等 yī děng first class; grade A ∼HSK 1
帮帮忙 幫幫忙 bāng bang máng to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! ∼HSK 1
回事 回事 huí shì (old) to report to one's master ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
年来 年來 nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
听候 聽候 tīng hòu to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment) ∼HSK 1
忘不了 忘不了 wàng bù liǎo cannot forget ∼HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) HSK 1
坐下 坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
不对 不對 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
雨 雨 yǔ rain HSK 1
见面 見面 jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other HSK 1
进来 進來 jìn lái to come in HSK 1
慢 慢 màn slow HSK 1
南 南 nán south HSK 1
最好 最好 zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1
进去 進去 jìn qù to go in HSK 1
国 國 guó country; nation; state; (bound form) national HSK 1