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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老妇人 老婦人 lǎo fù rén old lady ∼HSK 5
轿 轎 jiào sedan-chair, palanquin ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
钦 欽 Qīn respect, admire; respectful ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
孝 孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning ∼HSK 5
超生 超生 chāo shēng (Buddhism) to be reincarnated; (fig.) to be lenient; to spare sb; to have more children than allowed under family planning policy ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
锦 錦 jǐn brocade ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
狄 狄 Dí tribe from northern china; surnam ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
鞭 鞭 biān whip; whip; string of firecrackers ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch; palace eunuch ∼HSK 5
诏 詔 zhào decree, proclaim; imperial decree ∼HSK 5
府尹 府尹 fǔ yǐn magistrate; prefect ∼HSK 5
仲 仲 Zhòng middle brother; go between, mediator; surname ∼HSK 5
跪下 跪下 guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
奴才 奴才 nú cai slave; fig. flunkey ∼HSK 5
启 啟 qǐ open; begin, commence; explain ∼HSK 5
禀 稟 bǐng report to, petition ∼HSK 5
欺 欺 qī bully, deceive ∼HSK 5
亏心事 虧心事 kuī xīn shì shameful deed ∼HSK 5
寿礼 壽禮 shòu lǐ birthday present (for an old person) ∼HSK 5
寿桃 壽桃 shòu táo (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu; fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift ∼HSK 5
辱 辱 rǔ humiliate, insult, abuse ∼HSK 5
妖 妖 yāo demon, monster ∼HSK 5
贬 貶 biǎn decrease, lower; censure, criticize ∼HSK 5
忠 忠 zhōng loyalty, devotion, fidelity ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
劳顿 勞頓 láo dùn (literary) fatigued; wearied ∼HSK 5
仁 仁 rén humaneness, benevolence, kindness ∼HSK 5
乃是 乃是 nǎi shì equivalent to either or ∼HSK 5
认罪 認罪 rèn zuì to admit guilt; to plead guilty ∼HSK 5
廉 㢘 lián upright, honorable, honest ∼HSK 5
龙虎 龍虎 lóng hǔ outstanding people; water and fire (in Daoist writing) ∼HSK 5
铡 鍘 zhá sickle for cutting grass or hay ∼HSK 5
贫 貧 pín poor, impoverished, needy ∼HSK 5
妇人 婦人 fù rén married woman ∼HSK 5
犯法 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law ∼HSK 5
廷 廷 tíng court ∼HSK 5
进贡 進貢 jìn gòng to offer tribute; to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain ∼HSK 5
盛世 盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age ∼HSK 5
缎 緞 duàn satin ∼HSK 5
喝醉 喝醉 hē zuì to get drunk ∼HSK 5
孕 孕 yùn be pregnant, pregnancy ∼HSK 5
竹篮 竹籃 zhú lán wicker basket ∼HSK 5
遭难 遭難 zāo nàn to run into misfortune ∼HSK 5