The Grand Substitution

The Grand Substitution 1965

万古流芳 mò gǔ liú fāng

With China under control of a weak Emperor, two officials compete to steer the future destiny of the land. Chiu believes the people are the future of China, while the diabolical Tu wishes to grind the people beneath an iron heel. Tu decides to take out Chiu's family, but one lone infant escapes.

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若 若 ruò to seem; like; as; if HSK 6
利 利 lì sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit HSK 6
尽 儘 jǐn to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to HSK 6
权 權 quán authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary HSK 6
逼 偪 bī variant of 逼; to compel; to pressure HSK 6
入 入 rù to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 HSK 6
因 囙 yīn cause; reason; because HSK 6
作 作 zuō worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) HSK 6
同 同 tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
于 于 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
身怀六甲 身懷六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ to be pregnant (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
歌舞升平 歌舞昇平 gē wǔ - shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom); fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity Idiom ∼HSK 5
回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān - fá shù (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery Idiom ∼HSK 5
坚强不屈 堅強不屈 jiān qiáng bù qū staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast Idiom ∼HSK 5
问心无愧 問心無愧 wèn xīn wú kuì lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience Idiom ∼HSK 5
天网恢恢 天網恢恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law Idiom ∼HSK 5
怀恨在心 懷恨在心 huái hèn zài xīn to harbor hard feelings Idiom ∼HSK 5
心神不宁 心神不寧 xīn shén bù níng to feel ill at ease Idiom ∼HSK 5
含血喷人 含血噴人 hán xuè pēn rén to make false accusations against sb (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
毒手 毒手 dú shǒu deadly blow; vicious attack; treacherous assault Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
屠 屠 Tú butcher, slaughter, massacre ∼HSK 5
婴 嬰 yīng baby, infant; bother ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
甚 甚 shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
忠 忠 zhōng loyalty, devotion, fidelity ∼HSK 5
么 麼 me interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
义父 義父 yì fù adoptive father ∼HSK 5
卿 卿 qīng noble, high officer ∼HSK 5
卜 卜 Bǔ fortune telling; prophesy ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general; commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess; fig. old-timer; veteran ∼HSK 5
启 啟 qǐ open; begin, commence; explain ∼HSK 5
禀 稟 bǐng report to, petition ∼HSK 5
旨 旨 zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 5
舍 捨 shě to give up; to abandon; to give alms ∼HSK 5
晋 晉 Jìn advance, increase; promote ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
乃是 乃是 nǎi shì equivalent to either or ∼HSK 5
绛 絳 Jiàng deep red; river in Shanxi provinc ∼HSK 5
孕 孕 yùn be pregnant, pregnancy ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
雁 雁 yàn wild goose ∼HSK 5
裴 裴 Péi surname; look of a flowing gown ∼HSK 5
拜寿 拜壽 bài shòu congratulate an elderly person on his birthday; offer birthday felicitations ∼HSK 5