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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奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
奸 奸 jiān crafty, villainous, false ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
献出 獻出 xiàn chū to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself) ∼HSK 5
呸 呸 pēi bah! (contempt) ∼HSK 5
兮 兮 xī exclamatory particle ∼HSK 5
贤 賢 xián virtuous, worthy ∼HSK 5
愚 愚 yú stupid, doltish, foolish ∼HSK 5
岂 豈 qǐ how could (rhetorical) ∼HSK 5
鉏 鉏 chú hoe; eradicate, eliminate ∼HSK 5
偷生 偷生 tōu shēng to live without purpose ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
庚 庚 gēng 7th heavenly stem ∼HSK 5
大将军 大將軍 dà jiāng jūn important general; generalissimo ∼HSK 5
陵 陵 líng hill, mound; mausoleum ∼HSK 5
覆 覆 fù cover; tip over; return; reply ∼HSK 5
召见 召見 zhào jiàn call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
孟 孟 Mèng first in series; great, eminent ∼HSK 5
朝纲 朝綱 cháo gāng laws and discipline of imperial court ∼HSK 5
理应 理應 lǐ yīng should; ought to ∼HSK 5
麑 麑 ní fawn, young deer ∼HSK 5
胆量 膽量 dǎn liàng courage; boldness; guts ∼HSK 5
虽是 雖是 suī shì although; even though; even if ∼HSK 5
辨 辨 biàn distinguish, discriminate ∼HSK 5
昧 昧 mèi obscure, dark; darken ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
加害 加害 jiā hài to injure ∼HSK 5
速 速 sù fast ∼HSK 5
悲 悲 bēi sorrow, grief; sorry, sad ∼HSK 5
有理 有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational ∼HSK 5
深明大义 深明大義 shēn míng dà yì to have a high notion of one's duty; to be highly principled ∼HSK 5
召 召 Shào imperial decree; summon ∼HSK 5
挟 挾 jiā clasp under arm; hold to bosom ∼HSK 5
跪下 跪下 guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
牵连 牽連 qiān lián to implicate; implicated; to link together ∼HSK 5
骨肉 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
遭难 遭難 zāo nàn to run into misfortune ∼HSK 5
寒舍 寒舍 hán shè my humble home ∼HSK 5
摔死 摔死 shuāi sǐ to fall to one's death; to kill by throwing to the ground ∼HSK 5
杀头 殺頭 shā tóu to behead ∼HSK 5
武艺 武藝 wǔyì martial arts ∼HSK 5
丧命 喪命 sàng mìng to lose one's life ∼HSK 5
袍 袍 páo long gown, robe, cloak ∼HSK 5
所愿 所願 suǒ yuàn wished-for; desired ∼HSK 5
摧 摧 cuī destroy, break, injure ∼HSK 5
频 頻 pín frequently, again and again ∼HSK 5