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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置于 置於 zhì yú to place in; to put in (a position) ∼HSK 5
亡 亡 wáng death, destroyed; lose, perish ∼HSK 5
谗 讒 chán slander, defame, misrepresent ∼HSK 5
忧 憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy ∼HSK 5
焚 焚 fén burn ∼HSK 5
巢 巢 Cháo nest, living quarter in tree ∼HSK 5
妾 妾 qiè concubine; I (humble, female) ∼HSK 5
桀 桀 jié chicken roost; ancient emperor ∼HSK 5
缅 緬 Miǎn distant, remote; think of ∼HSK 5
夷 夷 yí ancient barbarian tribes ∼HSK 5
艰 艱 jiān difficult, hard; distressing ∼HSK 5
撼 撼 hàn move, shake; (Cant.) to fight ∼HSK 5
孝子 孝子 xiào zǐ filial son ∼HSK 5
屡屡 屢屢 lǚ lǚ again and again; repeatedly ∼HSK 5
谏 諫 Jiàn remonstrate, admonish ∼HSK 5
惭 慚 cán ashamed, humiliated; shameful ∼HSK 5
铸 鑄 zhù melt, cast; coin, mint ∼HSK 5
不忍 不忍 bù rěn cannot bear to ∼HSK 5
献上 獻上 xiàn shàng to offer (respectfully); to present ∼HSK 5
硬要 硬要 yìng yào firmly set on doing sth; to insist on doing; determined in one's course of action ∼HSK 5
暴 暴 Bào violent, brutal, tyrannical ∼HSK 5
居 居 jū reside ∼HSK 5
仁 仁 rén humaneness, benevolence, kindness ∼HSK 5
赦 赦 shè pardon ∼HSK 5
社稷 社稷 shè jì state; country; the Gods of earth and grain ∼HSK 5
公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
灾星 災星 zāi xīng comet or supernova viewed as evil portent; (fig.) sb or sth that brings disaster ∼HSK 5
前厅 前廳 qián tīng anteroom; vestibule; lobby (of a hotel etc) ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
不孝 不孝 bù xiào unfilial ∼HSK 5
孝 孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning ∼HSK 5
辇 輦 niǎn hand-cart; transport by carriage ∼HSK 5
出声 出聲 chū shēng to make a sound; to speak; to cry out ∼HSK 5
殉 殉 xùn die for cause, be martyr for ∼HSK 5
遗恨 遺恨 yí hèn eternal regret ∼HSK 5
遭 遭 zāo encounter, suffer ∼HSK 5
产期 產期 chǎn qī time of birth; period of labor; lying-in ∼HSK 5
匪 匪 fěi bandits, robbers, gangsters ∼HSK 5
朔 朔 shuò first day of lunar month; the north ∼HSK 5
钦 欽 Qīn respect, admire; respectful ∼HSK 5
诏 詔 zhào decree, proclaim; imperial decree ∼HSK 5
害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
旦 旦 dàn dawn; morning; day ∼HSK 5
夕 夕 xī evening, night, dusk; slanted ∼HSK 5
休 休 xiū do not, stop ∼HSK 5
咎 咎 jiù fault, defect; error, mistake ∼HSK 5
郝 郝 Hǎo surname; place in modern Shanxi ∼HSK 5
谕 諭 yù proclaim, instruct; edict ∼HSK 5
铁石 鐵石 tiě shí iron and stone ∼HSK 5
叩 叩 kòu knock, ask; kowtow, bow ∼HSK 5