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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痣 痣 zhì spots, moles; birthmark ∼HSK 5
相认 相認 xiāng rèn to know each other; to recognize; to identify; to acknowledge (an old relationship) ∼HSK 5
追寻 追尋 zhuī xún to pursue; to track down; to search ∼HSK 5
惧 懼 jù fear, be afraid of, dread ∼HSK 5
厥 厥 jué personal pronoun he, she, it ∼HSK 5
无可 無可 wú kě can't ∼HSK 5
未曾 未曾 wèi céng hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever ∼HSK 5
惑 惑 huò confuse, mislead, baffle; doubt ∼HSK 5
鳖 鱉 biē turtle ∼HSK 5
传令 傳令 chuán lìng to transmit an order ∼HSK 5
徨 徨 huáng doubtful, irresolute, vacillating ∼HSK 5
可恨 可恨 kě hèn hateful ∼HSK 5
必得 必得 bì děi must; have to ∼HSK 5
私通 私通 sī tōng to have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc); to engage in an illicit sexual relationship; adultery ∼HSK 5
憾 憾 hàn to regret, remorse; dissatisfied ∼HSK 5
杵 杵 chǔ pestle; baton used beat clothes ∼HSK 5
臼 臼 jiù mortar; bone joint socket ∼HSK 5
唤 喚 huàn summon, call ∼HSK 5
仕 仕 shì official; serve government ∼HSK 5
荣 榮 Róng glory, honor; flourish, prosper ∼HSK 5
钧 鈞 jūn unit of measure equivalent to thirty catties ∼HSK 5
加之 加之 jiā zhī moreover; in addition to that ∼HSK 5
惨遭 慘遭 cǎn zāo to suffer (defeat, death etc) ∼HSK 5
实情 實情 shí qíng the actual situation; the truth ∼HSK 5
鞭子 鞭子 biān zi whip ∼HSK 5
匹夫 匹夫 pǐ fū ordinary man; ignorant person; coarse fellow ∼HSK 5
赃 贓 zāng booty, loot, stolen goods; bribe ∼HSK 5
俱 俱 jù all, together; accompany ∼HSK 5
欣 欣 xīn happy, joyous, delighted ∼HSK 5
丹青 丹青 dān qīng painting ∼HSK 5
饮宴 飲宴 yǐn yàn banquet; dinner; drinking party; feast ∼HSK 5
焉 焉 yān thereupon, then; how? why? where? ∼HSK 5
慧眼 慧眼 huì yǎn an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen ∼HSK 5
开罪 開罪 kāi zuì to offend sb; to give offense; to displease ∼HSK 5
笑纳 笑納 xiào nà to kindly accept (an offering) ∼HSK 5
无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother ∼HSK 5
在握 在握 zài wò (fig.) to hold in one's hands; to be within grasp ∼HSK 5
固 固 gù to become solid, solidify; strength ∼HSK 5
迫 廹 pò coerce, force, compel; urgent ∼HSK 5
薰 薰 xūn a medicinal herb; to cauterize ∼HSK 5
一派胡言 一派胡言 yī pài hú yán a bunch of nonsense ∼HSK 5
权势 權勢 quán shì power; influence ∼HSK 5
闯进 闖進 chuǎng jìn to burst in ∼HSK 5
私闯 私闖 sī chuǎng to enter (a place) without permission; to intrude into ∼HSK 5
绝非 絕非 jué fēi absolutely not ∼HSK 5
等闲 等閒 děng xián ordinary; common; unimportant; idly; for no reason ∼HSK 5
欺 欺 qī bully, deceive ∼HSK 5
叫声 叫聲 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals) ∼HSK 5
丧 喪 sāng mourning; mourn; funeral ∼HSK 5
谗害 讒害 chán hài to slander; to defame and persecute ∼HSK 5