The Grand Substitution 1965
万古流芳
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.
Vocabulary
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| 小将 小將 | (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age; (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard; (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) | |
| 令尊 令尊 | Your esteemed father (honorific) | |
| 事已至此 事已至此 | as matters stand; things having reached this stage | |
| 舍身 捨身 | to give one's life | |
| 忿 忿 | get angry; fury, exasperation | |
| 愧对 愧對 | to be ashamed to face (sb); to feel bad about having failed (sb) | |
| 莽撞 莽撞 | rash; reckless | |
| 酒宴 酒宴 | feast; repose | |
| 寿 壽 | old age, long life; lifespan | |
| 畏 畏 | fear, dread, awe, reverence | |
| 找寻 找尋 | to look for; to seek; to find fault | |
| 违者 違者 | violator | |
| 辰 辰 | early morning; 5th terrestrial branch | |
| 贯 貫 | a string of 1000 coins; to go through | |
| 寇 㓂 | bandits, thieves; enemy; invade | |
| 掩 掩 | to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush | |
| 可知 可知 | evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable | |
| 等着瞧 等著瞧 | wait and see (who is right) | |
| 纲纪 綱紀 | law and order | |
| 妒 妒 | jealous, envious | |
| 侍 侍 | serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai | |
| 受主 受主 | acceptor (semiconductor) | |
| 供养 供養 | to supply; to provide for one's elders; to support one's parents | |
| 策 策 | scheme, plan; to whip; urge | |
| 拜 拜 | bow, worship | |
| 祖 祖 | ancestor, forefather; grandfather | |
| 不敢当 不敢當 | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me | |
| 岸上 岸上 | ashore; on the riverbank | |
| 年前 年前 | by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year | |
| 心疼 心疼 | to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed | |
| 跟前 跟前 | the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) | |
| 辈 輩 | lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people | |
| 敲门 敲門 | to knock on a door | |
| 泼 潑 | to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish | |
| 用不着 用不著 | not need; have no use for | |
| 预备 預備 | to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory | |
| 拾 拾 | to ascend in light steps | |
| 递 遞 | to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order | |
| 不顾 不顧 | in spite of; regardless of | |
| 岸 㟁 | bank; shore; beach; coast | |
| 言语 言語 | to speak; to tell | |
| 跟随 跟隨 | to follow | |
| 岁月 歲月 | years; time | |
| 胆 膽 | gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) | |
| 在内 在內 | (included) in it; among them | |
| 难得 難得 | seldom; rare; hard to come by | |
| 献 獻 | to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) | |
| 闯 闖 | to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) | |
| 也好 也好 | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you |