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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颗 顆 kē classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
一旦 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day HSK 5
待 待 dāi to stay HSK 5
居然 居然 jū rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
陪 陪 péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
即使 即使 jí shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
至 至 zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
令 令 líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
死无对证 死無對證 sǐ wú duì zhèng the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales Idiom ∼HSK 4
茹苦含辛 茹苦含辛 rú kǔ hán xīn bitter hardship; to bear one's cross Idiom ∼HSK 4
肉中刺 肉中刺 ròu zhōng cì a thorn in one's flesh Idiom ∼HSK 4
心怀叵测 心懷叵測 xīn huái pǒ cè harboring unfathomable motives (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
合而为一 合而為一 hé ér wéi yī to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole Idiom ∼HSK 4
不共戴天 不共戴天 bù gòng - dài tiān (idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable Idiom ∼HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
公孙 公孫 Gōng sūn two-character surname Gongsun Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
爱民 愛民 Ài mín Aimin district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江山 江山 Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
灵台 靈台 Líng tái Lingtai county in Pingliang, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
龙泉 龍泉 Lóng quán Longquanyi district of Chengdu city, Sichuan; Longquan, county-level city in Lishui, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
信义 信義 Xìn yì Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Taipei City, Taiwan; Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Keelung City, Taiwan; Xinyi or Hsinyi Township in Nantou County, central Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
诗经 詩經 Shī jīng Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
盾 盾 dùn shield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
公子 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
魏 魏 Wèi kingdom of Wei; surname ∼HSK 4
御 御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
庄 莊 zhuāng village, hamlet; villa, manor ∼HSK 4
姬 姬 Jī beauty; imperial concubine ∼HSK 4
行刺 行刺 xíng cì to assassinate ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
为父 為父 wéi fù term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
泽 澤 zé marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance ∼HSK 4
自有 自有 zì yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand etc) ∼HSK 4
重赏 重賞 zhòng shǎng ample reward; to reward generously ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
何干 何干 hé gān what business? ∼HSK 4
家父 家父 jiā fù (polite) my father ∼HSK 4