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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王法 王法 wáng fǎ the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion ∼HSK 4
宣 宣 Xuān declare, announce, proclaim ∼HSK 4
刺客 刺客 cì kè assassin ∼HSK 4
多言 多言 duō yán wordy; talkative ∼HSK 4
抄家 抄家 chāo jiā to search a house and confiscate possessions ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
谗言 讒言 chán yán slander; slanderous report; calumny; false charge ∼HSK 4
怀有 懷有 huái yǒu to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc) ∼HSK 4
仔 仔 zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4
生父 生父 shēng fù biological father ∼HSK 4
宅 宅 zhái residence, dwelling, home; grave ∼HSK 4
先王 先王 xiān wáng former sovereigns ∼HSK 4
危 危 Wēi dangerous, precarious; high ∼HSK 4
何不 何不 hé bù why not?; why not do (sth)? ∼HSK 4
万民 萬民 wàn mín all the people ∼HSK 4
女色 女色 nǚ sè female charms; femininity ∼HSK 4
胜败 勝敗 shèng bài victory or defeat; result ∼HSK 4
兵家常事 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì commonplace in military operations (idiom) ∼HSK 4
远隔千里 遠隔千里 yuǎn gé qiān lǐ thousands of miles away; far away ∼HSK 4
派兵 派兵 pài bīng to dispatch troops ∼HSK 4
文书 文書 wén shū document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat ∼HSK 4
天色 天色 tiān sè color of the sky; time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky; weather ∼HSK 4
祷告 禱告 dǎo gào to pray; prayer ∼HSK 4
字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character; written slogan or phrase; mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) ∼HSK 4
谋 謀 móu plan, scheme; strategem ∼HSK 4
有罪 有罪 yǒu zuì guilty ∼HSK 4
发落 發落 fā luò to deal with (an offender) ∼HSK 4
常言 常言 cháng yán common saying ∼HSK 4
唯有 唯有 wéi yǒu only ∼HSK 4
危局 危局 wēi jú perilous situation ∼HSK 4
杜 杜 Dù stop, prevent; restrict; surname ∼HSK 4
闻言 聞言 wén yán to have heard what was said ∼HSK 4
自古 自古 zì gǔ (since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
引路 引路 yǐn lù to guide; to show the way ∼HSK 4
洗刷 洗刷 xǐ shuā to wipe clean; to scrub; (fig.) to get rid of (a bad reputation, a misconception etc) ∼HSK 4
自专 自專 zì zhuān to act arbitrarily; to act for oneself ∼HSK 4
警 警 jǐng guard, watch; alert, alarm ∼HSK 4
尤 尤 Yóu especially, particularly ∼HSK 4
自刎 自刎 zì wěn to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat ∼HSK 4
自便 自便 zì biàn to do as one pleases; to not inconvenience oneself ∼HSK 4
降生 降生 jiàng shēng to be born; arrival of newborn; birth (of a savior or religious leader) ∼HSK 4
永 永 yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4
放宽 放寬 fàng kuān to relax (a rule); to ease (restrictions); to extend (a time limit); to let out (a garment); to expand; to broaden ∼HSK 4
薄荷 薄荷 bò he mint (plant); Taiwan pr. [bo4he2] ∼HSK 4
疑 疑 yí doubt, question, suspect ∼HSK 4
把守 把守 bǎ shǒu to guard ∼HSK 4
闪开 閃開 shǎn kāi to get out of the way ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
苦苦 苦苦 kǔ kǔ strenuously; persistently; hard; painful ∼HSK 4