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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关照 關照 guān zhào to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
可信 可信 kě xìn trustworthy HSK 7
悲痛 悲痛 bēi tòng grieved; sorrowful HSK 7
亲生 親生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) HSK 7
分明 分明 fēn míng clear; distinct; evidently; clearly HSK 7
扰乱 擾亂 rǎo luàn to disturb; to perturb; to harass HSK 7
裁 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment HSK 7
斩 斬 zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
搂 摟 lōu to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort HSK 7
捆 捆 kǔn a bunch; to tie together; bundle HSK 7
犹如 猶如 yóu rú similar to; like HSK 7
黑白 黑白 hēi bái black and white; right and wrong; monochrome HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zui to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 罪 HSK 7
逆 逆 nì contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel HSK 7
况且 況且 kuàng qiě moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore HSK 7
暂 暫 zàn temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] HSK 7
起初 起初 qǐ chū originally; at first; at the outset HSK 7
后代 後代 hòu dài descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations HSK 7
下落 下落 xià luò whereabouts; to drop; to fall HSK 7
风云 風雲 fēng yún weather; unstable situation HSK 7
大臣 大臣 dà chén chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister HSK 7
宠 寵 chǒng to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor HSK 7
抚养 撫養 fǔ yǎng to foster; to bring up; to raise HSK 7
搜寻 搜尋 sōu xún to search; to look for HSK 7
报仇 報仇 bào chóu to take revenge; to avenge HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
龟 龜 guī tortoise; turtle HSK 7
泄漏 洩漏 xiè lòu (of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information) HSK 7
搜查 搜查 sōu chá to search HSK 7
一手 一手 yī shǒu a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help HSK 7
人事 人事 rén shì personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life HSK 7
仇 仇 chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) HSK 7
非凡 非凡 fēi fán out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc) HSK 7
仇恨 仇恨 chóu hèn to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility HSK 7
不妨 不妨 bù fáng there is no harm in; might as well HSK 7
心意 心意 xīn yì intention; regard; kindly feelings HSK 7
设法 設法 shè fǎ to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth) HSK 7
当真 當真 dàng zhēn to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! HSK 7
赴 赴 fù to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) HSK 7
何处 何處 hé chù whence; where HSK 7
豹 豹 bào leopard; panther HSK 7
何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more HSK 7
往事 往事 wǎng shì past events; former happenings HSK 7
放过 放過 fàng guò to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth HSK 7
挽救 挽救 wǎn jiù to save; to remedy; to rescue HSK 7
香烟 香煙 xiāng yān cigarette; smoke from burning incense HSK 7
瞒 瞞 mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7