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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| 弃 棄 | reject, abandon, discard | |
| 那末 那末 | like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number)... or so; about...; then; in that case | |
| 深思熟虑 深思熟慮 | mature reflection; after careful deliberations | |
| 追根究底 追根究底 | to get to the heart of the matter | |
| 犯人 犯人 | convict; prisoner; criminal | |
| 另有 另有 | to have some other (reason etc) | |
| 法典 法典 | legal code; statute | |
| 借贷 借貸 | to borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet | |
| 释 釋 | interprete, elucidate; release | |
| 变色 變色 | to change color; to discolor; to change countenance; to become angry | |
| 兵符 兵符 | tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was require | |
| 一言 一言 | one sentence; brief remark | |
| 症 症 | disease, illness, ailment | |
| 吾 吾 | i, my, our; resist, impede | |
| 官职 官職 | an official position; a job in the bureaucracy | |
| 借此 藉此 | using this as a pretext; thereby | |
| 赏光 賞光 | to do sb the honor (of attending etc); to put in an appearance; to show up | |
| 虑 慮 | be concerned, worry about | |
| 庇护 庇護 | to shelter; to protect; to provide refuge; (law) asylum | |
| 赏脸 賞臉 | (polite) do me the honor | |
| 君主 君主 | monarch; sovereign | |
| 而后 而後 | after that; then | |
| 承 承 | inherit, receive; succeed | |
| 急忙 急忙 | hastily | |
| 再三 再三 | over and over again; again and again | |
| 痛快 痛快 | delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] | |
| 光临 光臨 | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 爱国 愛國 | to love one's country; patriotic | |
| 抄 抄 | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms | |
| 得意 得意 | proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 泪 淚 | tears | |
| 骨头 骨頭 | bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou] | |
| 成人 成人 | adult | |
| 江 江 | river | |
| 说不定 說不定 | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 同情 同情 | to sympathize with; sympathy | |
| 多年 多年 | many years; for many years; longstanding | |
| 粗 粗 | coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude | |
| 沉 沉 | to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy | |
| 轻易 輕易 | easily; lightly; rashly | |
| 细 細 | thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal | |
| 末 末 | tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 反而 反而 | on the contrary; instead | |
| 密 密 | secret; confidential; close; thick; dense | |
| 教训 教訓 | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson | |
| 含 含 | to keep in the mouth; to contain | |
| 无数 無數 | countless; numberless; innumerable |