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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找死 找死 zhǎo sǐ to court death; to take a big risk Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
送死 送死 sòng sǐ to throw away one's life Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
死人 死人 sǐ rén dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
阳山 陽山 Yáng shān Yangshan county in Qingyuan, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
中秋 中秋 Zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
城门 城門 chéng mén city gate Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
台前 臺前 Tái qián Taiqian county in Puyang, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
说老实话 說老實話 shuō lǎo shi huà to be honest; to tell the truth; to be frank ∼HSK 3
赵 趙 Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
程 程 Chéng journey, trip; schedule, agenda ∼HSK 3
相国 相國 xiàng guó prime minister (in ancient China) ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
贾 賈 Jiǎ surname; merchant; buy, trade ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
父 父 fù father; KangXi radical 88 ∼HSK 3
政 政 zhèng government, political affairs ∼HSK 3
势 勢 shì power, force; tendency ∼HSK 3
断送 斷送 duàn sòng to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined ∼HSK 3
总有 總有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
朝廷 朝廷 cháo tíng court; imperial household; dynasty ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
该应 該應 gāi yīng should ∼HSK 3
瞑目 瞑目 míng mù to close one's eyes; (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.) ∼HSK 3
容 容 Róng looks, appearance; figure, form ∼HSK 3
千金 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter ∼HSK 3
有办法 有辦法 yǒu bàn fǎ can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
之至 之至 zhī zhì extremely ∼HSK 3
赶出 趕出 gǎn chū to drive away ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important ∼HSK 3
代为 代為 dài wéi to do sth on behalf of sb else ∼HSK 3
留步 留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out ∼HSK 3
血刃 血刃 xuè rèn bloodshed ∼HSK 3
空手 空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed; unarmed; (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model; karate ∼HSK 3
人世 人世 rén shì the world; this world; the world of the living ∼HSK 3
死后 死後 sǐ hòu after death; posthumous ∼HSK 3
以此 以此 yǐ cǐ with this; thereby; thus; because of this ∼HSK 3
参劾 參劾 cān hé to accuse; to impeach; (in imperial China) to level charges against an official ∼HSK 3
亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally ∼HSK 3
身亡 身亡 shēn wáng to die ∼HSK 3
异 異 yì different, unusual, strange ∼HSK 3
士 士 Shì scholar, gentleman; soldier ∼HSK 3
听任 聽任 tīng rèn to let (sth happen); to allow (sb to do sth); to submit to; to yield ∼HSK 3
相位 相位 xiàng wèi phase (waves) ∼HSK 3
伤人 傷人 shāng rén to injure sb ∼HSK 3