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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无道 無道 wú dào tyrannical; brutal (regime) ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
丞相 丞相 chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister ∼HSK 3
心头肉 心頭肉 xīn tóu ròu the person one loves the most; one's most treasured possession ∼HSK 3
之上 之上 zhī shàng above ∼HSK 3
保祐 保祐 bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing; also written ∼HSK 3
罪名 罪名 zuì míng charge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation ∼HSK 3
知音 知音 zhī yīn intimate friend; soul mate ∼HSK 3
人种 人種 rén zhǒng race (of people) ∼HSK 3
老天爷 老天爺 lǎo tiān yé God; Heavens ∼HSK 3
赶来 趕來 gǎn lái to rush over ∼HSK 3
连累 連累 lián lei to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] ∼HSK 3
初生 初生 chū shēng newborn; nascent; primary (biology) ∼HSK 3
活口 活口 huó kǒu sb who witnesses a crime and is not killed by the perpetrator; a captive who can provide information ∼HSK 3
富贵 富貴 fù guì riches and honor ∼HSK 3
己 己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem ∼HSK 3
所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees; (literary) opinion; view ∼HSK 3
辗转 輾轉 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander ∼HSK 3
不胜 不勝 bù shèng cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely ∼HSK 3
久别 久別 jiǔ bié a long period of separation ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
众 眾 Zhòng multitude, crowd; masses, public ∼HSK 3
赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back ∼HSK 3
痛痛快快 痛痛快快 tòng tong kuài kuài immediately; without a moment's hesitation; with alacrity; firing from the hip ∼HSK 3
旧事 舊事 jiù shì old affair; former matter ∼HSK 3
放在心上 放在心上 fàng zài xīn shàng to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart ∼HSK 3
痛饮 痛飲 tòng yǐn to drink one's fill ∼HSK 3
耳目 耳目 ěr mù eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies ∼HSK 3
美意 美意 měi yì goodwill; kindness ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
受封 受封 shòu fēng to receive fief and title; to be enfeoffed; (fig.) to be rewarded by the emperor ∼HSK 3
千秋 千秋 qiān qiū a thousand years; your birthday (honorific) ∼HSK 3
有的是 有的是 yǒu de shì have plenty of; there's no lack of HSK 3
不得已 不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must ∼HSK 3
请教 請教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance; to consult HSK 3
前后 前後 qián hòu around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear HSK 3
大夫 大夫 dà fū senior official (in imperial China) HSK 3
干吗 幹嗎 gàn má see 干嘛 HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
必然 必然 bì rán inevitable; certain; necessity HSK 3
巧 巧 qiǎo opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely HSK 3
吵架 吵架 chǎo jià to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel HSK 3
缺少 缺少 quē shǎo lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack HSK 3
春 旾 chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
夏 夏 xià summer HSK 3
年纪 年紀 nián jì age HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
造 造 zào to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops HSK 3