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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难过 難過 nán guò to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult Xiehouyu HSK 2
够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
拉 拉 lā to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels Colloquialism HSK 2
司寇 司寇 Sī kòu two-character surname Sikou Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
言 言 yán words, speech; speak, say ∼HSK 2
身 身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
老夫 老夫 lǎo fū I (spoken by an old man) ∼HSK 2
在此 在此 zài cǐ hereto; here ∼HSK 2
边关 邊關 biān guān border station; strategic defensive position on frontier ∼HSK 2
不怕 不怕 bù pà fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
什么地方 什麼地方 shén me dì fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
呈 呈 chéng submit, show; appear; petition ∼HSK 2
府 府 fǔ prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
生下 生下 shēng xià to give birth to ∼HSK 2
欲 慾 yù desire, want, long for; intend ∼HSK 2
义 義 Yì right conduct, righteousness ∼HSK 2
到此 到此 dào cǐ hereto; hereunto ∼HSK 2
身为 身為 shēn wéi in the capacity of; as ∼HSK 2
为的是 為的是 wèi de shì for the sake of; for the purpose of ∼HSK 2
夫 夫 fū man, male adult, husband; those ∼HSK 2
篡位 篡位 cuàn wèi to seize the throne ∼HSK 2
备 備 bèi prepare, ready, perfect ∼HSK 2
成全 成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off ∼HSK 2
载 載 zǎi load; carry; transport, convey ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
天道 天道 tiān dào natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect) ∼HSK 2
度外 度外 dù wài outside the sphere of one's consideration ∼HSK 2
当道 當道 dāng dào in the middle of the road; to be in the way; to hold power; (fig.) to predominate; to be in vogue ∼HSK 2
复 復 fù return; repeat; repeatedly ∼HSK 2
为重 為重 wéi zhòng to attach most importance to ∼HSK 2
千里 千里 qiān lǐ a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance ∼HSK 2
维 維 Wéi maintain, preserve, safeguard ∼HSK 2
封一 封一 fēng yī front cover ∼HSK 2
封地 封地 fēng dì feudal fiefdom; land held as a vassal in feudal society; enfeoffment ∼HSK 2
纳 納 Nà admit, take, receive, accept ∼HSK 2
介 介 jiè forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor ∼HSK 2
干休 干休 gān xiū to let matters rest ∼HSK 2
颜 顏 Yán face, facial appearance ∼HSK 2
杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
山河 山河 shān hé mountains and rivers; the whole country ∼HSK 2
助 助 zhù help, aid, assist ∼HSK 2
令人 令人 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc) ∼HSK 2
听信 聽信 tīng xìn to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears ∼HSK 2
妻 妻 qī wife ∼HSK 2
卖卜 賣卜 mài bǔ to do trade as a fortune teller ∼HSK 2
身后 身後 shēn hòu the time after one's death; a place behind sb; (fig.) one's social background ∼HSK 2
在身 在身 zài shēn to possess; to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit) ∼HSK 2
远房 遠房 yuǎn fáng distantly related; a distant relative ∼HSK 2
什么时候 什麼時候 shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
接过 接過 jiē guò to take (sth proffered) ∼HSK 2