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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京畿 京畿 Jīng jī Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
人行 人行 Rén háng People's Bank of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
西门 西門 Xī mén two-character surname Ximen Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
京 京 Jīng capital city ∼HSK 1
弟妹 弟妹 dì mèi younger sibling; younger brother's wife ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
国事 國事 guó shì affairs of the nation; politics ∼HSK 1
小弟 小弟 xiǎo dì little brother; I, your little brother (humble) ∼HSK 1
奸人 奸人 jiān rén crafty scoundrel; villain ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
年来 年來 nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
客 客 kè guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
明 明 Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
男的 男的 nán de man ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
重重 重重 chóng chóng layer upon layer; one after another ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
多多 多多 duō duō many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
国祚 國祚 guó zuò the period over which a dynasty or nation endures ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
远行 遠行 yuǎn xíng a long journey; far from home ∼HSK 1
进京 進京 jìn Jīng to enter the capital; to go to Beijing ∼HSK 1
歌姬 歌姬 gē jī female singer ∼HSK 1
要事 要事 yào shì important matter ∼HSK 1
为上 為上 wéi shàng to be valued above all else ∼HSK 1