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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| 亦 亦 | also | |
| 免 免 | to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited | |
| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 尚 尚 | still; yet; to value; to esteem | |
| 贼 賊 | thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely | |
| 独 獨 | alone; independent; single; sole; only | |
| 堂 堂 | (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture | |
| 善 善 | good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect | |
| 竟 竟 | unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed | |
| 拳 拳 | fist; boxing | |
| 望 望 | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards | |
| 置 置 | to install; to place; to put; to buy | |
| 婴儿 嬰兒 | infant; baby; lead (Pb) | |
| 他人 他人 | another person; sb else; other people | |
| 患 患 | to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry | |
| 设 設 | to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if | |
| 恭喜 恭喜 | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! | |
| 并非 並非 | really isn't | |
| 供 供 | to provide; to supply | |
| 且 且 | and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) | |
| 灵 靈 | quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin | |
| 所谓 所謂 | so-called; what is called | |
| 即 即 | namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near | |
| 不知 不知 | not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) | |
| 经 經 | classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 | |
| 德 德 | Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 | |
| 情 情 | feeling; emotion; passion; situation | |
| 则 則 | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items | |
| 主 主 | owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) | |
| 未 未 | not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° | |
| 哦 哦 | to chant | |
| 以 㕥 | to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) | |
| 之 之 | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it | |
| 报仇雪恨 報仇雪恨 | to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom) | Idiom |
| 重于泰山 重於泰山 | heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter | Idiom |
| 罪大恶极 罪大惡極 | guilty of terrible crimes (idiom); reprehensible | Idiom |
| 八拜之交 八拜之交 | sworn brotherhood; intimate friendship | Idiom |
| 丧心病狂 喪心病狂 | (idiom) deranged; demented; berserk | Idiom |
| 同心协力 同心協力 | to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one | Idiom |
| 惨绝人寰 慘絕人寰 | extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality | Idiom |
| 认贼作父 認賊作父 | lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal; to sell oneself to the enemy | Idiom |
| 罪有应得 罪有應得 | guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement; the punishment fits the crime | Idiom |
| 苦中作乐 苦中作樂 | to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering | Idiom |
| 危机四伏 危機四伏 | danger lurks on every side (idiom) | Idiom |
| 前车之鉴 前車之鑑 | lit. a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom); fig. lesson learned by observing others' failures | Idiom |
| 消愁解闷 消愁解悶 | lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom; to dispel depression or melancholy; to relieve stress; a relaxing pass-time | Idiom |
| 同心同德 同心同德 | of one mind (idiom) | Idiom |
| 铸成大错 鑄成大錯 | to make a serious mistake (idiom) | Idiom |
| 挟天子以令诸侯 挾天子以令諸侯 | (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals | Idiom |
| 眼中钉 眼中釘 | a thorn in one's side | Idiom |