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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Vocabulary

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欺人之谈 欺人之談 qī rén zhī tán deceitful talk (idiom); words meant to fool people; nonsense ∼HSK 6
自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself; suicide ∼HSK 6
临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
凶刀 兇刀 xiōng dāo murder weapon (i.e. knife) ∼HSK 6
以此为 以此為 yǐ cǐ wéi to regard as; to treat as ∼HSK 6
岂止 豈止 qǐ zhǐ not only; far from; more than ∼HSK 6
犯上 犯上 fàn shàng to offend one's superiors ∼HSK 6
心腹大患 心腹大患 xīn fù dà huàn lit. trouble in the heart and belly (idiom); a serious hidden danger; a grave threat from within ∼HSK 6
辱骂 辱罵 rǔ mà to insult; to revile; abuse; vituperation ∼HSK 6
恩典 恩典 ēn diǎn favor; grace ∼HSK 6
死罪 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies ∼HSK 6
凶信 凶信 xiōng xìn fateful news; news of sb's death ∼HSK 6
尽忠 盡忠 jìn zhōng to display utter loyalty; to be loyal to the end ∼HSK 6
尽孝 盡孝 jìn xiào to do one's filial duty ∼HSK 6
苟且 苟且 gǒu qiě perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex) ∼HSK 6
引颈就戮 引頸就戮 yǐn jǐng jiù lù to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom) ∼HSK 6
临盆 臨盆 lín pén at childbirth; in labor ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
惨变 慘變 cǎn biàn calamitous turn of events; (of one's complexion) to change markedly due to shock, illness etc; to turn deathly pale ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
门禁森严 門禁森嚴 mén jìn sēn yán strictly guarded entry; tight security at the gate (idiom) ∼HSK 6
混进 混進 hùn jìn to infiltrate; to sneak into ∼HSK 6
分晓 分曉 fēn xiǎo the result (becomes apparent); now one understands ∼HSK 6
冤情 冤情 yuān qíng facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice ∼HSK 6
九泉之下 九泉之下 jiǔ quán zhī xià beneath the Nine Springs (idiom); the underworld; the world of the dead ∼HSK 6
下跪 下跪 xià guì to kneel; to go down on one's knees ∼HSK 6
奉天承运 奉天承運 fèng tiān chéng yùn in compliance with Heaven and the imperial mandate (idiom); opening phrase of imperial edicts ∼HSK 6
谢罪 謝罪 xiè zuì to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault ∼HSK 6
谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn thank for grace ∼HSK 6
血债 血債 xuè zhài debt of blood (after killing sb) ∼HSK 6
通风报信 通風報信 tōng fēng bào xìn to tip off; to pass on secret information (idiom) ∼HSK 6
祸福 禍福 huò fú disaster and happiness ∼HSK 6
卜卦 卜卦 bǔ guà to divine using the eight trigrams ∼HSK 6
待产 待產 dài chǎn (of an expectant mother) to be in labor ∼HSK 6
迷津 迷津 mí jīn a maze; to lose the way; bewildering ∼HSK 6
免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying ∼HSK 6
耳目众多 耳目眾多 ěr mù zhòng duō to have eyes and ears everywhere; with many informers/spies on the watch (idiom) ∼HSK 6
挚诚 摯誠 zhì chéng sincere ∼HSK 6
苦命 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate ∼HSK 6
双膝 雙膝 shuāng xī both knees ∼HSK 6
何物 何物 hé wù what thing ∼HSK 6
陈皮 陳皮 chén pí dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
权柄 權柄 quán bǐng authority ∼HSK 6
淆乱 淆亂 xiáo luàn to confuse; to befuddle ∼HSK 6
亡魂 亡魂 wáng hún soul of the deceased; departed spirit ∼HSK 6
士为知己者死 士為知己者死 shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ a gentleman will die for one who appreciates him (idiom); loyalty to a true friend unto death ∼HSK 6
心甘情愿 心甘情願 xīn gān qíng yuàn delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do ∼HSK 6
招认 招認 zhāo rèn to confess ∼HSK 6
刑具 刑具 xíng jù punishment equipment; torture instrument ∼HSK 6
严刑 嚴刑 yán xíng strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously ∼HSK 6