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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迫供 迫供 pò gòng to extort a confession; Taiwan pr. [po4 gong1] ∼HSK 6
心神不定 心神不定 xīn shén bù dìng restless and uneasy in mind (idiom); agitated, unable to settle ∼HSK 6
劫数 劫數 jié shù predestined fate (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
大祸 大禍 dà huò disaster; calamity ∼HSK 6
七级浮屠 七級浮屠 qī jí fú tú seven floor pagoda ∼HSK 6
善因 善因 shàn yīn (Buddhism) good karma ∼HSK 6
饶了 饒了 ráo le to spare; to forgive ∼HSK 6
出榜 出榜 chū bǎng to publish class list of successful exam candidates ∼HSK 6
兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother ∼HSK 6
万全之策 萬全之策 wàn quán zhī cè a perfectly safe plan; a foolproof strategy (idiom) ∼HSK 6
永垂不朽 永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ eternal glory; will never be forgotten ∼HSK 6
罪孽 罪孽 zuì niè sin; crime; wrongdoing ∼HSK 6
贪图 貪圖 tān tú to covet; to seek (riches, fame) ∼HSK 6
免受 免受 miǎn shòu to avoid suffering; to prevent (sth bad); to protect against (damage); immunity (from prosecution); freedom (from pain, damage etc); exempt from punishment ∼HSK 6
诬赖 誣賴 wū lài to accuse falsely ∼HSK 6
逼不得已 逼不得已 bī bù dé yǐ forced by circumstances; having no choice (idiom); driven to do something against one's will ∼HSK 6
诬告 誣告 wū gào to frame sb; to accuse falsely ∼HSK 6
景仰 景仰 jǐng yǎng to admire; to revere; to look up to ∼HSK 6
清正 清正 qīng zhèng upright and honorable ∼HSK 6
爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler) ∼HSK 6
岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise ∼HSK 6
告密 告密 gào mì to inform against sb ∼HSK 6
反间计 反間計 fǎn jiàn jì stratagem of sowing dissension ∼HSK 6
驾崩 駕崩 jià bēng (of an emperor) to pass away ∼HSK 6
远征 遠征 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military; march to remote regions ∼HSK 6
边塞 邊塞 biān sài frontier fortress ∼HSK 6
仰仗 仰仗 yǎng zhàng to rely on; to depend on ∼HSK 6
前嫌 前嫌 qián xián former hatred; bygone enmity ∼HSK 6
利欲 利慾 lì yù cupidity ∼HSK 6
狗贼 狗賊 gǒu zéi (insult) brigand; swindler ∼HSK 6
怪罪 怪罪 guài zuì to blame ∼HSK 6
不畏 不畏 bù wèi unafraid; to defy ∼HSK 6
宗庙 宗廟 zōng miào temple; ancestral shrine ∼HSK 6
便当 便當 biàn dāng convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox ∼HSK 6
凭据 憑據 píng jù evidence ∼HSK 6
一面之词 一面之詞 yī miàn zhī cí one side of the story; one-sided statement ∼HSK 6
四书五经 四書五經 sì shū wǔ jīng the Four Books and Five Classics; the Confucian canon (idiom) ∼HSK 6
仇家 仇家 chóu jiā enemy; foe ∼HSK 6
安枕 安枕 ān zhěn to sleep soundly; (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries ∼HSK 6
隐痛 隱痛 yǐn tòng hidden anguish; secret suffering; (medicine) dull pain ∼HSK 6
令郎 令郎 lìng láng your esteemed son (honorific) ∼HSK 6
虚度 虛度 xū dù to fritter away (one's time) ∼HSK 6
爹爹 爹爹 diē die daddy; granddad ∼HSK 6
身历其境 身歷其境 shēn lì qí jìng to experience something firsthand (idiom); to be there in person ∼HSK 6
血泪斑斑 血淚斑斑 xuè lèi bān bān covered with bloodstains and tears (idiom); steeped in suffering and grief ∼HSK 6
且慢 且慢 qiě màn to wait a moment; do not go too soon ∼HSK 6
小不忍则乱大谋 小不忍則亂大謀 xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience ∼HSK 6
赴宴 赴宴 fù yàn to attend a banquet ∼HSK 6
生辰 生辰 shēng chén birthday ∼HSK 6
承蒙 承蒙 chéng méng to be indebted (to sb) ∼HSK 6