Empire of Silver 2009
白银帝国
In 1899, Lord Kang must decide which of his three sons will take over his family's Chinese banking empire. When circumstances dictate that he appoint his unreliable youngest son, family bonds are pushed to the limit as father and son clash in a climate of political turmoil. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 戒备 戒備 | to take precautions; to guard against (emergency) | |
| 过关 過關 | to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard) | |
| 黄昏 黃昏 | dusk; evening; nightfall | |
| 丝绸 絲綢 | silk cloth; silk | |
| 围墙 圍牆 | perimeter wall; fence | |
| 分红 分紅 | dividend; to award a bonus | |
| 钩子 鉤子 | hook | |
| 试探 試探 | to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out | |
| 短缺 短缺 | shortage | |
| 当着 當著 | in front of; in the presence of | |
| 驾驭 駕馭 | to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate | |
| 插手 插手 | to get involved in; to meddle; interference | |
| 辜负 辜負 | to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint | |
| 家教 家教 | family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor | |
| 牵挂 牽掛 | to worry about; to be concerned about | |
| 务必 務必 | must; to need to; to be sure to | |
| 贪 貪 | to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt | |
| 祖先 祖先 | ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved | |
| 人气 人氣 | popularity; personality; character | |
| 电报 電報 | telegram; cable; telegraph | |
| 积蓄 積蓄 | to save; to put aside; savings | |
| 耻辱 恥辱 | disgrace; shame; humiliation | |
| 信誉 信譽 | prestige; distinction; reputation; trust | |
| 棺材 棺材 | coffin | |
| 声誉 聲譽 | reputation; fame | |
| 胆子 膽子 | courage; nerve; guts | |
| 好说 好說 | easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me | |
| 全力以赴 全力以赴 | to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort | |
| 筋 筋 | muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) | |
| 安宁 安寧 | Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 明, Yunnan | |
| 乡下 鄉下 | countryside; rural area | |
| 包袱 包袱 | wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline | |
| 保重 保重 | to take care of oneself | |
| 得罪 得罪 | to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 | |
| 开张 開張 | to open a business; first transaction of a business day | |
| 怀里 懷裡 | embrace; bosom | |
| 相识 相識 | to get to know each other; acquaintance | |
| 本性 本性 | natural instincts; nature; inherent quality | |
| 钞票 鈔票 | paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) | |
| 低下 低下 | low status; lowly; to lower (one's head) | |
| 位子 位子 | place; seat | |
| 帖子 帖子 | card; invitation; message; (forum) post | |
| 运送 運送 | to transport; to carry | |
| 迎 迎 | to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face | |
| 信赖 信賴 | to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on | |
| 挪 挪 | to shift; to move | |
| 着想 著想 | to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng] | |
| 人身 人身 | person; personal; human body | |
| 可行 可行 | feasible | |
| 人事 人事 | personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life |