Empire of Silver

Empire of Silver 2009

白银帝国 báiyín dìguó

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.

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4.4 Intermediate Director Christina Yao 🍅 59%

Cast

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Third Master Chang Lantian Chang Lantian Eunuch Zhang Tielin Zhang Tielin Master Kang Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly Mrs. Landdeck Hao Lei Hao Lei Madame Kang Ding Zhicheng Ding Zhicheng Manager Qui King Shih-chieh King Shih-chieh Manager Liu Jonathan Kos-Read Jonathan Kos-Read Pastor Landdeck Lei Zhenyu Lei Zhenyu Manager Dai Lü Zhong Lü Zhong Lu Sao

Vocabulary

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季 季 jì season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields HSK 4
安 安 ān (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 培) HSK 4
醒 醒 xǐng to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to HSK 4
倍 倍 bèi (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply HSK 4
嗯 嗯 ēn (a groaning sound) HSK 4
翻 翻 fān to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross HSK 4
丈夫 丈夫 zhàng fu husband HSK 4
亲爱 親愛 qīn ài dear; beloved; darling HSK 4
妻子 妻子 qī zǐ wife and children HSK 4
停下 停下 tíng xià to stop HSK 4
根 根 gēn root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry) HSK 4
遇到 遇到 yù dào to meet; to run into; to come across HSK 4
兄弟 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
手术 手術 shǒu shù (surgical) operation; surgery HSK 4
王 王 wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character HSK 4
几乎 幾乎 jī hū almost; nearly; practically HSK 4
梦 夢 mèng dream; (bound form) to dream HSK 4
不管 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
看来 看來 kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
局 侷 jú office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc HSK 4
法 㳒 Fǎ France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] HSK 4
些 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
考虑 考慮 kǎo lǜ to think over; to consider; consideration HSK 4
自 自 zì self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
是否 是否 shì fǒu whether (or not); if; is or isn't HSK 4
处 處 chù place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
知易行难 知易行難 zhī yì xíng nán easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom); easier said than done Idiom ∼HSK 3
十全十美 十全十美 shí quán shí měi complete and beautiful; to be perfect (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
人去楼空 人去樓空 rén qù lóu kōng lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom); fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted Idiom ∼HSK 3
没用 沒用 méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
长记性 長記性 zhǎng jì xing (coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
管 筦 guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
白银 白銀 Bái yín Baiyin, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
三台 三臺 Sān tái Santai county in Mianyang, north Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
进城 進城 jìn chéng to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
蒙古 蒙古 Měng gǔ Mongolia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
东台 東台 Dōng tái Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng, Jiangsu Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
银子 銀子 yín zi money; silver ∼HSK 3
康 康 Kāng peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy ∼HSK 3
朝廷 朝廷 cháo tíng court; imperial household; dynasty ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3