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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银两 銀兩 yín liǎng silver (as currency) ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
参天 參天 cān tiān (of a tree etc) to reach up to the sky ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
老太爷 老太爺 lǎo tài yé elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father ∼HSK 3
复位 復位 fù wèi to restore sb or sth to its original position; to regain the throne; to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc); reset ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
套马 套馬 tào mǎ to harness a horse; to lasso a horse ∼HSK 3
时间轴 時間軸 shí jiān zhóu time axis; timeline ∼HSK 3
期票 期票 qī piào promissory note; IOU ∼HSK 3
贾 賈 Jiǎ surname; merchant; buy, trade ∼HSK 3
帝 帝 dì supreme ruler, emperor; god ∼HSK 3
一员 一員 yī yuán a member (of an organization) ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
陆 陸 Lù land, continental; army ∼HSK 3
众 眾 Zhòng multitude, crowd; masses, public ∼HSK 3
容 容 Róng looks, appearance; figure, form ∼HSK 3
种地 種地 zhòng dì to farm; to work the land ∼HSK 3
收存 收存 shōu cún to receive for storage; delivery of goods; to gather and store; to store safely; safe keeping ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
饿死 餓死 è sǐ to starve to death; to be very hungry ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
瞑目 瞑目 míng mù to close one's eyes; (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.) ∼HSK 3
作人 作人 zuò rén to conduct oneself; same as 做人 ∼HSK 3
千金 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter ∼HSK 3
一方 一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region ∼HSK 3
展 展 Zhǎn open, unfold; stretch, extend ∼HSK 3
鸿图 鴻圖 hóng tú variant of ∼HSK 3
世上 世上 shì shàng on earth ∼HSK 3
胜过 勝過 shèng guò to excel; to surpass ∼HSK 3
大烟 大煙 dà yān opium ∼HSK 3
会死 會死 huì sǐ mortal ∼HSK 3
总督 總督 zǒng dū governor-general; viceroy; governor ∼HSK 3
连连 連連 lián lián repeatedly; again and again ∼HSK 3
火把 火把 huǒ bǎ torch ∼HSK 3
退婚 退婚 tuì hūn to break off an engagement ∼HSK 3
过世 過世 guò shì to die; to pass away ∼HSK 3
记在心里 記在心裡 jì zài xīn li to keep in mind; to store in one's heart; to remember perfectly ∼HSK 3
书香 書香 shū xiāng literary reputation ∼HSK 3
生离死别 生離死別 shēng lí sǐ bié separated in life and death; to part for ever ∼HSK 3
父 父 fù father; KangXi radical 88 ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
造船厂 造船廠 zào chuán chǎng dockyard; shipyard ∼HSK 3
人心 人心 rén xīn popular feeling; the will of the people ∼HSK 3
活活 活活 huó huó while still alive; simply; totally ∼HSK 3
资 資 zī property; wealth; capital ∼HSK 3
敌 敵 dí enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
烟草 煙草 yān cǎo tobacco ∼HSK 3
味 味 wèi taste, smell, odor; delicacy ∼HSK 3