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.
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Vocabulary
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| 断 斷 | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly | |
| 风险 風險 | risk; hazard | |
| 足够 足夠 | enough; sufficient | |
| 压 壓 | to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure | |
| 合 合 | 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 | |
| 害怕 害怕 | to be afraid; to be scared | |
| 消失 消失 | to disappear; to fade away | |
| 抓住 抓住 | to grab hold of; to capture | |
| 麻烦 麻煩 | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble | |
| 期 朞 | a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qí] | |
| 代 代 | to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon | |
| 系 係 | to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) | |
| 皮 皮 | leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty | |
| 时代 時代 | Time, US weekly news magazine | |
| 反对 反對 | to oppose; to be against; to object to | |
| 外面 外面 | outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance | |
| 空 空 | empty; air; sky; in vain | |
| 值 值 | value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty | |
| 传 傳 | to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) | |
| 刀 刀 | knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs | |
| 经验 經驗 | experience; to experience | |
| 追 追 | to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) | |
| 痛 痛 | ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly | |
| 达到 達到 | to reach; to achieve; to attain | |
| 图 圖 | diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek | |
| 救 捄 | to save; to assist; to rescue | |
| 乱 亂 | in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary | |
| 危险 危險 | danger; dangerous | |
| 老板 老闆 | boss; business proprietor | |
| 照 炤 | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before | |
| 产生 產生 | to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate | |
| 困难 困難 | difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation | |
| 久 久 | (long) time; (long) duration of time | |
| 本来 本來 | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course | |
| 值得 值得 | to be worth; to deserve | |
| 仍然 仍然 | still; as before; yet | |
| 各 各 | each; every | |
| 深 㴱 | deep (lit. and fig.) | |
| 同意 同意 | to agree; to consent; to approve | |
| 母亲 母親 | mother; also pr. [mǔ qin] | |
| 面对 面對 | to face; to confront | |
| 步 步 | a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation | |
| 报 報 | to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge | |
| 失去 失去 | to lose | |
| 责任 責任 | responsibility; blame; duty | |
| 随 隨 | to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently | |
| 造成 造成 | to bring about; to create; to cause | |
| 敢 敢 | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture | |
| 安排 安排 | to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans | |
| 城 城 | city walls; city; town |