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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兑现 兌現 duì xiàn (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment HSK 7
天地 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity HSK 7
续 續 xù to continue; to replenish HSK 7
一瞬间 一瞬間 yī shùn jiān split second HSK 7
丢掉 丟掉 diū diào to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away HSK 7
柔软 柔軟 róu ruǎn soft HSK 7
出身 出身 chū shēn to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin HSK 7
傲 傲 ào proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy HSK 7
栏 欄 lán fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data) HSK 7
妥协 妥協 tuǒ xié to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise HSK 7
气味 氣味 qì wèi odor; scent HSK 7
眼下 眼下 yǎn xià now; at present; subocular (medicine) HSK 7
有机 有機 yǒu jī organic HSK 7
荣幸 榮幸 róng xìng honored (to have the privilege of ...) HSK 7
佩服 佩服 pèi fú to admire HSK 7
雇 僱 gù to employ; to hire; to rent HSK 7
良心 良心 liáng xīn conscience HSK 7
废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
抵押 抵押 dǐ yā to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral HSK 7
预料 預料 yù liào to forecast; to anticipate; expectation HSK 7
性命 性命 xìng mìng life HSK 7
违背 違背 wéi bèi to go against; to be contrary to; to violate HSK 7
捅 捅 tǒng to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose HSK 7
临 臨 lín to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before HSK 7
辞 辤 cí old variant of 辞 HSK 7
安心 安心 ān xīn at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth HSK 7
永不 永不 yǒng bù never; will never HSK 7
发誓 發誓 fā shì to vow; to pledge; to swear HSK 7
封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade; to seal off; to lock down HSK 7
尊严 尊嚴 zūn yán dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty HSK 7
气息 氣息 qì xī breath; smell; odor; flavor HSK 7
担 擔 dàn picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole HSK 7
规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
人性 人性 rén xìng human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes HSK 7
指望 指望 zhǐ wàng to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope HSK 7
撤 撤 chè to remove; to take away HSK 7
魂 䰟 hún soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) HSK 7
功 功 gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
背叛 背叛 bèi pàn to betray HSK 7
劫 刦 jié to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 波 HSK 7
挣扎 掙扎 zhēng zhá to struggle HSK 7
定义 定義 dìng yì definition; to define HSK 7
烫 燙 tàng to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot HSK 7
敬 敬 jìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely HSK 7
登陆 登陸 dēng lù to land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon etc); to log in (frequently used erroneous variant of 登录) HSK 7
天生 天生 tiān shēng nature; disposition; innate; natural HSK 7
须 須 xū must; to have to; to wait HSK 7
肩膀 肩膀 jiān bǎng shoulder HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
熬 熬 āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7