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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不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
质 質 zhì matter, material, substance ∼HSK 2
全天 全天 quán tiān whole day ∼HSK 2
往前 往前 wǎng qián (in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future ∼HSK 2
妻 妻 qī wife ∼HSK 2
体恤 體恤 tǐ xù to empathize with; to show solicitude for; (loanword) T-shirt ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
休妻 休妻 xiū qī to repudiate one's wife ∼HSK 2
用得上 用得上 yòng de shàng needed; to come in useful ∼HSK 2
成事 成事 chéng shì to accomplish the objective; to succeed ∼HSK 2
例 例 lì precedent, example; regulation ∼HSK 2
市面 市面 shì miàn the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce) ∼HSK 2
颜面 顏面 yán miàn face; prestige ∼HSK 2
去得 去得 qù de can go ∼HSK 2
假山 假山 jiǎ shān rock garden; rockery ∼HSK 2
八角 八角 bā jiǎo anise; star anise; aniseed; octagonal; Fructus Anisi stellati ∼HSK 2
掉下 掉下 diào xià to drop down; to fall ∼HSK 2
套车 套車 tào chē to harness (a horse to a cart) ∼HSK 2
写信 寫信 xiě xìn to write a letter ∼HSK 2
欲 慾 yù desire, want, long for; intend ∼HSK 2
头上 頭上 tóu shàng overhead; above ∼HSK 2
当家 當家 dāng jiā to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge ∼HSK 2
小孩 小孩 xiǎo hái child ∼HSK 2
大变 大變 dà biàn huge changes ∼HSK 2
款 款 kuǎn item, article; clause; fund ∼HSK 2
熟路 熟路 shú lù familiar road; beaten track ∼HSK 2
言 言 yán words, speech; speak, say ∼HSK 2
交出 交出 jiāo chū to hand over ∼HSK 2
米面 米麵 mǐ miàn rice and noodles; rice flour; rice-flour noodles ∼HSK 2
起头 起頭 qǐ tóu to start; at first; beginning ∼HSK 2
祈求 祈求 qí qiú to pray for; to appeal ∼HSK 2
不只 不只 bù zhǐ not only; not merely ∼HSK 2
交朋友 交朋友 jiāo péng you to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb HSK 2
对得起 對得起 duì de qǐ not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of ∼HSK 2
心里话 心裡話 xīn li huà (to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind ∼HSK 2
接班人 接班人 jiē bān rén successor ∼HSK 2
拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
做生意 做生意 zuò shēng yì to do business ∼HSK 2
回国 回國 huí guó to return to one's home country HSK 2
斤 斤 jīn catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g HSK 2
夜里 夜裡 yè li during the night; at night; nighttime HSK 2
这时候 這時候 zhè shíhòu At this moment HSK 2
走过 走過 zǒu guò to walk past; to pass by HSK 2
全家 全家 quán jiā whole family HSK 2
脏 臟 zàng viscera; (anatomy) organ HSK 2
报名 報名 bào míng to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist HSK 2
等到 等到 děng dào to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) HSK 2
平常 平常 píng cháng ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily HSK 2
刻 刻 kè quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals HSK 2
这时 這時 zhè shí at this time; at this moment HSK 2