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.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 七十 七十 | seventy; 70 | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 六家 六家 | Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by (,,,,, and) | |
| 商会 商會 | chamber of commerce | |
| 听不见 聽不見 | not be able to hear | |
| 个个 個個 | each one individually; each and every | |
| 是以 是以 | therefore; thus; so | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 年关 年關 | end of the year | |
| 重用 重用 | to put in an important position | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 先人 先人 | ancestor; forefather; sb's late father | |
| 十五 十五 | fifteen; 15 | |
| 一百一 一百一 | faultless; impeccable | |
| 年过 年過 | over (a certain age) | |
| 十七 十七 | seventeen; 17 | |
| 十六 十六 | sixteen; 16 | |
| 最高 最高 | tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) | |
| 半分 半分 | a little bit | |
| 中人 中人 | go-between; mediator; intermediary | |
| 仆人 僕人 | servant | |
| 说到 說到 | to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for | |
| 那个人 那個人 | lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams | |
| 好几 好幾 | several; quite a few | |
| 家事 家事 | family matters; domestic affairs; housework | |
| 打手 打手 | hired thug | |
| 学好 學好 | to follow good examples | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 放开 放開 | to let go; to release | |
| 妓女 妓女 | prostitute; hooker | |
| 婊子 婊子 | prostitute; whore | |
| 家眷 家眷 | one's wife and children | |
| 坏了 壞了 | shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost | |
| 一等 一等 | first class; grade A | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 关门 關門 | to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) | |
| 一年多 一年多 | more than a year | |
| 不见了 不見了 | to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found | |
| 年来 年來 | this past year; over the last years | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 没门儿 沒門兒 | no way; impossible | |
| 天天 天天 | every day | |
| 不下 不下 | to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) | |
| 六十 六十 | sixty; 60 | |
| 跟包 跟包 | to work as footman; to do odd jobs; to understudy (an opera actor) | |
| 说动 說動 | to persuade | |
| 好玩 好玩 | amusing; fun; interesting | |
| 在行 在行 | to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession | |
| 这下 這下 | this time |