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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四十 四十 sì shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
六家 六家 liù jiā Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by (,,,,, and) ∼HSK 1
商会 商會 shāng huì chamber of commerce ∼HSK 1
听不见 聽不見 tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear ∼HSK 1
个个 個個 gè gè each one individually; each and every ∼HSK 1
是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
年关 年關 nián guān end of the year ∼HSK 1
重用 重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
先人 先人 xiān rén ancestor; forefather; sb's late father ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1
一百一 一百一 yī bǎi yī faultless; impeccable ∼HSK 1
年过 年過 nián guò over (a certain age) ∼HSK 1
十七 十七 shí qī seventeen; 17 ∼HSK 1
十六 十六 shí liù sixteen; 16 ∼HSK 1
最高 最高 zuì gāo tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) ∼HSK 1
半分 半分 bàn fēn a little bit ∼HSK 1
中人 中人 zhōng rén go-between; mediator; intermediary ∼HSK 1
仆人 僕人 pú rén servant ∼HSK 1
说到 說到 shuō dào to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for ∼HSK 1
那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
家事 家事 jiā shì family matters; domestic affairs; housework ∼HSK 1
打手 打手 dǎ shou hired thug ∼HSK 1
学好 學好 xué hǎo to follow good examples ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
放开 放開 fàng kāi to let go; to release ∼HSK 1
妓女 妓女 jì nǚ prostitute; hooker ∼HSK 1
婊子 婊子 biǎo zi prostitute; whore ∼HSK 1
家眷 家眷 jiā juàn one's wife and children ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
一等 一等 yī děng first class; grade A ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
关门 關門 guān mén to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) ∼HSK 1
一年多 一年多 yī nián duō more than a year ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
年来 年來 nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
没门儿 沒門兒 méi mén r no way; impossible ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
六十 六十 liù shí sixty; 60 ∼HSK 1
跟包 跟包 gēn bāo to work as footman; to do odd jobs; to understudy (an opera actor) ∼HSK 1
说动 說動 shuō dòng to persuade ∼HSK 1
好玩 好玩 hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
在行 在行 zài háng to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession ∼HSK 1
这下 這下 zhè xià this time ∼HSK 1
大氅 大氅 dà chǎng overcoat; cloak; cape ∼HSK 1