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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大氅 大氅 dà chǎng overcoat; cloak; cape ∼HSK 1
外国人 外國人 wài guó rén foreigner ∼HSK 1
少东家 少東家 shào dōng jiā boss's son ∼HSK 1
十八 十八 shí bā eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
外放 外放 wài fàng extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones); (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital ∼HSK 1
会水 會水 huì shuǐ to be able to swim ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
回銮 回鑾 huí luán return of the emperor ∼HSK 1
京师 京師 jīng shī capital of a country (literary) ∼HSK 1
进门 進門 jìn mén to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage ∼HSK 1
从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never ∼HSK 1
家门 家門 jiā mén house door; family clan ∼HSK 1
国事 國事 guó shì affairs of the nation; politics ∼HSK 1
拿人 拿人 ná rén making things awkward; to cause difficulties; to exert influence; to attract ∼HSK 1
过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent ∼HSK 1
起家 起家 qǐ jiā to start out by; to grow an enterprise beginning with; to begin one's career by ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
兴 興 Xīng thrive, prosper, flourish ∼HSK 1
自己人 自己人 zì jǐ rén those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
明早 明早 míng zǎo tomorrow morning; tomorrow ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
在地下 在地下 zài dì xià underground ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
下边 下邊 xià bian under; the underside; below HSK 1
一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1
没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
过日子 過日子 guò rì zi to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along ∼HSK 1
从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù never ∼HSK 1
一大早 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning ∼HSK 1
弟 弟 dì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) HSK 1
多年来 多年來 duō nián lái for the past many years ∼HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
商场 商場 shāng chǎng shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; the business world HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
水果 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit HSK 1
上次 上次 shàng cì last time HSK 1
火车 火車 huǒ chē train HSK 1
门口 門口 mén kǒu doorway; gate HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
不对 不對 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
妹 妹 mèi younger sister HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1