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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驾 駕 jià to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) HSK 7
惩罚 懲罰 chéng fá penalty; punishment; to punish HSK 7
雾 霧 wù fog; mist HSK 7
应付 應付 yìng fu to deal with; to cope HSK 7
抛弃 拋棄 pāo qì to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb) HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
贱 賤 jiàn inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my HSK 7
趁 趁 chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
绑架 綁架 bǎng jià to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking HSK 7
宗 宗 zōng school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs HSK 7
不准 不准 bù zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
尚 尚 shàng still; yet; to value; to esteem HSK 7
慈善 慈善 cí shàn benevolent; charitable HSK 7
娶 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
依 依 yī to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of HSK 7
夜晚 夜晚 yè wǎn night HSK 7
善 善 shàn good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect HSK 7
老大 老大 lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
拳 拳 quán fist; boxing HSK 7
得知 得知 dé zhī to find out; to learn of HSK 7
核 核 hé pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify HSK 7
望 望 wàng full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards HSK 7
置 置 zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy HSK 7
耍 耍 shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
斗 斗 Dǒu abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 HSK 7
灰 灰 huī ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected HSK 7
业 業 yè line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already HSK 7
从未 從未 cóng wèi never HSK 7
率 率 lǜ rate; frequency HSK 7
家族 家族 jiā zú family; clan HSK 7
狼 狼 láng wolf HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
婚姻 婚姻 hūn yīn matrimony; wedding; marriage HSK 7
格 格 gé square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
一见钟情 一見鍾情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
滴水不漏 滴水不漏 dī shuǐ bù lòu lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument) Idiom ∼HSK 6
大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi - yǎn jiè (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见利忘义 見利忘義 jiàn lì - wàng yì (idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
捣蛋 搗蛋 dǎo dàn to cause trouble; to stir up trouble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不速之客 不速之客 bù sù zhī kè (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6