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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祸 禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
成何体统 成何體統 chéng hé tǐ tǒng What a scandal!; Whatever next? ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
妾 妾 qiè concubine; I (humble, female) ∼HSK 5
躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) ∼HSK 5
杀头 殺頭 shā tóu to behead ∼HSK 5
萦 縈 yíng entangle, entwine, coil ∼HSK 5
仟 仟 qiān one thousand; leader of one thousand men ∼HSK 5
惟 惟 wéi but, however, nevertheless; only ∼HSK 5
尊 尊 zūn honored ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
两小无猜 兩小無猜 liǎng xiǎo wú cāi innocent playmates ∼HSK 5
纷争 紛爭 fēn zhēng to dispute ∼HSK 5
榜 榜 bǎng public notice ∼HSK 5
驴 驢 lǘ donkey, ass ∼HSK 5
悯 憫 mǐn pity, sympathize with, grieve for ∼HSK 5
放贷 放貸 fàng dài to provide loans ∼HSK 5
岁入 歲入 suì rù annual revenue; annual income ∼HSK 5
也罢 也罷 yě bà (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) ∼HSK 5
膺 膺 yīng breast, chest; undertake, bear ∼HSK 5
不醉不归 不醉不歸 bù zuì bù guī lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom); fig. let's make a night of it! ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
军饷 軍餉 jūn xiǎng a soldier's pay and provisions ∼HSK 5
责无旁贷 責無旁貸 zé wú páng dài to be duty bound; to be one's unshirkable responsibility ∼HSK 5
声张 聲張 shēng zhāng to make public; to disclose ∼HSK 5
骨肉 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood ∼HSK 5
庐 廬 Lú hut, cottage; name of a mountain ∼HSK 5
财东 財東 cái dōng shop owner; moneybags ∼HSK 5
笏 笏 hù tablet held by someone having authority ∼HSK 5
犟 犟 jiàng stubborn ∼HSK 5
妇 婦 fù married women; woman; wife ∼HSK 5
开革 開革 kāi gé to fire; to discharge ∼HSK 5
出戏 出戲 chū xì (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends); (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance ∼HSK 5
逊 遜 xùn humble, modest; yield ∼HSK 5
纳妾 納妾 nà qiè to take a concubine ∼HSK 5
后尘 後塵 hòu chén lit. trailing dust; fig. sb's footsteps; course in life ∼HSK 5
发迹 發跡 fā jì to make one's mark; to go up in the world; to make one's fortune ∼HSK 5
纪念品 紀念品 jì niàn pǐn souvenir; memento ∼HSK 5
结怨 結怨 jié yuàn to arouse dislike; to incur hatred ∼HSK 5
赦免 赦免 shè miǎn to pardon; to absolve; to exempt from punishment ∼HSK 5
耻 恥 chǐ shame, humiliation; ashamed ∼HSK 5
喉 喉 hóu throat, gullet, larynx; guttural ∼HSK 5
可否 可否 kě fǒu can/may? ∼HSK 5
援 援 yuán aid, assist; lead; cite ∼HSK 5
义子 義子 yì zǐ adopted son ∼HSK 5
负责任 負責任 fù zé rèn to take responsibility; to bear responsibility; to be responsible ∼HSK 5
饷 餉 xiǎng rations and pay for soldiers ∼HSK 5
栓 栓 shuān wooden peg, post or stick ∼HSK 5
围攻 圍攻 wéi gōng to besiege; to beleaguer; to attack from all sides; to jointly speak or write against sb ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5