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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筠 筠 yún bamboo skin; bamboo ∼HSK 5
缘 緣 yuán karmic affinity ∼HSK 5
架式 架式 jià shi variant of ∼HSK 5
柔 柔 róu soft; gentle, pliant ∼HSK 5
虎子 虎子 hǔ zǐ tiger cub; brave young man ∼HSK 5
维新 維新 wéi xīn (political) reform; revitalization; modernization ∼HSK 5
抵 抵 dǐ resist, oppose; deny; off-set ∼HSK 5
立国 立國 lì guó to found a country ∼HSK 5
愚 愚 yú stupid, doltish, foolish ∼HSK 5
侄 侄 zhí nephew ∼HSK 5
私运 私運 sī yùn to smuggle ∼HSK 5
挤兑 擠兌 jǐ duì a run on a bank ∼HSK 5
立马 立馬 lì mǎ at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly ∼HSK 5
凭什么 憑什麼 píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
立下 立下 lì xià to set up; to establish ∼HSK 5
三分之一 三分之一 sān fēn zhī yī one third ∼HSK 5
讲义 講義 jiǎng yì teaching materials ∼HSK 5
赚得 賺得 zhuàn dé to earn ∼HSK 5
尘封 塵封 chén fēng covered in dust; dusty; lying unused for a long time ∼HSK 5
奇异 奇異 qí yì fantastic; bizarre; odd; exotic; astonished ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
战乱 戰亂 zhàn luàn chaos of war ∼HSK 5
剪子 剪子 jiǎn zi clippers; scissors; shears HSK 5
个儿 個兒 gè r size; height; stature HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
大伙儿 大伙兒 dà huǒ r erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone HSK 5
处分 處分 chǔ fèn to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter) HSK 5
号召 號召 hào zhào to call; to appeal HSK 5
灾 災 zāi disaster; calamity HSK 5
不得了 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
逃走 逃走 táo zǒu to escape; to flee; to run away HSK 5
悄悄 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo] HSK 5
盒子 盒子 hé zi box; case HSK 5
存款 存款 cún kuǎn to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit HSK 5
沙漠 沙漠 shā mò desert HSK 5
在内 在內 zài nèi (included) in it; among them HSK 5
隔壁 隔壁 gé bì next door; neighbor HSK 5
势力 勢力 shì li power; influence; a force (military, political etc) HSK 5
师傅 師傅 shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
上下 上下 shàng xià up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about HSK 5
继承 繼承 jì chéng to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc) HSK 5
真诚 真誠 zhēn chéng sincere; genuine; true HSK 5
不良 不良 bù liáng bad; harmful; unhealthy HSK 5
一向 一向 yī xiàng always (previously); a period of time in the recent past HSK 5
漏 漏 lòu to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
戒 戒 jiè to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger) HSK 5
匹 匹 pī mate; one of a pair HSK 5