Cook Up a Storm

Cook Up a Storm 2017

juézhàn shí shén

An international culinary competition becomes a battleground between rival cooks, one famous for his Cantonese street food and the other a Michelin-starred chef trained in France. But their rivalry takes an unexpected turn when they discover a common foe and combine their skills in a fusion of East and West.

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4.32 Intermediate Director Raymond Yip Wai-Man IMDb 6.3

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zhǎng district chief Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Měi Midea (brand) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
měi Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
shí eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 ∼HSK 3
chūn fēng spring breeze; (fig.) pleasant demeanor; serene atmosphere; favorable conditions; (literary) romantic encounter; an affair ∼HSK 3
gàn what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
niú snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2] ∼HSK 3
zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
duì jué confrontation; contest; showdown ∼HSK 3
niú wagyu ∼HSK 3
niú ròu beef ∼HSK 3
shèng to triumph over an opponent ∼HSK 3
go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
lèi tái elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held; arena; ring ∼HSK 3
zàn help, support, assist, aid ∼HSK 3
fàn tuán rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings); onigiri (Japanese-style rice ball) ∼HSK 3
shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
Shā sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated ∼HSK 3
Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
wèi taste, smell, odor; delicacy ∼HSK 3
gǎn shí jiān to be in a hurry ∼HSK 3
cōng intelligent, clever, bright ∼HSK 3
used in transliteration ∼HSK 3
fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
jué to choose (literary) ∼HSK 3
dāo gōng knife work (food preparation) ∼HSK 3
xié to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf ∼HSK 3
táng shuǐ syrup; sweetened water; tong sui (sweet soup) ∼HSK 3
guǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
shì shàng on earth ∼HSK 3
zǒng guǎn to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward ∼HSK 3
jiàn zhèng rén eyewitness (to an incident); witness (to a legal transaction) ∼HSK 3
yīn good news; glad tidings; gospel ∼HSK 3
ā mén amen (loanword) ∼HSK 3
线 quán xiàn the whole front (in a war); the whole length (of a road or railway line) ∼HSK 3
recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
méi at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice ∼HSK 3
zǒng děi must; have to; be bound to ∼HSK 3
míng huǒ flame; open fire ∼HSK 3
huí xiāng fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) ∼HSK 3
lóng dǔn giant grouper (various Epinephelus species) ∼HSK 3
tái tablecloth ∼HSK 3
duì to align; (typography) to justify ∼HSK 3
zhuī xīng to idolize a celebrity ∼HSK 3
Mài wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of KangXi radical number 199 ∼HSK 3
zhì rule of law; to rule by law ∼HSK 3
ā mèi younger sister ∼HSK 3
bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
bǎi xiāng guǒ passion fruit ∼HSK 3