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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shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying) HSK 7
xūn to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume HSK 7
xiǎo neighborhood; district HSK 7
yǒu organic HSK 7
qiáng xíng to do sth by force; Taiwan pr. [qiǎng xíng] HSK 7
huí xiǎng to recall; to recollect; to think back HSK 7
fēng honey HSK 7
róng xìng honored (to have the privilege of ...) HSK 7
tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7
zǎo early in the morning; at dawn HSK 7
rèn mìng to appoint; (job) appointment HSK 7
qīn shǒu personally; with one's own hands HSK 7
chū mài to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray HSK 7
nèn young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled HSK 7
shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
jiā exclusive HSK 7
there is no need; why should HSK 7
tu muddled; silly; confused HSK 7
Qīng xīn Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong HSK 7
chū (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket); (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition; (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment) HSK 7
pěng to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter HSK 7
shén shèng divine; hallow; holy; sacred HSK 7
shuō dào to state; to say (the quoted words) HSK 7
dào shǔ to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats) HSK 7
huān to cheer for; to acclaim HSK 7
tiān gift; innate skill HSK 7
woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc HSK 7
yǐn mán to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth HSK 7
jiān to pan fry; to sauté HSK 7
nǎi to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon HSK 7
selfish; selfishness HSK 7
dǐng top-notch; first-rate HSK 7
jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight HSK 7
bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
breath; smell; odor; flavor HSK 7
píng shěn to appraise; to evaluate; to judge HSK 7
guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
jiāng ginger HSK 7
yōu excellent; superior HSK 7
variant of 麻; hemp HSK 7
jiāo burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; joule (abbr. for 耳) HSK 7
lún tāi tire; pneumatic tire HSK 7
cǎi to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather HSK 7
grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) HSK 7
āi interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
tián sweet; happy HSK 7
tàng to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot HSK 7
líng gǎn inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor HSK 7
xiàn to envy; to admire HSK 7
kǒu wèi a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor HSK 7