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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gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
jiě to comprehend; to understand HSK 3
jiāo to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal HSK 3
shǒu xiān first (of all); in the first place HSK 3
zhǎn development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand HSK 3
què shí indeed; really; reliable; real; true HSK 3
zhèng míng proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of HSK 3
shè huì society HSK 3
jīn gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
bìng qiě and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition HSK 3
qīn father; also pr. [fù qin] HSK 3
guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
xìng nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence HSK 3
shù technology; technique; skill HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
jué duì absolute; unconditional HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
lìng wài additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore HSK 3
shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature HSK 3
zuò to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation HSK 3
róng easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to HSK 3
biāo target; goal; objective HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
bǎo chí to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve HSK 3
dài biǎo representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of HSK 3
zhǐ finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end HSK 3
chú le besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) HSK 3
area; region; district; small; distinguish HSK 3
xiàn chǎng the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site HSK 3
zhōng at last; in the end; finally; eventually HSK 3
jiào to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison HSK 3
qián at the present time; currently HSK 3
pāi to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) HSK 3
zhī chí to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by HSK 3
jiàng stubborn; unyielding HSK 3
chǔ to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices HSK 3
zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this HSK 3
Chéng gōng Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan HSK 3
jiě jué to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) HSK 3
biǎo xiàn to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior HSK 3
xiāo xi news; information HSK 3
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc HSK 3
dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt HSK 3
lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
shòu to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) HSK 3
how; what way; what HSK 3
zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3