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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supplemented by; accompanied by; with ∼HSK 6
lín to arrive (esp. of notable person); to visit (more formal than) ∼HSK 6
dòu mapo tofu; stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce ∼HSK 6
inappropriate; improper; out of place ∼HSK 6
yǒu what is there ∼HSK 6
huān yíng guāng lín welcome ∼HSK 6
pái dàng food stall; open-air restaurant ∼HSK 6
jiū jié to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss; to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted ∼HSK 6
mousse (loanword) ∼HSK 6
jīng yàn variant of ∼HSK 6
luó pineapple ∼HSK 6
qián kūn yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe ∼HSK 6
shī zhǔ donor (Buddhist address) ∼HSK 6
xiāo to not need; needless (to say) ∼HSK 6
pào cài pickled cabbage ∼HSK 6
chǎn píng to level the ground (with a hoe, shovel etc); to raze (a building, forest etc) ∼HSK 6
gāo shǒu yún (idiom) teeming with experts ∼HSK 6
jīng unavoidable; the only (road, entrance etc) ∼HSK 6
líng hún rén key figure; the linchpin of sth ∼HSK 6
biān chǎo to stir-fry in a small quantity of oil ∼HSK 6
shèn to permeate ∼HSK 6
zhēng vapor; steam ∼HSK 6
huǒ ji partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant ∼HSK 6
to grant; to bestow ∼HSK 6
shèng yàn feast ∼HSK 6
hùn xuè ér person of mixed blood ∼HSK 6
zhá xiè Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab ∼HSK 6
de (dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special ∼HSK 6
xié hu extraordinary; severe; exaggerated; overstated; fantastic; incredible ∼HSK 6
xiāo midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
nán fermented soybean curd ∼HSK 6
zhì to prepare (food etc) using a secret recipe ∼HSK 6
xiǎo cōng green onion; spring onion ∼HSK 6
xiàn the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan ∼HSK 6
线 xiàn convex curve ∼HSK 6
xià chuí to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine) ∼HSK 6
zhāng ostentation; extravagance ∼HSK 6
qīng chá green tea; only tea (without food) ∼HSK 6
zhì elegant; refined; in good taste ∼HSK 6
調 tiáo wèi zhī dressing; sauce ∼HSK 6
chuàng bàn rén founder (of an institution etc) ∼HSK 6
páo zhì to concoct; to invent; to fabricate; to produce; to process; processing and curing (Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
zhǔ cài main course ∼HSK 6
bào chǎo to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame; to conduct a media blitz; to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling ∼HSK 6
gān xīn not reconciled to; not resigned to ∼HSK 6
shèng shì grand occasion ∼HSK 6
yún to gather (in a crowd); to converge; to swarm ∼HSK 6
bào liào to make explosive allegations ∼HSK 6
cān diǎn food; dish; meal ∼HSK 6
zhī coconut water ∼HSK 6