Eat Drink Man Woman

Eat Drink Man Woman 1994

饮食男女 yǐn shí nán nǚ

Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.

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自由自在 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely Idiom HSK 7
巴不得 巴不得 bā bu de (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
挑剔 挑剔 tiāo ti picky; fussy Xiehouyu HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation HSK 7
自满 自滿 zì mǎn complacent; self-satisfied HSK 7
伯母 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
正月 正月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
插嘴 插嘴 chā zuǐ to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money; to pay for damages HSK 7
顺路 順路 shùn lù by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently HSK 7
用功 用功 yòng gōng diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort HSK 7
巫婆 巫婆 wū pó witch; sorceress; female shaman HSK 7
调和 調和 tiáo hé harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate HSK 7
愈来愈 愈來愈 yù lái yù more and more HSK 7
不景气 不景氣 bù jǐng qì slack; in a slump HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
看护 看護 kān hù to nurse; to look after; to watch over; (old) hospital nurse HSK 7
福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time HSK 7
敬礼 敬禮 jìng lǐ to salute; salute HSK 7
麻将 麻將 má jiàng mahjong HSK 7
镶 鑲 xiāng to inlay; to embed; ridge; border HSK 7
过早 過早 guò zǎo premature; untimely; (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast HSK 7
丰盛 豐盛 fēng shèng rich; sumptuous HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
违章 違章 wéi zhāng to break the rules; to violate regulations HSK 7
饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
女婿 女婿 nǚ xu daughter's husband; son-in-law HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
对照 對照 duì zhào to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
任性 任性 rèn xìng willful; headstrong; unruly HSK 7
幸亏 幸虧 xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
团聚 團聚 tuán jù to reunite; to have a reunion HSK 7
积蓄 積蓄 jī xù to save; to put aside; savings HSK 7
客房 客房 kè fáng guest room; room (in a hotel) HSK 7
心事 心事 xīn shì a load on one's mind; worry HSK 7
折扣 折扣 zhé kòu discount HSK 7
糊 䊀 hú muddled; paste; scorched HSK 7
蒸 蒸 zhēng to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old) HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7