Eat Drink Man Woman 1994
饮食男女
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.
Vocabulary
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| 不得 不得 | must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot | |
| 八角 八角 | anise; star anise; aniseed; octagonal; Fructus Anisi stellati | |
| 在下面 在下面 | underneath | |
| 房客 房客 | tenant | |
| 闻到 聞到 | to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling | |
| 黑板 黑板 | blackboard | |
| 拿出 拿出 | to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) | |
| 排球 排球 | volleyball | |
| 组长 組長 | group leader | |
| 班长 班長 | class monitor; squad leader; team leader | |
| 送到 送到 | Deliver | |
| 菜单 菜單 | menu | |
| 出院 出院 | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital | |
| 海边 海邊 | coast; seaside; seashore; beach | |
| 骑车 騎車 | to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) | |
| 画家 畫家 | painter | |
| 下雪 下雪 | to snow | |
| 实习 實習 | to practice; field work; to intern; internship | |
| 老是 老是 | always | |
| 做饭 做飯 | to prepare a meal; to cook | |
| 得出 得出 | to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) | |
| 东方 東方 | east | |
| 一共 一共 | altogether | |
| 饱 飽 | to eat till full; satisfied | |
| 从小 從小 | from childhood; from a young age | |
| 全家 全家 | whole family | |
| 等到 等到 | to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) | |
| 姓名 姓名 | surname and given name; full name | |
| 晚餐 晚餐 | evening meal; dinner | |
| 等于 等於 | to equal; to be tantamount to | |
| 相机 相機 | camera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow | |
| 平安 平安 | safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace | |
| 小时候 小時候 | in one's childhood | |
| 碰到 碰到 | to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit | |
| 碗 㼝 | bowl; cup | |
| 公里 公里 | kilometer | |
| 安静 安靜 | quiet; peaceful; calm | |
| 院 院 | courtyard; institution | |
| 放心 放心 | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | |
| 闻 聞 | to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at | |
| 故意 故意 | deliberately; on purpose | |
| 舒服 舒服 | comfortable; feeling well | |
| 同事 同事 | colleague; co-worker | |
| 租 租 | to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax | |
| 多久 多久 | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time | |
| 练 練 | to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk | |
| 的话 的話 | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 红色 紅色 | red (color); revolutionary | |
| 答应 答應 | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise | |
| 随时 隨時 | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary |