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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| 说真的 說真的 | to tell the truth; honestly; in fact | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 还好 還好 | not bad; tolerable; fortunately | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 在一起 在一起 | together | |
| 每天 每天 | every day | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 做菜 做菜 | to cook; cooking | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 上桌 上桌 | to place (food) on the table; to sit down to eat (at the dining table) | |
| 每个 每個 | each; every | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 玩笑 玩笑 | to joke; joke; jest | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 三两 三兩 | two or three | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 有喜 有喜 | to be expecting; to be with child | |
| 有一点 有一點 | a little; somewhat | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 那个人 那個人 | lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams | |
| 爱上 愛上 | to fall in love with; to be in love with | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 教会 教會 | to show; to teach | |
| 再一次 再一次 | again | |
| 一家 一家 | the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group | |
| 不下 不下 | to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) | |
| 有一次 有一次 | once; once upon a time | |
| 到现在 到現在 | up until now; to date |