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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特 特 tè special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 斯, tex HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng - pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed; unaccompanied Idiom ∼HSK 5
一团糟 一團糟 yī tuán zāo chaos; bungle; complete mess; shambles Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭架子 臭架子 chòu jià zi stinking pretension; to give oneself airs and offend others; hateful arrogance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭豆腐 臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd; fig. rough exterior but lovable person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
排骨 排骨 pái gǔ pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
搞不好 搞不好 gǎo bu hǎo (coll.) maybe; perhaps Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday Colloquialism HSK 5
珊 珊 shān coral ∼HSK 5
锦 錦 jǐn brocade ∼HSK 5
芝 芝 zhī Zoysia pungens ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
荣 榮 Róng glory, honor; flourish, prosper ∼HSK 5
排翅 排翅 pái chì whole-piece shark's fin ∼HSK 5
丢下 丟下 diū xià to abandon ∼HSK 5
逝 逝 shì pass away; die ∼HSK 5
鱼翅 魚翅 yú chì shark fin ∼HSK 5
翠 翠 cuì color green; kingfisher ∼HSK 5
翅 翄 chì wings; fin ∼HSK 5
不平衡 不平衡 bù píng héng disequilibrium ∼HSK 5
老式 老式 lǎo shì old-fashioned; old type; outdated ∼HSK 5
价电子 價電子 jià diàn zǐ valency electron; outer shell of electrons ∼HSK 5
凯 凱 Kǎi triumphant; triumph, victory ∼HSK 5
珍 珍 zhēn precious, valuable, rare ∼HSK 5
阿婆 阿婆 ā pó granny; mother-in-law ∼HSK 5
小可 小可 xiǎo kě small; unimportant; (polite) my humble person ∼HSK 5
签定 簽定 qiān dìng to sign (a contract, treaty etc) ∼HSK 5
好棒 好棒 hǎo bàng excellent (interjection) ∼HSK 5
魔 魔 mó demon ∼HSK 5
弟兄 弟兄 dì xiong brothers ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
小巴 小巴 xiǎo bā minibus ∼HSK 5
黎 黎 Lí surname; numerous, many; black ∼HSK 5
营造商 營造商 yíng zào shāng builder; contractor ∼HSK 5
下锅 下鍋 xià guō to put into the pot (to cook) ∼HSK 5
总司令 總司令 zǒng sī lìng commander-in-chief; top military commander for a country or theater of operations ∼HSK 5
蓉 蓉 Róng hibiscus; Chengdu, Sichuan ∼HSK 5
相若 相若 xiāng ruò on a par with; comparable to ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
剪掉 剪掉 jiǎn diào to cut off; to cut away; to trim ∼HSK 5
不孝 不孝 bù xiào unfilial ∼HSK 5
私家 私家 sī jiā private; privately owned or managed ∼HSK 5
甲鱼 甲魚 jiǎ yú softshell turtle ∼HSK 5
喝醉 喝醉 hē zuì to get drunk ∼HSK 5
挤出 擠出 jǐ chū to squeeze out; to extrude; to drain; to find the time; to burst out ∼HSK 5
献宝 獻寶 xiàn bǎo to present a treasure; to offer a valuable piece of advice; to show off what one treasures ∼HSK 5
仗 仗 zhàng rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry ∼HSK 5
起立 起立 qǐ lì to stand; Stand up! ∼HSK 5