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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| 随着 隨著 | along with; in the wake of; following | |
| 厨房 廚房 | kitchen | |
| 挤 擠 | to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) | |
| 脑子 腦子 | brains; mind | |
| 剪 剪 | scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate | |
| 业务 業務 | business; professional work; service | |
| 当年 當年 | in those days; then; in those years; during that time | |
| 详细 詳細 | detailed; in detail; minute | |
| 能量 能量 | energy; capabilities | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 咬 咬 | to bite; to nip | |
| 辛苦 辛苦 | exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) | |
| 浪漫 浪漫 | romantic | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 凭 憑 | to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof | |
| 可惜 可惜 | it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately | |
| 屋 屋 | (bound form) house; (bound form) room | |
| 中央 中央 | central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) | |
| 吐 吐 | to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) | |
| 可怜 可憐 | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | |
| 骗 騙 | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over | |
| 聪明 聰明 | intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) | |
| 记忆 記憶 | to remember; to recall; memory | |
| 恨 恨 | to hate; to regret | |
| 丢 丟 | to lose; to put aside; to throw | |
| 建筑 建築 | to construct; building | |
| 鬼 鬼 | disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy | |
| 抢 搶 | (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary | |
| 陪 陪 | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 | |
| 将 將 | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) | |
| 可 可 | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very | |
| 来不及 來不及 | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) | Xiehouyu |
| 受不了 受不了 | unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand | Xiehouyu |
| 聊天 聊天 | to chat; to gossip | Xiehouyu |
| 轻松 輕鬆 | light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously | Xiehouyu |
| 垃圾 垃圾 | trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] | Colloquialism |
| 烧 燒 | to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head | Colloquialism |
| 帅 帥 | (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) | Colloquialism |
| 抱 抱 | to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely | Colloquialism |
| 贝多芬 貝多芬 | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer | Proper Noun |
| 曼谷 曼谷 | Bangkok, capital of Thailand | Proper Noun |
| 李 李 | Li (surname) | Proper Noun |
| 基督徒 基督徒 | Christian | Proper Noun |
| 无锡 無錫 | Wuxi, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province | Proper Noun |
| 汉堡 漢堡 | Hamburg (German city) | Proper Noun |
| 雪梨 雪梨 | Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia (Tw) | Proper Noun |
| 温 溫 | lukewarm | |
| 宁 寧 | calm, peaceful, serene; healthy | |
| 蔡 蔡 | surname; species of tortoise | |
| 航线 航線 | air or shipping route |