The Chinese Feast

The Chinese Feast 1995

金玉满堂 jīnyùmǎntáng

Within a few years, petty crook Chiu rises to gang leader. But his professional ambitions are actually quite different: he wants to leave illegality behind and make a career for himself and his lover in Canada... as a chef. However, this craft must first be learned and Chiu's talent in the field of cooking leaves much to be desired.

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4.66 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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滚 滾 gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
屋 屋 wū (bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
吐 吐 tǔ to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) HSK 5
可怜 可憐 kě lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
骗 騙 piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
剩下 剩下 shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
偷 偷 tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
戏 戲 xì trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
运 運 yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
加上 加上 jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
邀请 邀請 yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
鬼 鬼 guǐ 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 HSK 5
式 式 shì type; form; pattern; style HSK 5
疯 瘋 fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
枪 槍 qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
颗 顆 kē classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
棒 棒 bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race HSK 5
恢复 恢復 huī fù to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate HSK 5
傻 傻 shǎ foolish HSK 5
抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
关键 關鍵 guān jiàn crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal HSK 5
居然 居然 jū rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
陪 陪 péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
即使 即使 jí shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
放弃 放棄 fàng qì to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
再次 再次 zài cì one more time; again; one more; once again HSK 5
神 神 Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
将 將 jiāng 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) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
体无完肤 體無完膚 tǐ wú wán fū lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom); fig. totally refuted Idiom ∼HSK 4
一言为定 一言為定 yī yán wéi dìng (idiom) it's a deal; that's settled then Idiom ∼HSK 4
打圆场 打圓場 dǎ yuán chǎng to help to resolve a dispute; to smooth things over Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
好色 好色 hào sè to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
受不了 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
垃圾 垃圾 lā jī trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo 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 HSK 4
帅 帥 shuài (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 HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
满汉全席 滿漢全席 Mǎn Hàn quán xí the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty; (fig.) a sumptuous banquet Proper Noun ∼HSK 4