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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齐天大圣 齊天大聖 Qí tiān Dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
陆羽 陸羽 Lù Yǔ Lu Yu (733-804), Chinese writer from Tang dynasty, known for his obsession with tea Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广州市 廣州市 Guǎng zhōu Shì Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江南 江南 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (distri Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
湾仔 灣仔 Wān Zǎi Wan Chai district of Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
盐都 鹽都 Yán dū Yandu district of Yancheng city, Jiangsu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
神州 神州 Shén zhōu old name for China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
满族 滿族 Mǎn zú Manchu ethnic group of Liaoning province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
辛亥革命 辛亥革命 Xīn hài Gé mìng Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广东话 廣東話 Guǎng dōng huà Cantonese language Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
商业区 商業區 shāng yè qū business district; downtown Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
张国荣 張國榮 Zhāng Guó róng Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
喜马拉雅山 喜馬拉雅山 Xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān Himalayas Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
丰 豐 fēng abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty ∼HSK 4
杰 傑 jié hero; heroic, outstanding ∼HSK 4
厨艺 廚藝 chú yì cooking skills; culinary talent ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
竹 竹 zhú bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118 ∼HSK 4
厨 廚 chú kitchen; closet; cupboard ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
嘉 嘉 Jiā excellent; joyful; auspicious ∼HSK 4
的士 的士 dī shì taxi (loanword) ∼HSK 4
鲜味 鮮味 xiān wèi umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery) ∼HSK 4
鸭 鴨 yā duck; Anas species (various) ∼HSK 4
丽 麗 Lí beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
激 激 jī arouse, excite, incite; quickly ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
阁 閣 gé chamber, pavilion; cabinet ∼HSK 4
早安 早安 zǎo ān Good morning! ∼HSK 4
威 威 wēi pomp, power; powerful; dominate ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
乌 烏 Wū crow, rook, raven; black, dark ∼HSK 4
五方 五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center; all parts; China and the lands beyond its frontiers ∼HSK 4
天顶 天頂 tiān dǐng zenith ∼HSK 4
极品 極品 jí pǐn best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities ∼HSK 4
确是 確是 què shì certainly ∼HSK 4
圆圈 圓圈 yuán quān circle ∼HSK 4
红烧 紅燒 hóng shāo to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown ∼HSK 4
肉质 肉質 ròu zhì quality of meat; succulent (botany) ∼HSK 4
定下 定下 dìng xià to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat) ∼HSK 4
三项 三項 sān xiàng three items; three events; three terms; tri-; trinomial, ternary (math.); triathlon ∼HSK 4
晒干 曬乾 shài gān to dry in the sun ∼HSK 4
荷 荷 Hé lotus, water lily, holland ∼HSK 4
冠 冠 Guàn cap, crown, headgear ∼HSK 4
聚光 聚光 jù guāng to focus light (e.g. in theater); to spotlight ∼HSK 4
大志 大志 dà zhì high aims ∼HSK 4
报应 報應 bào yìng (Buddhism) divine retribution; karma ∼HSK 4
坐牢 坐牢 zuò láo to be imprisoned ∼HSK 4