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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发脾气 發脾氣 fā pí qì to get angry HSK 7
蒸 蒸 zhēng to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old) HSK 7
招牌 招牌 zhāo pai signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
除去 除去 chú qù to eliminate; to remove; except for; apart from HSK 7
削 削 xiāo to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc) HSK 7
鲨鱼 鯊魚 shā yú shark HSK 7
揉 揉 róu to knead; to massage; to rub HSK 7
评判 評判 píng pàn to judge (a competition); to appraise HSK 7
稍后 稍後 shāo hòu in a little while; in a moment; later on HSK 7
弹性 彈性 tán xìng flexibility; elasticity HSK 7
香味 香味 xiāng wèi fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
致敬 致敬 zhì jìng to salute; to pay one's respects to; to pay tribute to; to pay homage to HSK 7
黎明 黎明 lí míng dawn; daybreak HSK 7
向往 嚮往 xiàng wǎng to yearn for; to look forward to HSK 7
少量 少量 shǎo liàng a smidgen; a little bit; a few HSK 7
映 映 yìng to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc) HSK 7
位子 位子 wèi zi place; seat HSK 7
收缩 收縮 shōu suō to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole HSK 7
筹备 籌備 chóu bèi preparations; to get ready for sth HSK 7
解散 解散 jiě sàn to dissolve; to disband HSK 7
迎 迎 yíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face HSK 7
察觉 察覺 chá jué to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect HSK 7
品尝 品嘗 pǐn cháng to taste a small amount; to sample HSK 7
境界 境界 jìng jiè boundary; state; realm HSK 7
干燥 乾燥 gān zào to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid HSK 7
吸取 吸取 xī qǔ to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate HSK 7
蜡烛 蠟燭 là zhú candle HSK 7
垂 垂 chuí to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach HSK 7
挽回 挽回 wǎn huí to retrieve; to redeem HSK 7
水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying) HSK 7
安定 安定 Ān dìng Anting township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan HSK 7
痒 癢 yǎng to itch; to tickle HSK 7
卡片 卡片 kǎ piàn card HSK 7
王国 王國 wáng guó kingdom; realm HSK 7
介意 介意 jiè yì to care about; to take offense; to mind HSK 7
下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) HSK 7
瞪 瞪 dèng to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at HSK 7
盛 盛 chéng to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil HSK 7
润 潤 rùn moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; to enhance; profit; remuneration; (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) HSK 7
扩张 擴張 kuò zhāng expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden HSK 7
肝脏 肝臟 gān zàng liver HSK 7
炖 燉 dùn to stew HSK 7
液体 液體 yè tǐ liquid HSK 7
倒下 倒下 dǎo xià to collapse; to topple over HSK 7
警官 警官 jǐng guān constable; police officer HSK 7
说谎 說謊 shuō huǎng to lie; to tell an untruth HSK 7
上司 上司 shàng si boss; superior HSK 7
盼 盼 pàn to hope for; to long for; to expect HSK 7