The Chinese Feast

The Chinese Feast 1995

jīnmǎntáng

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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yào otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
zéi thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely HSK 7
shā shǒu killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player HSK 7
zhān to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to HSK 7
xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7
gǎng harbor; port HSK 7
bàn partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany HSK 7
zhī juice HSK 7
wán to finish; to end; to complete HSK 7
kǎn to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb HSK 7
yào shi key HSK 7
kǎo to roast; to bake; to broil HSK 7
xǐng lái to waken HSK 7
chuāng a wound; cut; injury; trauma HSK 7
gu buttocks; bottom; butt; back part HSK 7
gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
Dǒu abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 HSK 7
line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already HSK 7
rate; frequency HSK 7
huò shèng victorious; to win; to triumph HSK 7
raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever HSK 7
líng hún soul; spirit HSK 7
fěn powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of HSK 7
gōng to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
ér that's all; nothing more HSK 7
tóng zhì comrade; (slang) homosexual HSK 7
qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
huó bèng luàn tiào to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively; healthy and active Idiom ∼HSK 6
jiā jiǎn chéng chú addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic Idiom ∼HSK 6
hún shuǐ to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain Idiom ∼HSK 6
míng zhēng àn dòu (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly Idiom ∼HSK 6
fèi qǐn - wàng cān (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work Idiom ∼HSK 6
xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want; you can't have your cake and eat it Idiom ∼HSK 6
fèng gōng shǒu to carry out official duties and observe the law Idiom ∼HSK 6
fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
dòu to have a grudge against Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
shé tou (coll.) lisp; one who lisps Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
shén jīng (coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6