The God of Cookery 1996
食神
The most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God of Cookery because of his pompous attitude. Humbled, he sets out to reclaim his title.
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Vocabulary
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| 妆 妝 | to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up | |
| 胡说八道 胡說八道 | to talk rubbish | |
| 糗 糗 | parched wheat or rice; broken grain | |
| 燥 燥 | dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered | |
| 喝醉 喝醉 | to get drunk | |
| 祖 祖 | ancestor, forefather; grandfather | |
| 椒 椒 | pepper, spices | |
| 食油 食油 | cooking oil | |
| 两样 兩樣 | not the same; different | |
| 逐个 逐個 | one by one; one after another | |
| 讲义气 講義氣 | to be loyal (to one's friends); to value loyalty | |
| 剖 剖 | split in two, slice; dissect | |
| 岂 豈 | how could (rhetorical) | |
| 捣 搗 | pound, mash | |
| 浆 漿 | any thick fluid; starch; broth | |
| 分拆 分拆 | to separate off; to hive off; a demerger | |
| 阿婆 阿婆 | granny; mother-in-law | |
| 不公 不公 | unjust; unfair | |
| 总括 總括 | to sum up; all-inclusive | |
| 腊 臘 | year end sacrifice; dried meat | |
| 超级市场 超級市場 | supermarket | |
| 店铺 店鋪 | store; shop | |
| 怎能 怎能 | how can | |
| 壁 壁 | partition wall; walls of a house | |
| 看清 看清 | to see clearly | |
| 姿色 姿色 | good looks (of a woman) | |
| 丧 喪 | mourning; mourn; funeral | |
| 额头 額頭 | forehead | |
| 龙骨 龍骨 | "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM); breastbone (of a bird); keel (of a ship) | |
| 丑事 醜事 | scandal | |
| 在逃 在逃 | to be at large (of a criminal) | |
| 薜 薜 | evergreen shrubs, ligusticum | |
| 婶 嬸 | wife of father's younger brother | |
| 缘 緣 | karmic affinity | |
| 慈悲 慈悲 | compassion | |
| 藤 籐 | rattan, cane; creeper plant | |
| 成何体统 成何體統 | What a scandal!; Whatever next? | |
| 气定神闲 氣定神閒 | calm and composed (idiom) | |
| 从头到尾 從頭到尾 | from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing) | |
| 屠 屠 | butcher, slaughter, massacre | |
| 叛徒 叛徒 | traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent | |
| 旦 旦 | dawn; morning; day | |
| 囚 囚 | prisoner, convict; confine | |
| 锄 鋤 | hoe; eradicate | |
| 上乘 上乘 | first-class; best quality; also pr. [shang4 sheng4] | |
| 杀机 殺機 | desire to commit murder; great danger | |
| 认输 認輸 | to concede; to admit defeat | |
| 盅 盅 | small cup or bowl | |
| 滞 滯 | block up, obstruct; stagnant | |
| 腻 膩 | greasy, oily, dirty; smooth |