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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| 四方 四方 | four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere | |
| 天王 天王 | emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also | |
| 坚 堅 | hard, strong, firm; resolute | |
| 血泪 血淚 | tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering); blood and tears | |
| 鞋底 鞋底 | sole (of a shoe) | |
| 甜味 甜味 | sweetness | |
| 受欢迎 受歡迎 | popular; well-received | |
| 重出江湖 重出江湖 | (of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the thick of things; (of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected; to make a comeback | |
| 屁 屁 | break wind; fart; buttocks | |
| 赤 赤 | red; scarlet; bare; naked | |
| 无奇不有 無奇不有 | nothing is too bizarre; full of extraordinary things | |
| 支持者 支持者 | supporter | |
| 的士 的士 | taxi (loanword) | |
| 没办法 沒辦法 | there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it | |
| 法号 法號 | name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) | |
| 窗 牎 | window | |
| 这样子 這樣子 | so; such; this way; like this | |
| 威 威 | pomp, power; powerful; dominate | |
| 怀 懷 | bosom, breast; carry in bosom | |
| 刺伤 刺傷 | to stab | |
| 死定 死定 | to be screwed; to be toast | |
| 自有 自有 | (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand etc) | |
| 老家伙 老傢伙 | variant of | |
| 民居 民居 | houses; homes | |
| 胳 肐 | armpit, arms | |
| 归位 歸位 | to put sth back where it belongs; to return to the original position; to return to one's seat (in a classroom) | |
| 乌 烏 | crow, rook, raven; black, dark | |
| 守门 守門 | to keep goal; on duty as gatekeeper | |
| 红包 紅包 | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe | |
| 能干 能幹 | capable; competent | |
| 汽水 汽水 | soda pop; carbonated soft drink | |
| 一律 一律 | same; uniformly; all; without exception | |
| 套餐 套餐 | set meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) | |
| 随手 隨手 | conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing | |
| 零食 零食 | between-meal nibbles; snacks | |
| 常识 常識 | common sense; general knowledge | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 专心 專心 | to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth) | |
| 来得及 來得及 | to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it | |
| 鲜花 鮮花 | flower; fresh flowers | |
| 抄 抄 | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms | |
| 豆腐 豆腐 | tofu; bean curd | |
| 总共 總共 | altogether; in sum; in all; in total | |
| 毕业生 畢業生 | graduate | |
| 避 避 | to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 天真 天真 | naive; innocent; artless | |
| 骨头 骨頭 | bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou] | |
| 玉 玉 | jade | |
| 没错 沒錯 | that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong |