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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| 干嘛 幹嘛 | what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? | |
| 有兴趣 有興趣 | interested; interesting | |
| 合卺 合巹 | to share nuptial cup; (fig.) to get married | |
| 点钟 點鐘 | (indicating time of day) o'clock | |
| 另一 另一 | another; the other | |
| 择 擇 | select, choose, pick out | |
| 金银 金銀 | gold and silver | |
| 开光 開光 | eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism); to consecrate; to bless; transparent; translucent; haircut; shaving the head or face (humorous); a method of decoration; first light (astronomy) | |
| 重金 重金 | large sum of money | |
| 检 檢 | check; examine | |
| 菜刀 菜刀 | vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver | |
| 气死 氣死 | to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger | |
| 请便 請便 | Please do as you wish!; You are welcome to do whatever you like!; Please make yourself at home. | |
| 一声 一聲 | first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) | |
| 乱动 亂動 | to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about | |
| 拇指 拇指 | thumb; big toe | |
| 合一 合一 | to unite | |
| 地产 地產 | real estate; landed estate; landed property | |
| 大步 大步 | large strides | |
| 传奇人物 傳奇人物 | legendary person; legend (i.e. person) | |
| 照做 照做 | to do as instructed; to comply | |
| 分布图 分佈圖 | scatter diagram; distribution chart; histogram | |
| 奇才 奇才 | genius | |
| 由不得 由不得 | cannot help; to be beyond control of | |
| 趣 趣 | interesting; to interest | |
| 去死 去死 | go to hell!; drop dead! | |
| 楚 楚 | name of feudal state; clear | |
| 敌 敵 | enemy, foe, rival; resist | |
| 屠刀 屠刀 | butcher's knife; abattoir hatchet | |
| 把头 把頭 | labor contractor; gangmaster | |
| 有办法 有辦法 | can find methods; resourceful; creative | |
| 来世 來世 | afterlife; next life | |
| 岁时 歲時 | season; time of the year | |
| 音 音 | sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation | |
| 不争气 不爭氣 | to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations | |
| 痛脚 痛腳 | (fig.) sore spot | |
| 马子 馬子 | bandit; brigand; gambling chip; chamber pot; (slang) girl; chick; babe | |
| 分心 分心 | to divert one's attention; to get distracted; (courteous) to be so good as to take care of (a matter) | |
| 认得 認得 | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know | |
| 故乡 故鄉 | home; homeland; native place | |
| 跑步 跑步 | to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double | |
| 美食 美食 | culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food | |
| 爱心 愛心 | compassion; kindness; care for others; love; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥) | |
| 输入 輸入 | to import; to input | |
| 比例 比例 | proportion; scale | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 家乡 家鄉 | hometown; native place | |
| 发明 發明 | to invent; an invention | |
| 好奇 好奇 | inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity | |
| 游泳 游泳 | swimming; to swim |