The God of Cookery

The God of Cookery 1996

食神 shí shén

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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4.76 Intermediate Director Lee Lik-Chi, Stephen Chow IMDb 7.2

Cast

Stephen Chow Stephen Chow Stephen Chow Karen Mok Man-Wai Karen Mok Man-Wai Twin Dagger Turkey Nancy Sit Ka-Yin Nancy Sit Ka-Yin Nancy Sit / Princess of Taste Richard Ng Man-Tat Richard Ng Man-Tat Benbry's Uncle Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu Bull Tong Law Kar-Ying Law Kar-Ying MC at Cooking Competition Tats Lau Yee-Tat Tats Lau Yee-Tat Wet Dreams Lee Siu-Kay Lee Siu-Kay Goosehead Stephen Au Kam-Tong Stephen Au Kam-Tong MC for Stephen Liz Kong Hei-Man Liz Kong Hei-Man Reporter

Vocabulary

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不准 不准 bù zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
顺便 順便 shùn biàn conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort HSK 7
娶 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
标 標 biāo mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
注定 註定 zhù dìng to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably HSK 7
抛 拋 pāo to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon HSK 7
善 善 shàn good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect HSK 7
汁 汁 zhī juice HSK 7
完毕 完畢 wán bì to finish; to end; to complete HSK 7
砍 砍 kǎn to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb HSK 7
栋 棟 dòng classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) HSK 7
蛮 蠻 mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
奇迹 奇跡 qí jì miracle; miraculous; wonder; marvel HSK 7
失踪 失蹤 shī zōng to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for HSK 7
老大 老大 lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
致 緻 zhì (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite HSK 7
拳 拳 quán fist; boxing HSK 7
望 望 wàng full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
耍 耍 shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
灰 灰 huī ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected HSK 7
尿 尿 niào to urinate; urine HSK 7
从未 從未 cóng wèi never HSK 7
真心 真心 zhēn xīn sincere; heartfelt HSK 7
唉 唉 āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
灵 靈 líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
即 即 jí 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
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
未 未 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
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
黯然销魂 黯然銷魂 àn rán xiāo hún overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting Idiom ∼HSK 6
泄露天机 泄露天機 xiè lù tiān jī to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag Idiom ∼HSK 6
刻骨铭心 刻骨銘心 kè gǔ míng xīn lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable Idiom ∼HSK 6
命中注定 命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated Idiom ∼HSK 6
高深莫测 高深莫測 gāo shēn mò cè profound mystery Idiom ∼HSK 6
出神入化 出神入化 chū shén rù huà to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement Idiom ∼HSK 6
赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) Idiom ∼HSK 6
妙不可言 妙不可言 miào bù kě yán too wonderful for words Idiom ∼HSK 6
如虎添翼 如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì lit. like a tiger that has grown wings; with redoubled power (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
荡气回肠 蕩氣回腸 dàng qì huí cháng heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc); deeply moving Idiom ∼HSK 6
有过之而无不及 有過之而無不及 yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom); to surpass; to outdo; (derog.) to be even worse Idiom ∼HSK 6
束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis Idiom ∼HSK 6