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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孤注一掷 孤注一擲 gū zhù yī zhì to stake all on one throw Idiom ∼HSK 6
浪子回头 浪子回頭 làng zǐ huí tóu the return of a prodigal son (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
蒸蒸日上 蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day Idiom ∼HSK 6
全神贯注 全神貫注 quán shén - guàn zhù (idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely; with rapt attention Idiom ∼HSK 6
立地成佛 立地成佛 lì dì chéng fó to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑然一体 渾然一體 hún rán yī tǐ to blend into one another; to blend together well Idiom ∼HSK 6
难熬 難熬 nán áo (of pain or hardship) hard to bear Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不通 不通 bù tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
废柴 廢柴 fèi chái (Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing; loser Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
关你屁事 關你屁事 guān nǐ pì shì (coll.) None of your goddamn business!; Mind your own business! Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
老鹰 老鷹 lǎo yīng (coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
发神经 發神經 fā shén jīng (coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
杂碎 雜碎 zá sui offal; cooked minced offal; chop suey (American Chinese dish); incoherent (information); (derog.) asshat; jerk ∼HSK 6
佛跳墙 佛跳牆 fó tiào qiáng lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients ∼HSK 6
施主 施主 shī zhǔ donor (Buddhist address) ∼HSK 6
旗子 旗子 qí zi flag; banner ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
撕掉 撕掉 sī diào to tear out (and throw away); to rip away ∼HSK 6
灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha); a halo; a miraculous column of light; (slang) jolly good! ∼HSK 6
下凡 下凡 xià fán (of immortals) to descend to the human world ∼HSK 6
婆娘 婆娘 pó niáng woman (derog.) ∼HSK 6
炒饭 炒飯 chǎo fàn fried rice; (Tw) (slang) to have sex ∼HSK 6
乾坤 乾坤 qián kūn yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe ∼HSK 6
即食 即食 jí shí instant (food) ∼HSK 6
耍花样 耍花樣 shuǎ huā yàng to play tricks on sb ∼HSK 6
摊档 攤檔 tān dàng (dialect) vendor's stall ∼HSK 6
洋葱 洋蔥 yáng cōng onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion ∼HSK 6
仙人 仙人 xiān rén Daoist immortal; celestial being ∼HSK 6
样貌 樣貌 yàng mào appearance; manifestation ∼HSK 6
双氧水 雙氧水 shuāng yǎng shuǐ hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution ∼HSK 6
印花 印花 yìn huā tax stamp; to print a pattern or design on fabric ∼HSK 6
心腹 心腹 xīn fù trusted aide; confidant ∼HSK 6
名堂 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief); worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth significant but not immediately apparent; sth more than meets the eye ∼HSK 6
闯出名堂 闖出名堂 chuǎng chū míng tang to make a name for oneself ∼HSK 6
连珠 連珠 lián zhū joined as a string of pearls; in rapid succession; alignment; Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row ∼HSK 6
奥妙 奧妙 ào miào marvelous; mysterious; profound; marvel; wonder ∼HSK 6
海景 海景 hǎi jǐng seascape; sea view ∼HSK 6
姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate ∼HSK 6
劫难 劫難 jié nàn calamity ∼HSK 6
品评 品評 pǐn píng to judge; to assess ∼HSK 6
金雕 金鵰 jīn diāo (bird species of China) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) ∼HSK 6
锦绣 錦繡 jǐn xiù beautiful ∼HSK 6
素菜 素菜 sù cài vegetable dish ∼HSK 6
佛衣 佛衣 fó yī Buddha's robe ∼HSK 6
隆胸 隆胸 lóng xiōng to enlarge the breasts; breast enlargement ∼HSK 6