This Is Not What I Expected

This Is Not What I Expected 2017

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Lu Jin is a handsome, wealthy hotel executive whose drive for perfection is matched only by his taste for fine cuisine. When he checks into the Rosebud, he's dissatisfied with everything he sees and is ready to take action... until flamboyant female sous chef Gu Shengnan creates the perfectionist what may be a perfect meal. Now, these bitter rivals find themselves brought together in the kitchen in this light-hearted romantic comedy, infused with fun and flavors to create a delicious dish that foodies around the world wouldn't dare to miss.

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3.97 Beginner Director Derek Hui Wang-Yu 🍅 78%

Cast

Takeshi Kaneshiro Takeshi Kaneshiro Lu Jin Zhou Dongyu Zhou Dongyu Gu Shengnan Xi Mengyao Xi Mengyao Xu Zhaodi Tony Yang Tony Yang Cheng Ziqian Sun Yizhou Sun Yizhou Meng Xinjie Chang Kuo-Chu Chang Kuo-Chu Jin's Father Lin Chi-ling Lin Chi-ling Lu Jin's Personal Chef Gao Xiaosong Gao Fushuai Quan Tong Quan Tong Chef Shuai Yuan Zhong Yuan Yuan Zhong Yuan Acquisition Representative

Vocabulary

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不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more 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
喧宾夺主 喧賓奪主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom); fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction; minor details obscure the main point; the sauce is better than the fish Idiom ∼HSK 6
蠢货 蠢貨 chǔn huò blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
渣男 渣男 zhā nán (coll.) jerk; scumbag (esp. in romantic relationships) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
不赖 不賴 bù lài (coll.) not bad; good; fine Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
老鹰 老鷹 lǎo yīng (coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
闺蜜 閨蜜 guī mì (coll.) (a woman's) close female friend; bestie 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
松露 松露 sōng lù truffle ∼HSK 6
墨鱼 墨魚 mò yú cuttlefish ∼HSK 6
主厨 主廚 zhǔ chú chef; to be the chef ∼HSK 6
吃素 吃素 chī sù to be a vegetarian ∼HSK 6
菜谱 菜譜 cài pǔ menu (in restaurant); recipe; cookbook ∼HSK 6
特写 特寫 tè xiě feature article; close-up (filmmaking, photography etc) ∼HSK 6
导播 導播 dǎo bō to direct a television or radio broadcast; director (TV, radio) ∼HSK 6
面罩 面罩 miàn zhào mask; visor; facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask) ∼HSK 6
点餐 點餐 diǎn cān (at a restaurant) to order a meal; (of a waiter) to take an order ∼HSK 6
龙虾 龍蝦 lóng xiā lobster ∼HSK 6
奥迪 奧迪 Ào dí Audi ∼HSK 6
完好无损 完好無損 wán hǎo wú sǔn in good condition; undamaged; intact ∼HSK 6
采光 採光 cǎi guāng to get natural light (e.g. through a window) ∼HSK 6
延后 延後 yán hòu to postpone; to defer; to delay ∼HSK 6
泡面 泡麵 pào miàn instant noodles; (Tw) pirated software ∼HSK 6
挥发 揮發 huī fā to volatilize; to vaporize; to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures); (in compound words) volatile ∼HSK 6
洁癖 潔癖 jié pǐ mysophobia; obsession with cleanliness; extreme fastidiousness ∼HSK 6
求饶 求饒 qiú ráo to beg forgiveness ∼HSK 6
低脂 低脂 dī zhī low fat ∼HSK 6
素鸡 素雞 sù jī vegetarian chicken, a soybean product ∼HSK 6
厌女症 厭女症 yàn nǚ zhèng misogyny ∼HSK 6
事业心 事業心 shì yè xīn devotion to one's work; professional ambition ∼HSK 6
放荡 放蕩 fàng dàng licentious; wanton; morally unrestrained ∼HSK 6
原来如此 原來如此 yuán lái rú cǐ (idiom) so that's how it is; I see ∼HSK 6
租界 租界 zū jiè foreign concession, an enclave occupied by a foreign power (in China in the 19th and 20th centuries) ∼HSK 6
抹茶 抹茶 mǒ chá green tea powder (Japanese: matcha) ∼HSK 6
清香 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent; fragrant odor ∼HSK 6
杏仁 杏仁 xìng rén almond; apricot kernel ∼HSK 6
醋栗 醋栗 cù lì gooseberry ∼HSK 6
嘘嘘 噓噓 xū xū to pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang) ∼HSK 6
茁壮成长 茁壯成長 zhuó zhuàng chéng zhǎng 茁: to sprout, flourish; sprouts appearing above-ground; vigorous · 壮: big, large; robust; name of tribe · 成: completed, finished, fixed · 长: long; length; excel in; leader ∼HSK 6
核算 核算 hé suàn to calculate; accounting ∼HSK 6
探病 探病 tàn bìng to visit a sick person or patient ∼HSK 6
聚餐 聚餐 jù cān communal meal; formal dinner of club or group ∼HSK 6