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%

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禿 yīng condor; bald eagle ∼HSK 6
luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
to fail; to flunk ∼HSK 6
qíng erotic (of art etc); facial expression (archaic) ∼HSK 6
tān chī gluttonous; voracious ∼HSK 6
sāi variant of ∼HSK 6
chēng sǎn to hold up an umbrella ∼HSK 6
湿 lín shī to get soaked ∼HSK 6
negative ion; anion (physics) ∼HSK 6
dòu liú to stay for a while; to sojourn ∼HSK 6
zhù jiě to annotate; annotation; comment; interpretation; to explain with notes; explanatory note ∼HSK 6
yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
jīng shen to raise one's spirits; to take courage ∼HSK 6
tài (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves) ∼HSK 6
rén my child ∼HSK 6
xiāo midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
zhū pigsty (lit. and fig.) ∼HSK 6
Qīng míng jié Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) HSK 6
zěn me yàng not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it HSK 6
xiū chē to repair a bike (car etc) HSK 6
shí jié season; time HSK 6
jīng pǐn quality goods; premium product; fine work (of art) HSK 6
jué to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) HSK 6
chǎo zuò to hype; to promote (in the media) HSK 6
shí appetite HSK 6
pái háng bǎng the charts (of best-sellers); table of ranking HSK 6
duǎn piàn short film; video clip HSK 6
qié zi eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese" HSK 6
pèi zhì to deploy; to allocate; configuration; allocation HSK 6
bàng wǎn in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk HSK 6
pìn qǐng to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc) HSK 6
jiù shì shuō in other words; that is HSK 6
dào together HSK 6
zǒng jīng general manager; CEO HSK 6
bēi cǎn miserable; tragic HSK 6
yào rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
chú shī cook; chef HSK 6
guàn consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent HSK 6
shuǐ hot water HSK 6
yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
used in 荤粥 HSK 6
zhì inner quality; basic essence HSK 6
specially; intentionally HSK 6
xíng chéng journey; course of a journey; distance traveled; trajectory; itinerary; route; course (of history); stroke (of a piston); (Tw) (computing) process HSK 6
jǐn jǐn not only; not just HSK 6
xián to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect HSK 6
wài chū to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) HSK 6
lài to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on HSK 6
yòng xīn motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful HSK 6
chāo chū to exceed; to overstep; to go too far; to encroach HSK 6