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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胡子 鬍子 hú zi beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit Colloquialism HSK 5
秒 秒 miǎo second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly Colloquialism HSK 5
瑰 瑰 guī extraordinary, fabulous; rose ∼HSK 5
蕾 蕾 lěi buds, unopened flowers ∼HSK 5
晋 晉 Jìn advance, increase; promote ∼HSK 5
孟 孟 Mèng first in series; great, eminent ∼HSK 5
乳 乳 rǔ breast, nipples; milk, suckle ∼HSK 5
鸽 鴿 gē pigeon, dove; Columba species (various) ∼HSK 5
符合标准 符合標準 fú hé biāo zhǔn to comply with a standard; standards-compliant ∼HSK 5
褐 褐 hè coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark ∼HSK 5
菇 菇 gū mushrooms ∼HSK 5
搞定 搞定 gǎo dìng to fix; to settle; to wangle ∼HSK 5
食材 食材 shí cái (food) ingredient ∼HSK 5
娣 娣 dì younger sister, sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
闭嘴 閉嘴 bì zuǐ Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 ∼HSK 5
公分 公分 gōng fēn centimeter (cm); gram (g) ∼HSK 5
讲义气 講義氣 jiǎng yì qì to be loyal (to one's friends); to value loyalty ∼HSK 5
犯法 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
焖 燜 mèn simmer, cook over slow fire ∼HSK 5
锁上 鎖上 suǒ shàng to lock; to lock up ∼HSK 5
入住 入住 rù zhù to check in (at a hotel etc) ∼HSK 5
霉 黴 méi mold, mildew ∼HSK 5
食客 食客 shí kè diner (in a restaurant etc); hanger-on; sponger ∼HSK 5
地理位置 地理位置 dì lǐ wèi zhi geographical location ∼HSK 5
手软 手軟 shǒu ruǎn to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice ∼HSK 5
卜 卜 Bǔ fortune telling; prophesy ∼HSK 5
食谱 食譜 shí pǔ cookbook; recipe; diet ∼HSK 5
花椒 花椒 huā jiāo Sichuan pepper; Chinese prickly ash ∼HSK 5
柠檬 檸檬 níng méng lemon ∼HSK 5
铁锅 鐵鍋 tiě guō iron cooking pot ∼HSK 5
弹牙 彈牙 tán yá al dente ∼HSK 5
声说 聲說 shēng shuō to narrate ∼HSK 5
悲 悲 bēi sorrow, grief; sorry, sad ∼HSK 5
坨 坨 tuó a lump, heap ∼HSK 5
水池 水池 shuǐ chí pond; pool; sink; washbasin ∼HSK 5
嗲 嗲 diǎ coy; childish ∼HSK 5
私生子 私生子 sī shēng zǐ illegitimate son ∼HSK 5
火爆 火爆 huǒ bào fiery (temper); popular; flourishing; prosperous; lively ∼HSK 5
四射 四射 sì shè to radiate all around ∼HSK 5
灯塔 燈塔 dēng tǎ lighthouse ∼HSK 5
甜品 甜品 tián pǐn dessert ∼HSK 5
测评 測評 cè píng to test and evaluate ∼HSK 5
腹 腹 fù stomach, belly, abdomen; inside ∼HSK 5
蚂蚁 螞蟻 mǎ yǐ ant ∼HSK 5
进食 進食 jìn shí to eat one's meal ∼HSK 5
唇 唇 chún lips ∼HSK 5
舌 舌 jī tongue; clapper of bell; KangXi radical 135 ∼HSK 5
燥 燥 zào dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered ∼HSK 5
为所欲为 為所欲為 wéi suǒ yù wéi (idiom) to do whatever one pleases ∼HSK 5