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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dǎn chún cholesterol ∼HSK 5
huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
gǒu liáng dog food; (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles forced to "eat" it) ∼HSK 5
lòu shuǐ (of pipes, ceilings, roofs etc) to leak water; to have a water leak ∼HSK 5
duǒ to take shelter from the rain ∼HSK 5
xiū do not, stop ∼HSK 5
private; secret; intimate ∼HSK 5
bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
héng kuà to span; to stretch across; to travel across ∼HSK 5
wǎng useless, in vain; bent, crooked ∼HSK 5
jīng an economy; a country (or region etc) viewed as an economic entity ∼HSK 5
pàn traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent ∼HSK 5
zuì to get drunk ∼HSK 5
fàn cuò to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing ∼HSK 5
kāi suǒ to unlock ∼HSK 5
huǒ r erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone HSK 5
mén entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject); to learn the basics of a subject HSK 5
cān yǐn food and beverage; catering; repast HSK 5
ruò weak; frail HSK 5
yǒu specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive HSK 5
chuāng lián window curtains HSK 5
nài to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately HSK 5
kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5
yǒu poisonous HSK 5
tíng incessant HSK 5
zhàn yǒu to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc) HSK 5
xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
zài (not) any more HSK 5
gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc) HSK 5
dài region; district HSK 5
tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room HSK 5
shì fàn to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example HSK 5
zài nèi (included) in it; among them HSK 5
zhāi to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) HSK 5
shōu gòu to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) HSK 5
luó ji logic (loanword) HSK 5
yuán shǐ first; original; primitive; original (document etc) HSK 5
shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
táo pǎo to flee from sth; to run away; to escape HSK 5
chéng běn (manufacturing, production etc) costs HSK 5
zūn jìng to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) HSK 5
lián luò to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection HSK 5
zhí wèi position; post; job HSK 5
to expect; to anticipate HSK 5
this moment; now; at present HSK 5
lòu to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) HSK 5
zǒng cái chairman; director-general (of a company etc) HSK 5
at the minimum; at the very least HSK 5
zhǎng to rise (of prices, rivers) HSK 5
míng míng obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely HSK 5