Once Upon a Bite

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Season 1 — Once Upon a Bite

风味人间 fēngwèi rénjiān

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无孔不入 無孔不入 wú kǒng bù rù 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 孔: opening, hole, orifice; great · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 入: enter, come in(to), join Idiom ∼HSK 7
一定之规 一定之規 yī dìng zhī guī 一: one; a, an; alone · 定: decide, settle, fix · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 规: rules, regulations, customs, law Idiom ∼HSK 7
变化无穷 變化無窮 biàn huà wú qióng 变: change, transform, alter; rebel · 化: change, convert, reform; -ize · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 穷: poor, destitute, impoverished Idiom ∼HSK 7
风餐露宿 風餐露宿 fēng cān lù sù lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it Idiom HSK 7
画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point Idiom HSK 7
得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature Idiom HSK 7
千变万化 千變萬化 qiān biàn wàn huà countless changes; constant permutation Idiom HSK 7
家家户户 家家戶戶 jiā jiā hù hù each and every family (idiom); every household Idiom HSK 7
翻天覆地 翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head Idiom HSK 7
大名鼎鼎 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation; renowned; famous Idiom HSK 7
大街小巷 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city Idiom HSK 7
面目全非 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition Idiom HSK 7
息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān closely bound up (idiom); intimately related Idiom HSK 7
小心翼翼 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously Idiom HSK 7
密不可分 密不可分 mì bù kě fēn inextricably linked (idiom); inseparable Xiehouyu HSK 7
稀少 稀少 xī shǎo sparse; rare Xiehouyu HSK 7
冷落 冷落 lěng luò desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 7
霸道 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent Xiehouyu HSK 7
淘气 淘氣 táo qì naughty; mischievous Xiehouyu HSK 7
挑剔 挑剔 tiāo ti picky; fussy Xiehouyu HSK 7
完蛋 完蛋 wán dàn (coll.) to be done for Xiehouyu HSK 7
独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it Xiehouyu HSK 7
与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) Xiehouyu HSK 7
罕见 罕見 hǎn jiàn rare; rarely seen Xiehouyu HSK 7
多余 多餘 duō yú superfluous; unnecessary; surplus Xiehouyu HSK 7
着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
窑 窯 yáo kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel Colloquialism HSK 7
外公 外公 wài gōng (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 7
卵 卵 luǎn egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (old) penis; (expletive) fucking Colloquialism HSK 7
损 損 sǔn to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ Colloquialism HSK 7
外婆 外婆 wài pó (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
卤味 滷味 lǔ wèi food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices HSK 7
野炊 野炊 yě chuī to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing); cookout HSK 7
扑面而来 撲面而來 pū miàn ér lái lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils HSK 7
多元 多元 duō yuán poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.) HSK 7
栋梁 棟梁 dòng liáng ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state) HSK 7
戈壁 戈壁 Gē bì Gobi (desert) HSK 7
积淀 積澱 jī diàn deposits accumulated over long periods; fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom HSK 7
华侨 華僑 Huá qiáo overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality HSK 7
递增 遞增 dì zēng to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive HSK 7
炉灶 爐灶 lú zào stove HSK 7
醇厚 醇厚 chún hòu mellow and rich; simple and kind HSK 7
不亚于 不亞於 bù yà yú no less than; not inferior to HSK 7
烘托 烘托 hōng tuō background (of a painting); backdrop; a foil (to set off something to advantage); to offset (something to advantage) HSK 7
荷花 荷花 hé huā lotus HSK 7
长达 長達 cháng dá to extend as long as; to lengthen out to HSK 7
天伦之乐 天倫之樂 tiān lún zhī lè family love and joy; domestic bliss HSK 7