Once Upon a Bite

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Taking Root

S1E2 · 落地生根 luòdìshēnggēn

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Vocabulary

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一定之规 一定之規 yī dìng zhī guī lit. a fixed rule (idiom); fig. one's own firm set plan or principle; a settled course of action 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
挑剔 挑剔 tiāo ti picky; fussy 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
华侨 華僑 Huá qiáo overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality HSK 7
不亚于 不亞於 bù yà yú no less than; not inferior to HSK 7
农历 農曆 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar HSK 7
佐料 佐料 zuǒ liào condiments; seasoning HSK 7
主食 主食 zhǔ shí staple food HSK 7
水稻 水稻 shuǐ dào rice; paddy HSK 7
呼应 呼應 hū yìng to conform (with); to echo; to correlate well; (linguistics) agreement HSK 7
质朴 質樸 zhì pǔ simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy HSK 7
照例 照例 zhào lì as a rule; as usual; usually HSK 7
酿造 釀造 niàng zào to brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation HSK 7
水温 水溫 shuǐ wēn water temperature HSK 7
风貌 風貌 fēng mào style; manner; ethos HSK 7
珍视 珍視 zhēn shì to place great importance on; to treasure HSK 7
乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich; strong; heavy (fragrance); dense; full-bodied; intense HSK 7
境遇 境遇 jìng yù circumstance HSK 7
固有 固有 gù yǒu intrinsic to sth; inherent; native HSK 7
衬托 襯托 chèn tuō to set off HSK 7
发酵 發酵 fā jiào to ferment; (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop HSK 7
淀粉 澱粉 diàn fěn starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n HSK 7
祭祀 祭祀 jì sì to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors HSK 7
迁徙 遷徙 qiān xǐ to migrate; to move HSK 7
饱满 飽滿 bǎo mǎn full; plump HSK 7
后裔 後裔 hòu yì descendant HSK 7
间隙 間隙 jiàn xì interval; gap; clearance HSK 7
口感 口感 kǒu gǎn mouthfeel; texture (of food) HSK 7
栽培 栽培 zāi péi to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize HSK 7
撰写 撰寫 zhuàn xiě to write; to compose HSK 7
浸泡 浸泡 jìn pào to steep; to soak; to immerse HSK 7
炎热 炎熱 yán rè blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather) HSK 7
与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
血缘 血緣 xuè yuán bloodline HSK 7
长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi one's elders; older generation HSK 7
亲情 親情 qīn qíng affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children HSK 7
调料 調料 tiáo liào condiment; seasoning; flavoring HSK 7
孕育 孕育 yùn yù to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc) HSK 7
诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) HSK 7
深远 深遠 shēn yuǎn far-reaching; profound and long-lasting HSK 7
连同 連同 lián tóng together with; along with HSK 7
熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished HSK 7
精髓 精髓 jīng suǐ marrow; pith; quintessence; essence HSK 7
本意 本意 běn yì original idea; real intention; etymon HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
热衷 熱衷 rè zhōng to feel strongly about; to be fond of; obsession; deep commitment HSK 7
丰盛 豐盛 fēng shèng rich; sumptuous HSK 7
隐身 隱身 yǐn shēn to hide oneself; invisible (person or online status) HSK 7