Once Upon a Bite

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Ten Thousand Family Lights

S1E7 · 万家灯火 wànjiādēnghuǒ

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无孔不入 無孔不入 wú kǒng bù rù lit. there is no crack it cannot enter (idiom); fig. to seize every opportunity; to exploit every loophole; to get in everywhere Idiom ∼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
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
外公 外公 wài gōng (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 7
外婆 外婆 wài pó (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother Colloquialism HSK 7
递增 遞增 dì zēng to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive HSK 7
不亚于 不亞於 bù yà yú no less than; not inferior to HSK 7
天伦之乐 天倫之樂 tiān lún zhī lè family love and joy; domestic bliss HSK 7
清明 清明 Qīng míng Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-19th April; Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April) HSK 7
工序 工序 gōng xù working procedure; process HSK 7
主食 主食 zhǔ shí staple food HSK 7
水稻 水稻 shuǐ dào rice; paddy HSK 7
地势 地勢 dì shì terrain; topography relief HSK 7
赤道 赤道 chì dào equator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator HSK 7
兼任 兼任 jiān rèn to hold several jobs at once; concurrent post; working part-time HSK 7
正月 正月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year HSK 7
富含 富含 fù hán to contain in great quantities; rich in HSK 7
元宵节 元宵節 Yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar HSK 7
节俭 節儉 jié jiǎn frugal; economical HSK 7
鲜美 鮮美 xiān měi delicious; tasty HSK 7
飘扬 飄揚 piāo yáng to wave; to flutter; to fly HSK 7
奔赴 奔赴 bēn fù to rush to; to hurry to HSK 7
调剂 調劑 tiáo jì to adjust; to balance; to make up a medical prescription HSK 7
灵巧 靈巧 líng qiǎo deft; nimble; ingenious HSK 7
阅历 閱歷 yuè lì to experience; experience HSK 7
沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn to settle; to precipitate; sedimentation HSK 7
浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich; strong; heavy (fragrance); dense; full-bodied; intense HSK 7
美观 美觀 měi guān pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
油腻 油膩 yóu nì greasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar HSK 7
纵横 縱橫 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) HSK 7
水利 水利 shuǐ lì water conservancy; irrigation works 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
庆贺 慶賀 qìng hè to congratulate; to celebrate HSK 7
山脉 山脈 shān mài mountain range HSK 7
浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color) HSK 7
唯独 唯獨 wéi dú only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique HSK 7
淀粉 澱粉 diàn fěn starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n HSK 7
热气 熱氣 rè qì steam; heat HSK 7
隐约 隱約 yǐn yuē vague; faint; indistinct HSK 7
成型 成型 chéng xíng to become shaped; to become formed HSK 7
质地 質地 zhì dì texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition HSK 7
口感 口感 kǒu gǎn mouthfeel; texture (of food) HSK 7
湿润 濕潤 shī rùn moist HSK 7
简陋 簡陋 jiǎn lòu simple and crude HSK 7
作物 作物 zuò wù crop HSK 7
相通 相通 xiāng tōng interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating HSK 7
瓷 瓷 cí chinaware; porcelain; china HSK 7