英語素材:與春節相關的英語詞彙

英語素材:與春節相關的英語詞彙

  春節 The Spring Festival

  農曆 lunar calendar

  正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

  除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year

  初一 the beginning of New Year

  元宵節 The Lantern Festival

  Food names:

  年糕 Nian-gao; rice cake; New Year cake

  團圓飯 family reunion dinner

  年夜飯 the dinner on New Year's Eve

  餃子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli

  湯圓 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings

  八寶飯 eight treasures rice pudding

  糖果盤 candy tray

  什錦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune

  蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health

  西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity

  金桔 cumquat - prosperity

  糖蓮子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come

  糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship

  紅棗 red dates - prosperity

  花生糖 peanut candy - sweet

  祝你新的一年快樂幸福 Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!

  Customs:

  過年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

   poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

  春聯 Spring Festival couplets

  剪紙 paper-cuts

  年畫 New Year paintings

  買年貨 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping

  敬酒 propose a toast

  燈籠 lantern: a portable light

  煙花 fireworks

  爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop。)

  紅包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year。)

  舞獅 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck。)

  舞龍 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)

  戲曲 traditional opera

  雜耍 variety show; vaudeville

  燈謎 riddles written on lanterns

  燈會 exhibit of lanterns

  守歲 staying-up

  拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit

  禁忌 taboo

  去晦氣 get rid of the ill- fortune

  祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

  壓歲錢 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift

  辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year

  掃房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

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