春节实用英语词汇-Spring Festival Words

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<P>Greeting Season:</P>
<P>春节 The Spring Festival</P>
<P>农历 lunar calendar</P>
<P>正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar</P>
<P>除夕 New Year‘s Eve; eve of lunar New Year</P>
<P>初一 the beginning of New Year</P>
<P>元宵节 The Lantern Festival</P>
<P>Customs:</P>
<P>过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival</P>
<P>对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry</P>
<P>春联 Spring Festival couplets</P>
<P>剪纸 paper-cuts</P>
<P>年画 New Year paintings</P>
<P>买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping</P>
<P>敬酒 propose a toast</P>
<P>灯笼 lantern: a portable light</P>
<P>烟花 fireworks</P>
<P>爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)</P>
<P>红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)</P>
<P>舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)</P>
<P>舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)</P>
<P>戏曲 traditional opera</P>
<P>杂耍 variety show; vaudeville</P>
<P>灯谜 riddles written on lanterns</P>
<P>灯会 exhibit of lanterns</P>
<P>守岁 staying-up</P>
<P>拜年 pay New Year‘s call; give New Year‘s greetings; New Year‘s visit</P>
<P>禁忌 taboo</P>
<P>去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune</P>
<P>祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one‘s ancestors</P>
<P>压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift</P>
<P>Culture Note: In the old days, New Year‘s money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth</P>
<P>辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year</P>
<P>扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning</P>
<P>Blessing:</P>
<P>Treasures fill the home Business flourishes Peace all year round Wishing you prosperity</P>

<P>Harmony brings wealth May all your wishes come true Everything goes well The country flourishes and people live in peace</P>
<P>Money and treasures will be plentiful Wishing you every success Promoting to a higher position Safe trip wherever you go</P>
<P>祝你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!</P>
<P>事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!</P>
<P>Food names:</P>
<P>年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake</P>
<P>团圆饭 family reunion dinner</P>
<P>年夜饭 the dinner on New Year‘s Eve</P>
<P>饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli</P>
<P>汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or</P>
<P>spicy fillings</P>
<P>八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding</P>
<P>糖果盘 candy tray:</P>
<P>什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune</P>
<P>蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health</P>
<P>西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity</P>
<P>金桔 cumquat - prosperity</P>
<P>糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come</P>
<P>糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship</P>
<P>红枣 red dates - prosperity</P>
<P>花生糖 peanut candy - sweet </P>

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<P>That's so nice, I found so interesting words here.</P>
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