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■新譯通翻譯公司
Spring Festival Words Greeting Season: 春節 The Spring Festival 農歷 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 Customs: 過年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 對聯 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 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 Blessings: 金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home 生意興隆 Business flourishes 歲歲平安 Peace all year round 恭喜發財 Wishing you prosperity 和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth 心想事成 May all your wishes come true 吉祥如意 Everything goes well 國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 招財進寶 Money and treasures will be plentiful 一帆風順 Wishing you every success 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go 祝你新的一年快樂幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 事業成功，家庭美滿: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family! Food names: 年糕 Nian-gao; rise 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 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 |
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