春節英語應急小貼士

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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 first day of the Spring Festival

元宵節 The Lantern Festival

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過年 Guonian; 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.)

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抯 call; give New Year抯 greetings;New Year抯 visit

禁忌 taboo

去晦氣 get rid of the ill-fortune

祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one抯 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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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

祝您新的一年快樂幸福！

Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!

祝您事業成功，家庭美滿！

Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!

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年糕 Niangao; rise cake; New Year cake

團圓飯 family reunion dinner

年夜飯 the dinner on New Year抯 Eve

餃子 Jiaozi; Chinese meat ravioli; dumpling

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

八寶飯 eight treasures rice

糖果盤 candy tray

什錦糖 assorted candies-sweet and fortune

金橘 cumquat-prosperity

紅棗 red dates-prosperity

花生糖 peanut candy-sweet

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