岁时节日单词表

岁时节日单词表

Words Greeting Season:

　　春节Chinese New Year，The Spring Festival

农历 lunar calendar

阳历 solar calendar

24节气 24 seasonal divisions

正月 lunar January;the first month by lunar calendar

小年 preliminary year

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

　　初一 the beginning of New Year

元宵节 The Lantern Festival

清明节Pure Brightness Festival; Tomb-sweeping Day

中秋节 Mid-autumn Festival

端午节 Dragon Boat Festival

少数民俗节日 Ethnic Minorities Festivals

Customs:

过年Guo-nian;have the Spring Festival

穿新衣 dress up new clothes

拜年Bai nian; pay a New Year’s visit

　　对联 couplet:two successive rhyming lines in poetry

　　春联 Spring Festival couplets

　　剪纸 paper-cuts; paper-cutting

年画 New Year paintings

桃符 peach-wood charms

福到 upside-down Fu character

　　买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ;do Spring Festival shopping

　　敬酒 propose a toast

　　灯笼 lantern:a portable light

　　烟花 fireworks

　　爆竹 firecrackers(Peoples care off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

红包 red envelop, red packets(cash wrapped up in red paper,symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)

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

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

　　戏曲 traditional opera

　　杂耍 variety show;vaudeville

灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

皮影戏 shadow puppet

　　灯会 exhibit of lanterns

　　守岁 staying-up

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

　　禁忌 taboo

　　去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune

　　祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

压岁钱Ys Sui Qian; money in red envelope; gift money;money given to children as a lunar New Year gift

　　辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning;general house-cleaning

灶王爷 (worship)Kitchen god

挂艾蒿菖蒲 hanging Mugwort and Calamus

五毒 scorpion, centipede, snake, spider and toad

带香囊 wearing sachet

糯米 glutinous rice

用竹叶包粽子 soak glutinous rice, wash the bamboo or reed leaves to make Zongzi

Blessings:

　　金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home

　　生意兴隆 Business flourishes

　　岁岁平安 Peace all year round

　　恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity　　和气生财 Harmony brings wealth

　　心想事成 May all your wishes come true

　　吉祥如意 Everything goes well

　　国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

　　招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful

　　一帆风顺 Wishing you every success

　　步步高升 Promoting to a higher position

　　出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go

　　祝你新的一年快乐幸福:Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year

事业成功，家庭美满:Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!

Food names:

　　年糕Nian-gao;rise cake;New Year cake

　　团圆饭 family reunion dinner

　　年夜饭reunion dinner; the dinner on New Year's Eve

　　饺子 Jiao-zi;Chinese dumpling; Chinese meat ravioli

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

　　八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding

　　糖果盘 candy tray

　　什锦糖 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 kumquat - prosperity

　　糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendants to come

　　糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling lover elation ship

　　红枣 red dates- prosperity

花生糖 peanut candy – sweet

Supplementary words/phrases

Qu Yuan: a patriotic poet

Heritage Diversity Integration auspicious

Translation from E to C

1. China is a country with a long history of about 5,000 years. In its ever-forward history course there have developed a good number of traditional festivals which are full of diversity and richness of China’s culture.

2. The generation and development of festivals is a course of their shaping, perfecting and then their gradual integration with the social life.

3. Tang is a time of economic prosperity and political flourishing as well as frequent intercourse between Chinese and foreign cultures.

4. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cut and couplets with popular themes of “good fortunes or happiness” "wealth", and "longevity.”

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