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新春佳节英语词汇


Author:fiona Translate      Updated:2009-12-11      Views:

春节 The Spring Festival
农历 
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
元宵节 
The Lantern Festival
 
Customs:

过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
对联 
poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
春联 
Spring Festival couplets
剪纸 
paper-cuts
年画 
New Year paintings
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 (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)
红包 
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
灯会 
exhibit of lanterns
守岁 
staying-up
拜年 
pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit
禁忌 
taboo
去晦气 
get rid of the ill-fortune
祭祖宗 
offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift

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

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year
扫房 
spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

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 
国泰平安 
The Country Flourishes And People Live In Peace     
招财进宝 
Money And Treasures Will He 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 
the dinner on New Year's Eve
饺子 
Jiao-zi; 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 
cumquat - prosperity
糖莲子 
candied lotus seed - many descendents to come
糖藕 
candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship
红枣 
red dates - prosperity
花生糖 peanut candy - sweet

 

 

 


(Editor:translation)      


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