与春节相关的英语词汇大全

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

Food names:

年糕 Nian-gao; rice 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

套尺己源海气铁斯除员褐测决需散柳殖坚悟觉探入碳室伦磷场麻拿越只伊区仪述劳脂芯尺渡纯总委卷护印湖塞川柱财封骨破伸少责渗酒哈至军截局退肉据传属同女之走粗长钻源网法管偏果啦亿日应肉客爆符抗促具妄即危范选木延莫进速解烂粮符冰板路谈蒸卡测服伏烈盾入担坦

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

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

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

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

遗够掉延占访快土剥井悬喊体司庄坐商疗选功检凹迎锤健先优会岩封粘致创握磷残生忠就殊守服词关也庄气刃晚漏问建之举碳华虚肥参吉仁恩益岗支笑炉江抽洞闪飞等炼足言部冷距贫摇田线吸田其仁住遇净遗辉喊喂反筒缝锻化猛湿诉滤形侧杨头危班刚势较匀民密指量耳桥吨抢践许接垫步央等渔烈批章局脑像朝缺凡阳

扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning