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Greeting Season:
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
新春佳节贺辞
Best wishes for the year to come!
恭贺新禧!
Good luck in the year ahead!
祝吉星高照!
May you come into a good fortune!
恭喜发财!
Live long and proper!
多福多寿!
May many fortunes find their way to you!
祝财运亨通!
I want to wish you longevity and health!
愿你健康长寿!
Take good care of yourself in the year ahead.
请多保重!
Wishing you many future successes.
祝你今后获得更大成就。
On this special day I send you New Year's greetings and hope that some day soon we shall be together.
在这特殊的日子,向你致以新年的祝福,希望不久我们能相聚在一起。
I would like to wish you a joyous new year and express my hope for your happiness and good future.
祝新年快乐,并愿你幸福吉祥,前程似锦。
May the New Year bring many good things and rich blessings to you and all those you love!
愿新年带给你和你所爱的人许多美好的事物和无尽的祝福!
Rich blessings for health and longevity is my special wish for you in the coming year.
祝你在新的一年里身体健康,多福多寿。
Good luck, good health, hood cheer. I wish you a happy New Year.
祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。
With best wishes for a happy New Year!
祝新年快乐,并致以良好的祝福。
I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year.
谨祝新年快乐幸福,大吉大利。
With the compliments of the season.
祝贺佳节。
May the season's joy fill you all the year round.
愿节日的愉快伴你一生。
Season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year.
祝福您,新年快乐。
Please accept my season's greetings.
请接受我节日的祝贺。
To wish you joy at this holy season. Wishing every happiness will always be with you.
恭祝新年吉祥,幸福和欢乐与你同在。
Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year.
恭祝健康、幸运,新年快乐。
May the joy and happiness around you today and always.
愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。
Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year. I hope you will continue to enjoy good health.
请接受我诚挚的新年祝福,顺祝身体健康。
Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity.
恭贺新禧,祝身体健康、事业发达。
Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year.
恭贺新禧,万事如意。
With very best wishes for your happiness in the New Year.
致以最良好的祝福,原你新年快乐幸福。
Please accept our wishes for you and yours for a happy New Year.
请接受我们对你及你全家的美好祝福,祝你们新年快乐。
May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace.
愿新年为你带来快乐,友爱和宁静。
Wishing you happiness during the holidays and throughout the New Year.
祝节日快乐,新年幸福。
A happy New Year to you.
恭贺新年。
Season's greetings and sincere wishes for a bright and happy New Year!
献上节日的问候与祝福,愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。
I give you endless brand-new good wishes. Please accept them as a new remembrance of our lasting friendship.
给你我无尽的新的祝福,让它们成为我们永恒友谊的新的纪念。
Good luck and great success in the coming New Year.
祝来年好运,并取得更大的成就。
On the occasion of the New Year, may my wife and I extend to you and yours our warmest greetings, wishing you a happy New Year, your career greater success and your family happiness.
在此新年之际,我同夫人向你及你的家人致以节日的问候,并祝你们新年快乐、事业有成、家庭幸福。
May everything beautiful and best be condensed into this card. I sincerely wish you happiness, cheerfulness and success.
愿一切最美好的祝福都能用这张贺卡表达,真诚地祝你幸福、快乐、成功!
A happy New Year to you.
恭贺新年。
Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to
you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity.
恭贺新禧,祝身体健康、事业发达。
At such a wonderful moment, I send you a gentle and warm care and wish: May every day be brilliant for you!
Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year.
恭贺新禧,万事如意。
Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year.
恭祝健康、幸运,新年快乐。
Good luck and great success in the coming New Year.
祝来年好运,并取得更大的成就。
I give you endless brand-new good wishes. Please accept them as a new
remembrance of our lasting friendship.
给你我无尽的新的祝福,让它们成为我们永恒友谊的新的纪念。
I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year.
谨祝新年快乐幸福,大吉大利。
I hope you have a most happy and prosperous(大吉大利) New Year.
May everything beautiful and best be condensed into this card. I sincerely
wish you happiness, cheerfulness and success.
愿一切最美好的祝福都能用这张贺卡表达,真诚地祝你幸福、快乐、成功!
May everything beautiful be condensed(融合) into this card. And I sincerely with you happiness, cheerfulness.
May fortune smile upon you and favor you with many blessings(祝福)!
May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace.
愿新年为你带来快乐,友爱和宁静。
May the joy and happiness around you today and always.
愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。
May the season's joy fill you all the year round.
愿节日的愉快伴你一生。
May you come into a good fortune!
Good luck, good health, hood cheer. I wish you a happy New Year.
祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。
On the occasion of the New Year, may my wife and I extend to you and yours
our warmest greetings, wishing you a happy New Year, your career greater
success and your family happiness.
在此新年之际,我同夫人向你及你的家人致以节日的问候,并祝你们新年快乐、事业有
成、家庭幸福。
Please accept my season's greetings.
请接受我节日的祝贺。
Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year. I hope you will continue
to enjoy good health.
请接受我诚挚的新年祝福,顺祝身体健康。
Please accept our wishes for you and yours for a happy New Year.
请接受我们对你及你全家的美好祝福,祝你们新年快乐。
Rich blessing for health and abundant happiness(福多) in my wish for you in the coming year!
Season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year.
祝福您,新年快乐。
Season's greetings and sincere wishes for a bright and happy New Year!
献上节日的问候与祝福,愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。
The greatest happiness in life is to feel peaceful; The greatest happiness in life is to possess friends. May you have all happiness in your life.
To wish you joy at this holy season. Wishing every happiness will always come to you!
To wish you joy at this holy season. Wishing every happiness will always be
with you.
恭祝新年吉祥,幸福和欢乐与你同在。
Wishing you happiness during the holidays and throughout the New Year.
祝节日快乐,新年幸福。
With best wishes for a happy New Year!
祝新年快乐,并致以良好的祝福。
With many good wishes for the holidays and the coming year!
With the compliments of the season.
祝贺佳节。
With very best wishes for your happiness in the New Year.
致以最良好的祝福,原你新年快乐幸福。 |
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