對我們中國人而言,春節(jié)是一年之中最隆重的節(jié)日,那么有關春節(jié)的地道英文表達,你掌握了多少呢?一起來學習吧!
農歷:lunar calendar
臘八節(jié):Laba Festival
小年:Little New Year
除夕:Chinese New Year's Eve
兔年:the Year of the Rabbit
春節(jié):the Spring Festival; the Chinese New Year
元宵節(jié):the Lantern Festival
喝臘八粥:eat Laba porridge
守歲:stay up
拜年:pay a New Year’s call
祭祖:offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
春聯(lián):Spring Festival couplets
貼倒福:paste Chinese character “Fu” upside down
辭舊歲:bid farewell to the old year
燒香:burn incense
生肖:Chinese zodiac
辦年貨:do Spring Festival shopping
年夜飯:New Year’s Eve dinner
全家團圓:family reunion
敬酒:propose a toast
紅包:red envelops
壓歲錢:lucky money
本命年:one’s animal year
年糕:rice cake
餃子:dumplings
湯圓:dumplings made of sweet rice
八寶飯:eight-treasure rice pudding
春卷:spring roll
剪紙:Chinese paper cutting
中國結:Chinese knot
年畫:New Year painting
舞龍/獅:dragon/lion dance
秧歌:Yangko dance;rural folk dance
燈籠:lantern
打麻將:play mahjong
廟會:Temple Fair
春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會:Spring Festival Gala
燈會:exhibit of lanterns
燈謎:riddles written on lanterns
放煙花:set off fireworks
放鞭炮:set off firecrackers
灶神:the God of Kitchen
財神:the God of Wealth
新年快樂:Happy New Year
春節(jié)快樂:Happy Spring Festival
一帆風順:wish you every success
萬事如意:hope everything goes your way
歲歲平安:may you start safe and sound all year round
(視覺中國供圖)