今晚就是除夕夜,準備好跟家人圍爐團聚了嗎?餐桌上難免有些禮俗和長輩們親切的問候,該如何說的一口吉祥話?
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新年用語:
Chinese New Year - 農曆新年
Happy Chinese New Year 新年快樂
New Year's greetings - 賀年
吉祥話:
老外問了也可通!這個通常是用在老外問你什麼是「五福臨門」等等時,你可以回答的用語! 翻譯主觀,以理解為重,不吝伺教:)
Congratulations and be prosperous 恭喜發財
Wishing you prosperity and wealth 恭喜發財
Everlasting peace year after year 歲歲平安
May there be bounty every year 年年有餘
May you be blessed with peace and safety in all four seasons! 四季平安
May you be blessed with peace and safety wherever you are! 出入平安
Great fortune and great favor. 大吉大利
May fortune come to your door. 五福臨門
We wish you good fortune and may all your wishes come true.吉祥如意
May you welcome happiness with the spring. 迎春納福
May wealth come generously to you. 財源廣進
The country is at peace and the people are satisfied. 國泰民安
May your happiness be as broad as the sea. 喜氣洋洋
May you have wealth overflowing. 富貴有餘
The star of happiness shines brightly above.福星高照
May good fortune find your door. 鴻運臨門
過年常聽到的單字用語:
red envelope 紅包
New Year's Money 壓歲錢
year-end bonus = December bonus 年終獎金
The Spring Festival 春節
Chinese New Year Festivities 農曆春節假期
Chinese New Year’s Eve 除夕夜
New Year's Eve Dinner 年夜飯
around the fireplace = surrounding the stove 圍爐
bringing in the new year 守歲
incense 香
burn an incense stick 燒香
burn incense and pray 燒香拜佛
religious festival 拜拜
ask the gods for a prophecy 求神問卜
firecracker 鞭炮
set off firecrackers 放鞭炮
Red Couplets = New Year couplets 春聯
make a New Year's visit =make a ceremonial call 拜年
play mahjong 打麻將
play cards 打牌
The Lion Dance 舞獅
The Dragon Dance 舞龍
the lunar/solar calendar 農曆 / 陽曆
sweet glutinous rice pudding = nian gao 年糕
firework 煙火
ancestor 祖先
worship ancestors 祭祖
temple 寺廟
最後,附上一則超搞笑的新年新希望影片,希望大家在國曆新年希望失敗後,在農曆新年再好好堅持吧! Happy Chinese New Year :)
作者: Kimberly Chin
原文出處:新年說吉祥話! 恭喜發財怎麼說?