day 107luck and festivals

luck and festivals

Talk about lucky numbers, festivals and old customs, add to a topic or switch to a new one (此外, 至於, 說到), and leave out words the listener already knows.

today’s words

• 文明 wénmíng · civilization
• 福氣 fúqì · good fortune, blessing
• 佳節 jiājié · festival (written)
• 風水 fēngshuǐ · feng shui
• 祭祀 jìsì · offer sacrifices (to ancestors)
• 吉利 jílì · lucky, auspicious
• 保佑 bǎoyòu · bless and protect
• 地獄 dìyù · hell (in stories and art)
• 虔誠 qiánchéng · devout, sincere
• 世間 shìjiān · the world, this life (literary)
• 園林 yuánlín · classical garden
• 風尚 fēngshàng · custom, fashion (of the times)
• 洗禮 xǐlǐ · baptism; (figurative) trial by fire
• 臘月 làyuè · the twelfth lunar month
• 波及 bōjí · affect, spread to
• 分級 fēnjí · grade, rate (by level)
• 激增 jīzēng · soar, surge
• 揪 jiū · grab; (Taiwan) round people up
• 滅 miè · go out, put out (fire, light)
• 省事 shěngshì · saving trouble, convenient
• 剔除 tīchú · remove, weed out
• 懸殊 xuánshū · wide apart, very unequal
• 周密 zhōumì · careful, thorough

sentences

• 在臺灣，數字八很吉利。 · In Taiwan, the number eight is lucky.
• 臘月一到，大家就開始準備過年。 · As soon as the twelfth lunar month comes, everyone starts getting ready for New Year.
• 過年前，回家的人數激增。 · Before New Year, the number of people travelling home soars.
• 有這麼好的家人，是我的福氣。 · Having such a good family is my good fortune.
• 中秋佳節，大家都回家團圓。 · At the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone goes home to be with family.