#253 台灣的年夜飯 Taiwan’s Lunar New Year’s Eve Dinner

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年夜飯 nián yè fàn - New Year's Eve dinner 吉祥 jí xiáng - auspicious; lucky 不可或缺 bù kě huò quē - indispensable; essential 儀式 yí shì - ritual; ceremony 象徵 xiàng zhēng - symbol; to symbolize 一家團圓 yì jiā tuán yuán - family reunion 美好 měi hǎo - beautiful; wonderful 期盼 qí pàn - expectation; hope 圍爐 wéi lú - gathering around the stove (a traditional reunion activity) 餐桌 cān zhuō - dining table 溫馨 wēn xīn - warm and sweet 親手 qīn shǒu - personally; with one's own hands 長年菜 cháng nián cài - longevity greens 長壽 cháng shòu - longevity 燙熟 tàng shóu - blanched; briefly boiled 菜頭湯 cài tóu tāng - radish soup 蘿蔔 luó bo - radish 好采頭 hǎo cǎi tóu - good fortune 佛跳牆 fó tiào qiáng - Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (a Chinese delicacy) 頂級 dǐng jí - top-grade; premium 燉煮 dùn zhǔ - to stew; to simmer 家庭和樂 jiā tíng hé lè - family harmony 圓滿豐盛 yuán mǎn fēng shèng - complete and abundant 醉雞 zuì jī - drunken chicken 白斬雞 bái zhǎn jī - poached chicken 吉利 jí lì - lucky; propitious 清蒸 qīng zhēng - steamed (usually food) 紅燒 hóng shāo - braised in soy sauce 年年有餘 nián nián yǒu yú - surplus year after year 年糕 nián gāo - glutinous rice cake 年年高升 nián nián gāo shēng - rising higher year by year 拿手菜 ná shǒu cài - signature dish 冷凍 lěng dòng - frozen Planning to travel or move to Taiwan? If you'd like to improve your Chinese before you go, feel free to book a one-on-one lesson with me.I'll help you improve your Chinese so you can settle in more comfortably when you arrive.Book a one-on-one trial lesson with me ! 😊 Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

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年夜飯 nián yè fàn - New Year's Eve dinner 吉祥 jí xiáng - auspicious; lucky 不可或缺 bù kě huò quē - indispensable; essential 儀式 yí shì - ritual; ceremony 象徵 xiàng zhēng - symbol; to symbolize 一家團圓 yì jiā tuán yuán - family reunion 美好 měi hǎo - beautiful;...

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