#466 今天是端午節 Today Is the Dragon Boat Festival 🐲

端午節 Duānwǔjié - Dragon Boat Festival屈原 Qū Yuán - Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese poet and politician侵略 qīnlüè - to invade; invasion投江自盡 tóujiāng zìjìn - to commit suicide by jumping into a river蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp划船 huáchuán - to row a boat敲鑼打鼓 qiāo luó dǎ gǔ - to beat drums and gongs把...嚇走 bǎ... xiàzǒu - to scare away竹葉 zhúyè - bamboo leaves包粽子 bāo zòngzi - to wrap rice dumplings划龍舟 huá lóngzhōu - to race dragon boats流傳下來 liúchuán xiàlái - to pass down through generations蚊子 wénzi - mosquito蟲子 chóngzi - insect; bug蛇 shé - snake螞蟻 mǎyǐ - ant傳染病 chuánrǎnbìng - infectious disease爆發 bàofā - to break out; outbreak掛 guà - to hang艾草 àicǎo - mugwort喝雄黃酒 hē xiónghuángjiǔ - to drink realgar wine植物 zhíwù - plant菖蒲 chāngpú - calamus plant趨吉避凶 qūjí bìxiōng - to seek good fortune and avoid bad luck立蛋 lìdàn - egg balancing tradition地球引力 dìqiú yǐnlì - Earth’s gravity立起來 lì qǐlái - to stand upright倒 dǎo - to fall over水龍頭 shuǐlóngtóu - faucet; tap午時水 wǔshíshuǐ - “noon water” collected at noon during Dragon Boat Festival避邪 bìxié - to ward off evil淨身 jìngshēn - to cleanse the body spiritually功效 gōngxiào - effect; function接水 jiē shuǐ - to collect water收藏 shōucáng - to store; to keep as a collectionFollow 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