#495 台灣廟會文化 Taiwan’s Temple Festival Culture

民間信仰 mín jiān xìn yǎng - folk religion; popular belief遶境 rào jìng - religious procession around an area or community平安 píng ān - peace and safety近距離接觸 jìn jù lí jiē chù - close contact驅除 qū chú - to drive away; to eliminate妖邪 yāo xié - evil spirits惡氣 è qì - bad energy; evil aura民俗表演 mín sú biǎo yǎn - folk performance陣頭 zhèn tóu - traditional temple parade performance group舞龍舞獅 wǔ lóng wǔ shī - dragon and lion dance八家將 bā jiā jiàng - traditional Taiwanese temple performance troupe/deities’ guards打扮 dǎ bàn - to dress up; appearance開路 kāi lù - to clear the way用意 yòng yì - intention; purpose鑽轎底 zuān jiào dǐ - to crawl under a sedan chair for blessing神轎 shén jiào - deity’s sedan chair/palanquin跪在地上 guì zài dì shàng - to kneel on the ground頭低低 tóu dī dī - head lowered庇佑 bì yòu - blessing and protection from a deity消災 xiāo zāi - to ward off misfortune鞭炮 biān pào - firecrackers文化資產 wén huà zī chǎn - cultural heritage爭議 zhēng yì - controversy亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo - messy; chaotic被...介入 bèi...jiè rù - to be involved/intervened by...黑道 hēi dào - organized crime; gangsters董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng - chairman; chairperson香油錢 xiāng yóu qián - temple donation money勢力 shì lì - influence; power胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi - to behave recklessly; to do evil things打擾 dǎ rǎo - to disturb周邊居民 zhōu biān jū mín - nearby residents在街頭上 zài jiē tóu shàng - on the streets幫派 bāng pài - gang; faction藉著...名義 jiè zhe...míng yì - under the name/pretense of...小鬼 xiǎo guǐ - little ghost/spirit封路 fēng lù - to block off a road架設 jià shè - to set up; to install舞台 wǔ tái - stage吉普車 jí pǔ chē - jeep宗教信仰 zōng jiào xìn yǎng - religious belief自由 zì yóu - freedomFollow 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