EP18 Superstition in Taiwan👁️‍🗨️

【What did we talk about today】 Do you know the things you can't do in Taiwan? Things like not sticking your chopsticks in the middle of the bowl when you're eating And if you're staying at a hotel, you must knock three times before opening the door, and so on. In this episode, Cathy and Cindy will talk about all kinds of taboos. You can't miss this episode if you want to know more about Taiwanese culture! 【Vocabulary】 易碎物品Yì suì wùpǐn : Fragile item 頂多dǐng duō: at most 歲歲平安suì suì píng'ān: 農曆七月nónglì qī yuè: Lunar July 旱鴨子hànyāzi: a word used to describe someone who cannot swim 水域shuǐyù: water body 海水浴場hǎishuǐ yùchǎng: swimming beach 鬼門開guǐmén kāi: Ghost month 地獄dìyù: hell 孤魂野鬼gū hún yě guǐ: lonely ghosts, souls, and spirits without belonging. The Chinese believe them to hurt the living people. 輪迴lúnhuí: reincarnation 投胎tóutāi : literally, it means to "throw fetus," which means to be born again or reborn 水鬼shuǐ guǐ: water ghost 抓交替Zhuā jiāotì: to seek victim 流行語liúxíng yǔ : slang 柬埔寨jiǎnpǔzhài : Cambodia 詐騙集團zhàpiàn jítuán: Fraudsters 普遍pǔbiàn : common, general 離職lízhí: to quit a job, to resign 替補tìbǔ: to replace 職場zhíchǎng : workplace 譬如說pìrú shuō : for example 諧音xiéyīn : Homophonic pun 病房bìngfáng: ward 發財fācái: to earn a lot of money 吃飯吃不乾淨chīfàn chī bù qiánjìng: when you don't finish your plate 痘痘dòu dòu: pimple, acne 荒謬huāngmiù: absurd 嫁到國外jià dào guó wài : marry abroad 筷子插在碗裡kuàizi chā zài wǎn lǐ: to stick the chopstick in the bowl 過世guòshì: pass away 祭拜死者 jì bài sǐzhě: to pray for the deceased 腳尾飯jiǎo wěi fàn: a bowl of rice used at funeral in Taiwan to pray for the deceased 型態xíng tài : type, form 喪禮sānglǐ: funeral 避諱bìhuì: avoidance 以口就飯yǐ kǒu jiù fàn: to put your mouth close to the bowl 船員chuányuán : crew member 不可以把魚翻面bùkěyǐ bǎ yú fān miàn: don't turn the fish over 翻覆fānfù : (the ship) overturn 懷孕huáiyùn: pregnant 搬重物bān zhòng wù : ot move heavy things 整修zhěngxiū: to renovate 尖銳jiānruì: sharp 流產liúchǎn : miscarriage 手勢 shǒushì: gesture 食指 shízhǐ: index finger 解套方式 jiě tào fāngshì: solution 行業 hángyè: Industry 殯葬業 bìnzàng yè: funeral industry 寧可信其有，不可信其無 nìngkě xìn qí yǒu, bù kě xìn qí wú: Better to believe it than not believe it 無形中的力量 wúxíng zhōng de lìliàng: the power of invisible 病患 bìng huàn: patient 急救 jíjiù: first aid 範疇 fànchóu: scope, range 興盛 xīngshèng: prosperity 【Contact us】 Instagram: @hsinyeh_taiwanesemandarin / @cathy_chinese -- Hosting provided by SoundOn