EP19: Taboos in Taiwan🚫

【What did we talk about in this episode】 This week we will continue the taboo-related topics The scene of a murder, dreaming, meditation marriage… What are all of these? Renting a house is especially prone to unexpected marriages. Why can't you pick up the red envelope on the road? Can't we say goodbye at weddings and funerals? And why do you have to knock three times when you enter a hotel room? ✅ 1:30 We cannot call others by their full name at the crime scene ✅ 2: 35 What is Coming? ✅3: 40 Why can't we pick up the red envelope on the roadside? ✅5: 40 Check the bottom of the bed when you rent a house ✅7: 00 Are red or white envelopes from Taiwan, Japan, and Korea? ✅7: 30 Don't say goodbye ✅9: 00 How do Taiwanese arrange their wedding? ✅11: 00 What are the things we cannot do before the exam? ✅12: 40 Knocking on the door three times before entering a hotel room? 【Vocabulary】 興盛Xīngshèng: prosperous, booming, thriving 芒果mángguǒ: mango 忙碌mánglù: busy 病患bìng huàn: patient 避免這樣子的狀況bìmiǎn zhèyàngzi de zhuàngkuàng: prevent this situation from happening 看病kànbìng: to see the doctor 犯案現場fàn'àn xiànchǎng: crime scene 掃墓sǎomù: tomb sweeping 靈體líng tǐ:spirit 託夢tuōmèng: dream about the dead person asking for help 命案現場mìng'àn xiànchǎng: murder scene 動一點念頭dòng yīdiǎn niàntou: to have a little intention of doing something 冥婚míng hūn: to marry a dead person, an underworld marriage 找對象zhǎo duìxiàng: to look for a partner 驚喜包 jīngxǐ bāo: something similar to blind box but cheaper 有緣人 yǒuyuán rén: the one who you feel destined to meet 恭喜老爺! 賀喜老爺! gōngxǐ lǎoyé! Hèxǐ lǎoyé!: Congratulations, Master! 指甲zhǐjiǎ: nail 厄運èyùn: bad luck 詛咒zǔzhòu: curse 很衰hěn shuāi: to have terrible luck 改運gǎi yùn: a religious ceremony that is performed to “change” "our luck from bad to good 白包bái bāo: the white envelope 以我…的經驗yǐ wǒ… de jīngyàn: from my experience 先走囉! xiān zǒu luō!: (literal)> I go first (meaning)>see you! 淡出Dànchū: to fade out 離婚率líhūn lǜ: the divorce rate 流程liúchéng: procedure 訂婚dìnghūn: engagement 結婚jiéhūn: marriage 魚 yú: fish 餘 yú: to left something 留餘地 liúyúdì: to not burn one onone'sridges 聘金pìnjīn: betrothal gift 大聘dà pìn: major betrothal gift 小聘 xiǎo pìn: minor betrothal gift 做做樣子zuò zuò yàng zi: to make people think you are going to something important. to window dress what you do 本錢běnqián: A metaphor for a person or thing that can be relied on or relied on 喜餅 xǐ bǐng: bride cake 剪頭髮 jiǎn tóufà: to have your hair cut 熟悉shúxī : familiar 報復bàofù: to revenge 情綠勒索: to emotionally blackmail someone 旅館lǚguǎn: hotel 翻譯蒟蒻fānyì jǔruò: the name of the translation tool of Facebook 破門而入pòmén ér rù: to break the door and enter 儀式yíshì: the ceremony 適應shìyìng: to adopt 得罪dézuì: to offend 【Contact us】 Instagram: @hsinyeh_taiwanesemandarin / @cathy_chinese -- Hosting provided by SoundOn