EP20: Halloween in Taiwan🎃

【What did we talk about in this episode】 It's almost Halloween How are you all going to dress up? Casey and Cindy both have experience in dressing up But we don't like it very much⁉️ In this episode, we’ll discuss how the Taiwanese celebrate Halloween. And some of our previous Halloween experiences. We also talked a little bit about our views on the Chinese Ghost Festival ✅ 1：50 In Taiwan, who will celebrate Halloween? ✅ 3：43 The gap between children’s Halloween outfits is getting bigger and bigger. ✅ 6：00 Holidays are full of business opportunities. Introduce Cindy’s observations on German supermarkets. ✅ 8：00 A special way of celebration: Ji-mi Halloween ✅ 12：50 Halloween in Taiwan: Ghost Festival ✅ 14：30 When it comes to Halloween, it’s always full of……? 【Vocabulary】 共襄盛舉gòngxiāngshèngjǔ：join the activity together 刻板印象kèbǎnyìnxiàng：stereotype 扮裝bànzhuāng：cosplay; dress up 羞恥xiūchǐ：embarrassed 那一掛nàyíguà：that kind of type 苦思良久kǔsīliángjiǔ：think for so long 吸血鬼xīxiěguǐ：vampire 尺度chǐdù：scale 大濃妝dànóngzhuāng：heavy makeup 公益性質gōngyìxìngzhì：public welfare 花樣huāyàng：trick 纏chán：tangle 木乃伊mùnǎiyī：mummy 貧富差距pínfùchàjù：disparity between the rich and the poor 用心yòngxīn：put efforts 心疼xīnténg：the heart aches for somebody 缺乏quēfá：lack 既定印象jìdìngyìnxiàng：established impression 路邊攤lùbiāntān：street stand 深有感觸shēnyǒugǎnchù：impress somebody deeply 區域qūyù：area 陳列chénliè：display 抓緊機會zhuājǐnjīhuì：seize the opportunity 必備款bìbèikuǎn：must-have 闖關活動chuǎngguānhuódòng：task completion activity 名目míngmù：name 地味萬聖節dìwèiwànshèngjié：ji-mi Halloween, a different way of celebrating Halloween in japan 過往guòwǎng：in the past 精心打扮jīngxīndǎbàn：get well-dressed 觀察入微guānchárùwēi：that’s keen 標示biāoshì：sign 趨勢qūshì：trend 笑料十足xiàoliàoshízú：full of fun 跑趴pǎopā：go to the party 業配yèpèi：advertorial 趁chèn：while 擺bǎi： put 提醒tíxǐng： remind 亡靈節wánglíngjié：day of the dead 中元普渡zhōngyuánpǔdù：a religious activity held on July 15th of the lunar calendar 嚴肅看待yánsùkàndài： take it seriously 祈禱qídǎo： pray 干涉gànshè：intervene 支撐zhīchēng： support 大不敬dàbùjìng： so disrespectful 【Contact us】 Instagram: @hsinyeh_taiwanesemandarin / @cathy_chinese -- Hosting provided by SoundOn