中国文化词汇翻译（三）

传统节日 Traditional Festivals

春节 The Spring Festival

拜年 pay a New Year Visit

爆竹 firecracker

除夕 Eve of Chinese New Year

春联 Spring Couplets

辞旧迎新 ring out the old year and ring in the new

饺子 boiled dumpling

锅贴 pan-fried dumpling,pot-sticker

庙会 temple fair

年画 traditional Chinese New Year Pictures

年夜饭 the Eve Feast,family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve,Banquet of Chinese New Year Eve

守岁 stay up late on the New Year Eve

团圆饭 family reunion dinner

压岁钱 New Year gift-money,money given to children as a New Year gift

元宵节 Lantern Festival

元宵 sweet sticky rice dumplings

花灯 festival lantern

灯谜 lantern riddle

舞龙 dragon dance

舞狮 lion dance

踩高跷 stilt walking

清明节 Tomb-sweeping Day

扫墓 tomb-sweeping,sweep tomb sites of loved ones

祭祖 offer sacrifices to the ancestors

踏青 go for an outing in spring

端午节 Dragon Boat Festival

亡灵 departed soul

忠臣 loyal minister

赛龙舟 dragon boat race

粽子 traditional Chinese rice-pudding

中秋节 Moon Festival,Mid-Autumn Day

赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon

重阳节 Double Ninth Day,the Aged Day

国庆节 National Day

京剧 Beijing Opera

京剧票友 amateur performer of Beijing Opera,Peking Opera fan

变脸 face-off

生 male(the positive male role)

旦 female(the positive female role)

净 a supporting male role with a striking character

丑 a down or a negative role

独角戏 monodrama,one-man show

花脸 painted role

脸谱 mask

文化 Culture

风水 Geomantic

红白公事 weddings and funerals

针灸 acupuncture

农历 lunar calendar

文化产业 culture industry

文化底蕴 cultural deposits

文化事业 cultural undertaking

文化交流 cross-cultural communication,intercultural communication

文化冲突 culture shock

民族文化 national culture

民间文化 folk culture

乡村文化 rural culture