年夜飯 nián yè fàn - New Year's Eve dinner

吉祥 jí xiáng - auspicious; lucky

不可或缺 bù kě huò quē - indispensable; essential

儀式 yí shì - ritual; ceremony

象徵 xiàng zhēng - symbol; to symbolize

一家團圓 yì jiā tuán yuán - family reunion

美好 měi hǎo - beautiful; wonderful

期盼 qí pàn - expectation; hope

圍爐 wéi lú - gathering around the stove (a traditional reunion activity)

餐桌 cān zhuō - dining table

溫馨 wēn xīn - warm and sweet

親手 qīn shǒu - personally; with one's own hands

長年菜 cháng nián cài - longevity greens

長壽 cháng shòu - longevity

燙熟 tàng shóu - blanched; briefly boiled

菜頭湯 cài tóu tāng - radish soup

蘿蔔 luó bo - radish

好采頭 hǎo cǎi tóu - good fortune

佛跳牆 fó tiào qiáng - Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (a Chinese delicacy)

頂級 dǐng jí - top-grade; premium

燉煮 dùn zhǔ - to stew; to simmer

家庭和樂 jiā tíng hé lè - family harmony

圓滿豐盛 yuán mǎn fēng shèng - complete and abundant

醉雞 zuì jī - drunken chicken

白斬雞 bái zhǎn jī - poached chicken

吉利 jí lì - lucky; propitious

清蒸 qīng zhēng - steamed (usually food)

紅燒 hóng shāo - braised in soy sauce

年年有餘 nián nián yǒu yú - surplus year after year

年糕 nián gāo - glutinous rice cake

年年高升 nián nián gāo shēng - rising higher year by year

拿手菜 ná shǒu cài - signature dish

冷凍 lěng dòng - frozen

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