國定假日 guó dìng jià rì – national holiday (official public holiday set by the government)

立法院 lì fǎ yuàn – Legislative Yuan (Taiwan’s law-making body)

三讀通過 sān dú tōng guò – passed after three readings (the final approval process of a bill in the legislature)

法案 fǎ àn – bill; proposed law

紀念日及節日實施條例 jì niàn rì jí jié rì shí shī tiáo lì – Memorial and Holiday Implementation Act (a law regulating commemorative and national holidays)

教師節 jiào shī jié – Teacher’s Day

孔子 kǒng zǐ – Confucius

至聖先師 zhì shèng xiān shī – "Great Sage and First Teacher" (an honorific title for Confucius)

有教無類 yǒu jiào wú lèi – to teach all regardless of background (Confucian principle)

誨人不倦 huì rén bú juàn – never tired of teaching others

補假 bǔ jià – compensatory day off; substitute holiday

光復節 guāng fù jié – Retrocession Day (Oct. 25, commemorating Taiwan's return from Japanese to ROC rule)

殖民統治 zhí mín tǒng zhì – colonial rule

中華民國 zhōng huá mín guó – Republic of China (official name of Taiwan)

投降 tóu xiáng – to surrender

接收 jiē shōu – to take over; to receive (control or responsibility)

共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng – Communist Party (usually referring to the Chinese Communist Party)

打仗 dǎ zhàng – to fight a war; to engage in battle

行憲紀念日 xíng xiàn jì niàn rì – Constitution Day (Dec. 25, commemorating the enforcement of the ROC Constitution)

憲法 xiàn fǎ – constitution

象徵 xiàng zhēng – symbol; to symbolize

民主憲政 mín zhǔ xiàn zhèng – democratic constitutional government

制度 zhì dù – system; institution

勞動節 láo dòng jié – Labor Day (May 1st)

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