HsinYeh Taiwanese Mandarin 欣葉臺灣華語

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【What did we talk about today】


Do you know the things you can't do in Taiwan?

Things like not sticking your chopsticks in the middle of the bowl when you're eating

And if you're staying at a hotel, you must knock three times before opening the door, and so on.

In this episode, Cathy and Cindy will talk about all kinds of taboos.

You can't miss this episode if you want to know more about Taiwanese culture!



【Vocabulary】

  1. 易碎物品Yì suì wùpǐn : Fragile item
  2. 頂多dǐng duō: at most
  3. 歲歲平安suì suì píng'ān:
  4. 農曆七月nónglì qī yuè: Lunar July
  5. 旱鴨子hànyāzi: a word used to describe someone who cannot swim
  6. 水域shuǐyù: water body
  7. 海水浴場hǎishuǐ yùchǎng: swimming beach
  8. 鬼門開guǐmén kāi: Ghost month
  9. 地獄dìyù: hell
  10. 孤魂野鬼gū hún yě guǐ: lonely ghosts, souls, and spirits without belonging. The Chinese believe them to hurt the living people.
  11. 輪迴lúnhuí: reincarnation
  12. 投胎tóutāi : literally, it means to "throw fetus," which means to be born again or reborn
  13. 水鬼shuǐ guǐ: water ghost
  14. 抓交替Zhuā jiāotì: to seek victim
  15. 流行語liúxíng yǔ : slang
  16. 柬埔寨jiǎnpǔzhài : Cambodia
  17. 詐騙集團zhàpiàn jítuán: Fraudsters
  18. 普遍pǔbiàn : common, general
  19. 離職lízhí: to quit a job, to resign
  20. 替補tìbǔ: to replace
  21. 職場zhíchǎng : workplace
  22. 譬如說pìrú shuō : for example
  23. 諧音xiéyīn : Homophonic pun
  24. 病房bìngfáng: ward
  25. 發財fācái: to earn a lot of money
  26. 吃飯吃不乾淨chīfàn chī bù qiánjìng: when you don't finish your plate
  27. 痘痘dòu dòu: pimple, acne
  28. 荒謬huāngmiù: absurd
  29. 嫁到國外jià dào guó wài : marry abroad
  30. 筷子插在碗裡kuàizi chā zài wǎn lǐ: to stick the chopstick in the bowl
  31. 過世guòshì: pass away
  32. 祭拜死者 jì bài sǐzhě: to pray for the deceased
  33. 腳尾飯jiǎo wěi fàn: a bowl of rice used at funeral in Taiwan to pray for the deceased
  34. 型態xíng tài : type, form
  35. 喪禮sānglǐ: funeral
  36. 避諱bìhuì: avoidance
  37. 以口就飯yǐ kǒu jiù fàn: to put your mouth close to the bowl
  38. 船員chuányuán : crew member
  39. 不可以把魚翻面bùkěyǐ bǎ yú fān miàn: don't turn the fish over
  40. 翻覆fānfù : (the ship) overturn
  41. 懷孕huáiyùn: pregnant
  42. 搬重物bān zhòng wù : ot move heavy things
  43. 整修zhěngxiū: to renovate
  44. 尖銳jiānruì: sharp
  45. 流產liúchǎn : miscarriage
  46. 手勢 shǒushì: gesture
  47. 食指 shízhǐ: index finger
  48. 解套方式 jiě tào fāngshì: solution
  49. 行業 hángyè: Industry
  50. 殯葬業 bìnzàng yè: funeral industry
  51. 寧可信其有，不可信其無 nìngkě xìn qí yǒu, bù kě xìn qí wú: Better to believe it than not believe it
  52. 無形中的力量 wúxíng zhōng de lìliàng: the power of invisible
  53. 病患 bìng huàn: patient
  54. 急救 jíjiù: first aid
  55. 範疇 fànchóu: scope, range
  56. 興盛 xīngshèng: prosperity


    57. 【Contact us】

    Instagram: @hsinyeh_taiwanesemandarin / @cathy_chinese


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