HsinYeh Taiwanese Mandarin 欣葉臺灣華語

EP19: Taboos in Taiwan🚫


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【What did we talk about in this episode】

This week we will continue the taboo-related topics

The scene of a murder, dreaming, meditation marriage… What are all of these?

Renting a house is especially prone to unexpected marriages.

Why can't you pick up the red envelope on the road?

Can't we say goodbye at weddings and funerals?


And why do you have to knock three times when you enter a hotel room?

✅ 1:30 We cannot call others by their full name at the crime scene

✅ 2: 35 What is Coming?

✅3: 40 Why can't we pick up the red envelope on the roadside?

✅5: 40 Check the bottom of the bed when you rent a house

✅7: 00 Are red or white envelopes from Taiwan, Japan, and Korea?

✅7: 30 Don't say goodbye

✅9: 00 How do Taiwanese arrange their wedding?

✅11: 00 What are the things we cannot do before the exam?

✅12: 40 Knocking on the door three times before entering a hotel room?



【Vocabulary】

  1. 興盛Xīngshèng: prosperous, booming, thriving
  2. 芒果mángguǒ: mango
  3. 忙碌mánglù: busy
  4. 病患bìng huàn: patient
  5. 避免這樣子的狀況bìmiǎn zhèyàngzi de zhuàngkuàng: prevent this situation from happening 
  6. 看病kànbìng: to see the doctor
  7. 犯案現場fàn'àn xiànchǎng: crime scene
  8. 掃墓sǎomù: tomb sweeping
  9. 靈體líng tǐ:spirit
  10. 託夢tuōmèng: dream about the dead person asking for help
  11. 命案現場mìng'àn xiànchǎng: murder scene
  12. 動一點念頭dòng yīdiǎn niàntou: to have a little intention of doing something
  13. 冥婚míng hūn: to marry a dead person, an underworld marriage
  14. 找對象zhǎo duìxiàng: to look for a partner
  15. 驚喜包 jīngxǐ bāo: something similar to blind box but cheaper
  16. 有緣人 yǒuyuán rén: the one who you feel destined to meet
  17. 恭喜老爺! 賀喜老爺! gōngxǐ lǎoyé! Hèxǐ lǎoyé!: Congratulations, Master! 
  18. 指甲zhǐjiǎ: nail
  19. 厄運èyùn: bad luck
  20. 詛咒zǔzhòu: curse
  21. 很衰hěn shuāi: to have terrible luck
  22. 改運gǎi yùn: a religious ceremony that is performed to “change” "our luck from bad to good
  23. 白包bái bāo: the white envelope
  24. 以我…的經驗yǐ wǒ… de jīngyàn: from my experience 
  25. 先走囉! xiān zǒu luō!: (literal)> I go first (meaning)>see you!
  26. 淡出Dànchū: to fade out
  27. 離婚率líhūn lǜ: the divorce rate
  28. 流程liúchéng: procedure
  29. 訂婚dìnghūn: engagement
  30. 結婚jiéhūn: marriage 
  31. 魚 yú: fish
  32. 餘 yú: to left something
  33. 留餘地 liúyúdì: to not burn one onone'sridges 
  34. 聘金pìnjīn: betrothal gift
  35. 大聘dà pìn: major betrothal gift
  36. 小聘 xiǎo pìn: minor betrothal gift
  37. 做做樣子zuò zuò yàng zi: to make people think you are going to something important. to window dress what you do
  38. 本錢běnqián: A metaphor for a person or thing that can be relied on or relied on
  39. 喜餅 xǐ bǐng: bride cake
  40. 剪頭髮 jiǎn tóufà: to have your hair cut
  41. 熟悉shúxī : familiar
  42. 報復bàofù: to revenge
  43. 情綠勒索: to emotionally blackmail someone
  44. 旅館lǚguǎn: hotel
  45. 翻譯蒟蒻fānyì jǔruò: the name of the translation tool of Facebook 
  46. 破門而入pòmén ér rù: to break the door and enter
  47. 儀式yíshì: the ceremony
  48. 適應shìyìng: to adopt
  49. 得罪dézuì: to offend 


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    Instagram: @hsinyeh_taiwanesemandarin / @cathy_chinese


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