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詞性

  red envelope

紅包

n.

 New Year's Money

壓歲錢

n.

  Chinese New Year

新年

n.

  year-end bonus
＝ december bonus  

年終獎金

n.

  The Spring Festival

春節

n.

  Chinese New Year Festivities

農曆春節假期

n.

  Chinese New Year’s Eve

除夕夜

n.

  New Year's Eve Dinner   

年夜飯

   n.  

  around the fireplace
＝  surrounding the stove

圍爐

n.

  bringing in the new year       

守歲

n. 

  incense

香

n.

  burn an incense stick

燒香

v.

  burn incense and pray

燒香拜佛

v.

  religious festival

  拜拜

n.

  worship a diety       

去拜拜

v.

  ask the gods for a prophecy

求神問卜

v.

  firecracker     

鞭炮

n.

  set off firecrackers    

放鞭炮

v.

  Red Couplets
＝  New Year couplets

春聯

n.

  make a New Year's visit
＝make a ceremonial call     

拜年

v.

  play mahjong       

打麻將

v.

  play cards    

打牌

v.

  The Lion Dance

舞獅

n.

  The Dragon Dance   

舞龍

n.

  the lunar/solar calendar

農曆 / 陽曆

n.

  sweet glutinous rice pudding
＝  nian gao

年糕

n.

  firework

煙火

n.

  ancestor

祖先

n.

  worship ancestors     

祭祖

v.

  temple

寺廟

n.

  Lantern Festival

元宵節
（上元節、燈籠節）

n.

  lantern

燈籠

n.

  yuanxioa

元宵

n.

  tang yuan

湯圓

n.

  good fortune
＝happiness

福

n.

  wealth, prosperity

富貴

n.

  propitious
＝ good fortune

吉祥

n.