有关春节的各种英文表达汇总

　　【基本词汇与短语】：­

　　【Greeting Season】:­

　　春节 The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar­

　　正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar­

　　除夕 New Year‘s Eve; eve of lunar New Year­

　　初一 the beginning of New Year 元宵节 The Lantern Festival­

　　【Customs】：­

　　过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival­

　　对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry­

　　春联 Spring Festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts­

　　买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ;do Spring Festival shopping­

　　年画 New Year paintings 敬酒 propose a toast­

　　灯笼 lantern: a portable light 烟花 fireworks­

　　爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)­

　　红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)­

　　舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)­

　　舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)­

　　戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show; vaudeville­

　　灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns­

　　守岁 staying-up 禁忌 taboo­

　　拜年 pay New Year‘s call; give New Year‘s greetings; New Year‘s visit­

　　去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune­

　　祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one‘s ancestors­

　　压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift­

　　【Culture Note】：

In the old days, New Year‘s money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth­

　　辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year­

　　扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning­

　　【Food names】：­

　　年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake­

　　团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year‘s Eve­

　　饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding­

　　汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings­

　　糖果盘 candy tray: 什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune­

　　蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health­

　　西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity­

　　金桔 cumquat - prosperity 红枣 red dates - prosperity­

　　糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come­

　　糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship­

　　花生糖 peanut candy - sweet­

　　【Blessing】:­

　　Treasures fill the home 财源广进­

　　Business flourishes 事业兴隆­

　　Peace all year round 岁岁平安­

　　Wishing you prosperity 恭喜发财­

　　Harmony brings wealth 家和万事兴­

　　May all your wishes come true 心想事成­

　　Everything goes well 万事如意­

　　The country flourishes and people live in peace 国家富强、人民安康­

　　Money and treasures will be plentiful 财源茂盛­

　　Wishing you every success Promoting to a higher position 事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上­

　　Safe trip wherever you go 一帆风顺­

　　Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 祝你新的一年快乐幸福­

　　Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family! 事业成功，家庭美满（阖家欢乐）­

　　【中国新年禁忌】：­

　　Dos and Donts of Chinese New Year­

　　Do's:­

　　Wish everyone you meet a happy New Year by saying "gong xi fa cai", which translates to: "Have a happy and prosperous New Year!" 对每一个你遇到的人道一声：“恭喜发财”，翻译成英文就是：“在新的一年里拥有幸福繁荣的生活”；­

　　Wear articles of red clothing because red symbolizes luck. 穿红色布料做成的饰品，因为红色昭示着幸运；­

　　Eat vegetarian food because it's not good to see blood. 吃素食，因为见血是不吉利的；­

　　Buy new trousers because the Chinese word for trousers is "fu", (Chinese homonym for wealth) 买新裤子（衣服），因为汉语里裤子就是“服”，（在汉语里与财富的“富”谐音）；­

　　Children should stay up as late as possible on New Year"s Eve for it is believed that the later they stay up, the longer their parents will live. 孩子应该在除夕之夜尽可能晚睡、熬夜因为据说他们睡的越晚，他们的父母越长寿；­

　　Visit family (especially those older than yourself) and friends to pass on your wishes on good fortune for the New Year. (plus kids and single people will receive lai-see lucky red packets full of money. 拜访亲戚朋友（尤其是比你年长的），传递你对他们来年幸福的美好祝愿（另外孩子和单身的人将会得到装满钱的幸运红包，称为“来喜”。）­

　　Give two lai see to each child. Because happiness comes in two"s, do not just give one. This is your way of passing good luck to­

　　the next generation. Business owners also give lai see to employees and associates. 给每个孩子两份“来喜”（我觉得应该指钱是偶数的），因为好事成双，不要只给一份。这是你把祝愿传递给下一代的方法。企业主（老板）也要给员工和同事红包。­

　　Don"ts:­

　　Don't wear white or black clothing, since they are the traditional colours of mourning. 不要穿白色或黑色服装，因为这是传统意义上丧事的颜色；­

　　Don't buy new shoes for the first month of the New Year, because the sound of shoe in Chinese is "hai". "Hai­

　　" is similar to the sound of sighing, which Chinese believe is not a good way to start the year. 不要在新年的第一个月买新鞋，因为在汉语里鞋的发音是“孩”（好像是四川地区的发音）， 它与叹息”唉“相近，中国人认为这不是新年伊始的好兆头。­

　　Don't wash your hair for the first three days of the New Year, because the Chinese word for hair is a homonym for the Chinese word for wealth. Therefore, Chinese believe it isn"t a good thing to "wash away your wealth" right at the start of the New Year. 在新年的前三天里不要洗头，因为汉语里“头发”的“发”和“发财”的“发”同音。因此，中国认为在新年伊始把财富给冲走可不是好兆头。­

　　Floors may not be swept and garbage may not be disposed of on the first day of the New Year for fear of casting riches out the door. 在新年第一天，不拖地，不扔垃圾，因为怕把"财"给送走了；­

　　Don't swear or quarrel. 不要诅咒发誓，也不愿吵架；­

　　Don't break any dishes, otherwise you may incur more misfortune for the New Year. In the event of breaking a dish, quickly say "Peace for all time", and the bad luck will be warded away. 不要打破碗碟，否则在来年你可能会遭遇不幸。一旦打破了，要马上说“岁岁平安”，这样坏运气就会被赶走了；­

　　Don't greet people who are in mourning. 不要向服丧期的人们问候（主要指不要说喜庆的话吧？）­

　　Don't drop your chopsticks. 不要让筷子掉地上；­

　　Don't say the number "four" (Chinese homonym for death) or mention death. 不要说数字“四”（汉语里和“死”谐音）或者提到死；­

Don't borrow or lend money. 不要借钱也不要借给别人钱。­

春节各种英文表达汇总