今年過節不收禮;收禮還要說英語

　　朋友們快過農歷新年了,也許當你碰到鬼佬時下面的英文能派上用場.

　　春節The Spring Festival

　　農歷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

　　元宵節The Lantern Festival

　　紅包：yearly lucky money; red paper packet containing money as a gift

　　年糕Nian-gao; rice cake; New Year cake

　　團圓飯family reunion dinner

　　年夜飯the dinner on New Year's Eve

　　餃子Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli

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

　　八寶飯eight treasures rice pudding

　　糖果盤candy tray

　　什錦糖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

　　糖蓮子candied lotus seed - many descendents to come

　　糖藕candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship

　　紅棗red dates - prosperity

　　花生糖peanut candy - sweet

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