中国特色词汇综述.doc

文化 除夕Chinese New Year’s Eve 八卦Eight Trigram 风水fengshui/geomancy 华表cloud pillar; Ornamental column 还愿redeem a wish 兼爱discriminate love 礼制ethical codes 农历Chinese lunar calendar 谥号temple title 气节moral integrity 姻缘prefixed fate of marriage 五经Five Classics 中和harmony 《国策》Discourses of the States 《史记》Records of the Historian 《离骚》Sorrow after Departure 《左传》The Spring and Autumn Annals 八股文eight-legged; official stereotyped writing 本命年one’s animal year 道德观moral outlook 端午节Dragon Boat Festival 翰林院Imperial Academy 和为贵harmony is most precious 礼之本essence of the rites 年夜饭family reunion dinner 仁之本the foundation of harmony 文化界cultural circles 孝与敬filial piety and reverence 压岁钱red envelope/money given to children as a lunar New Year gift 中山装Chinese tunic suit/Mao suit 重阳节the Double Ninth Festival 《道德经》Tao Te Ching/Classic of the Way of Virtue《弟子规》Disciples Regulation 《百家姓》Pamphlet of Chinese Surnames/Book of (China’s) Family’s Names 《战国策》Strategies of the Warring States道德修养moral self-cultivation 道法自然Tao models itself after nature博大精深broad and profound 出土文物unearthed relics传统美德traditional virtues传统文化traditional culture 风土人情local conditions and customs 刚柔并济combination of softness and hardness和谐文化harmonious culture 厚德载物great virtue promotes growth皇城根儿the foot of the imperial city 精神文明spiritual civilization; advanced culture and ethics 敬老慈幼respect the old and love the young孔孟之道Confucius-Mencius doctrines 孔子学院Confucius Institute礼乐文化rites and music culture 礼仪之邦a land of ceremony and decorum 礼义廉耻Courtesy, Justice, In