祝融 God of Fire
古代建筑 Ancient Architecture 塔 pagoda
琉璃塔 glazed stupa
舍利塔 dagoba ; sarira stupa ( a pagoda for Buddhist relics )
舍利子 sarira remains from cremation of Buddha’s of saints’ body 喇叭塔 Lamaist pagoda 楼 storied buildings 钟楼 bell tower 鼓楼 drum tower 阁 pavilion
烽火台 beacon tower 华表 ornamental column 牌坊 memorial archway 传统节日 Traditional Festivals
拜年 paying a New Year call 爆竹 firecracker
鞭炮 a string of small firecrackers 除夕 New Year’s Eve 春节 Spring Festival
春联 Spring Festival couplets (conveying best wishes for the year )
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new ; ring out the old year and ring in the new
大扫除 year-end household cleaning 灯谜 lantern riddles 登高 hill climbing
端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
恭喜发财 May you be prosperous! / Wish you all the best ! 观灯 viewing the lanterns 贺年片 New Year film
饺子 dumplings (with meat and vegetable stuffing ) 龙灯舞 dragon lantern dance 庙会 temple fair
年画 New Year picture
年夜饭 family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve 清明节 Tomb-sweeping Festival 扫墓 paying respect to the dead 赏菊 enjoying chrysanthemum 赏月 enjoying the full moon 狮子舞 lion dance
压岁钱 money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift 秧歌舞 yangge dance
元宵 sweet rice-flour dumplings (eaten on the Lantern Festival ) 元宵节 Lantern Festival
月饼 moon cake
植树节 Tree-planting Day 中秋节 Mid-autumn Festival 重阳节 Double Ninth Festival
粽子 a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves 烹饪 Culinary Arts
美食节 gourmet festival 中餐烹饪 Chinese cuisine
色，香，味俱全 perfect combination of color , aroma , taste and appearance 四大菜系：山东菜，四川菜，粤菜，扬州菜
four major Chinese cuisines: Shandong cuisine , Sichuan cuisine , Canton cuisine and Yangzhou cuisine
南淡北咸，东甜西辣 the light southern cuisine , and the salty northern cuisine ;the sweet eastern cuisine , and the spicy western cuisine
八宝菜 eight-treasure pickles ( assorted walnut meats , asparagus , lettuce , almonds , cucumber and peanuts , etc . pickled in soy sauce )
八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding (glutinous rice steamed with preserved fruits , sweetened bean paste , lotus seeds , longan , etc.)
白斩鸡 tender boiled chicken (made by boiling a whole chicken in water and cutting into cubes , then dipping into seasonings ) 臭豆腐 odd-odour bean curb
粉蒸肉 pork streamed with rice flour 风味小吃 local delicacy
腐竹 rolls of dried bean milk cream 冷盘 hors d’oeuvres
萨其马 Manchu candied fritter cut in squares 刀切Cutting and Slicing Techniques 火候Heat Control
切片 slicing
切条 cutting to strips 切丝 shredding 切柳 filleting 切丁 dicing 切碎 mincing 磨碎 grinding
大/旺/武火 strong heat 中火 medium heat 小/微/文火 gentle heat 烹饪方法 Cooking Techniques 煎 pan-frying 炒 stir-frying 爆 quick-frying
炸 deep-frying 烩 stewing 熏 smoking 煨 simmering 煮 boiling 烘 baking 烤 roasting 蒸 steaming
红烧 braising (with soy sauce ) 涮羊肉 dip-boiled mutton slices 羊肉串小摊 mutton barbecue stall 宗教 Religions
佛教 Buddhism 释迦牟尼 Sakyamuni 佛寺 Buddhist temple
大雄宝殿 the Great Buddha’s Hall 藏经楼 depositary of Buddhist texts 金刚经 Vajracchedika-sutra 素菜馆 vegetarian restaurant 罗汉堂 arhat hall
观音 Guanyin; Goddess of Mercy; Avalokitesvara 地藏 God of Earth
四大金刚 Four Heavenly Guardians (at the entrance to a Buddhism temple);Four Devarajas
四大天王 Four Heavenly Kings 因果报应 karma 藏传佛教 Lamaism 大藏经 Tripitaka
转世灵童 reincarnated soul boy 喇嘛庙 lamasery 道教 Taoism
道观 Taoist temple 道士 Taoist priest
关帝庙 temple of Lord Guan 儒教 Confucianism
孔子庙 Confucian temple 孔子 Confucius
义，礼，智，信，忠，恕，孝，悌
rightness, propriety , wisdom , trustworthiness , loyalty , reciprocity ,filial piety , brotherly love
学儿优则仕 A good scholar can become an official ./ He who excels in study can follow an official career . 禅宗 Zen Buddhism
不立别传，不立文字，直指人心，见性成佛。
There belief is passed on outside the religion There is no reliance on written scripts It goes straight into people’s minds . One becomes a Buddha the moment He sees his own Buddha nature . 伊斯兰教 Islam 清真寺 mosques 古兰经 the Koran 耶稣教 Christianity 耶稣基督 Jesus Christ 洗礼 baptism
天主教 Catholicism
天主教堂 Catholic church 古代典籍 Famous Ancient Books
《 春秋 》 The Spring and Autumn Annals 《 史记 》 Historical Records 《 诗经 》 The Book of Songs 《 书经 》 The Book of History 《 易经 》 The Book of Changes 《 礼记 》 The Book of Rites 四书： The Four Books:
《 大学 》 The Great Learning
《 中庸 》 The Doctrine of the Mean 《 论语 》 The Analects of Confucius 《 孟子 》 The Mencius
《 山海经 》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers 《 本草纲目 》 Compendium of Materia Medica 《 资治通鉴 》 History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers 《 西厢记 》 The Romance of West Chamber 《 三国演义 》 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms 《 水浒传 》 Heroes of the Marshes ; Water Margins 《 西游记 》 Pilgrimage to the West
《 红楼梦 》 Dream of the Red Mansions ; The story of the Stone 《 聊斋志异 》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio 六艺：礼，乐，射，御，书，数
six classical arts: rites , music , archery , riding , writing , arithmetic 朦胧诗 misty poetry
三字经 three-character scripture
武侠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel ; a kung fu novel
言情小说 romantic fiction ; sentimental novel 八股文 eight-part essay ; stereotyped writing 五言绝句 five-character quatrain 七言律诗 seven-character octave