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端午節 Duānwǔjié - Dragon Boat Festival
屈原 Qū Yuán - Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese poet and politician
侵略 qīnlüè - to invade; invasion
投江自盡 tóujiāng zìjìn - to commit suicide by jumping into a river
蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp
划船 huáchuán - to row a boat
敲鑼打鼓 qiāo luó dǎ gǔ - to beat drums and gongs
把...嚇走 bǎ... xiàzǒu - to scare away
竹葉 zhúyè - bamboo leaves
包粽子 bāo zòngzi - to wrap rice dumplings
划龍舟 huá lóngzhōu - to race dragon boats
流傳下來 liúchuán xiàlái - to pass down through generations
蚊子 wénzi - mosquito
蟲子 chóngzi - insect; bug
蛇 shé - snake
螞蟻 mǎyǐ - ant
傳染病 chuánrǎnbìng - infectious disease
爆發 bàofā - to break out; outbreak
掛 guà - to hang
艾草 àicǎo - mugwort
喝雄黃酒 hē xiónghuángjiǔ - to drink realgar wine
植物 zhíwù - plant
菖蒲 chāngpú - calamus plant
趨吉避凶 qūjí bìxiōng - to seek good fortune and avoid bad luck
立蛋 lìdàn - egg balancing tradition
地球引力 dìqiú yǐnlì - Earth’s gravity
立起來 lì qǐlái - to stand upright
倒 dǎo - to fall over
水龍頭 shuǐlóngtóu - faucet; tap
午時水 wǔshíshuǐ - “noon water” collected at noon during Dragon Boat Festival
避邪 bìxié - to ward off evil
淨身 jìngshēn - to cleanse the body spiritually
功效 gōngxiào - effect; function
接水 jiē shuǐ - to collect water
收藏 shōucáng - to store; to keep as a collection

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請勿將衛生紙丟入馬桶 qǐng wù jiāng wèi shēng zhǐ diū rù mǎ tǒng - please do not throw toilet paper into the toilet
上廁所 shàng cè suǒ - to use the bathroom; to go to the toilet
衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ - toilet paper
丟進 diū jìn - to throw into
馬桶 mǎ tǒng - toilet
排水管徑 pái shuǐ guǎn jìng - drainage pipe diameter
細 xì - thin; narrow
管路彎頭 guǎn lù wān tóu - pipe bends/elbows
轉彎 zhuǎn wān - to turn; bend
堆積 duī jī - to pile up; accumulate
水流沖力 shuǐ liú chōng lì - water flushing force
卡住 kǎ zhù - to get stuck
化糞池 huà fèn chí - septic tank
垃圾桶 lè sè tǒng - trash can
填滿 tián mǎn - to fill up
排出來 pái chū lái - to discharge; to expel
大便 dà biàn - feces; poop
清理 qīng lǐ - to clean up
抽肥車 chōu féi chē - septic tank pumping truck
管線 guǎn xiàn - pipelines; piping system
水管 shuǐ guǎn - water pipe
面紙 miàn zhǐ - facial tissue
擦手 cā shǒu - to wipe hands
纖維 xiān wéi - fiber
分散 fēn sàn - to disperse; to break apart
濕強劑 shī qiáng jì - wet-strength agent
分解 fēn jiě - to decompose; to break down
堵塞 dǔ sè / dǔ sāi - blockage; to clog
長輩 zhǎng bèi - elders; older generation

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黑暗 hēi àn - dark; negative or hidden side
陋習 lòu xí - bad habit; outdated social practice
買職位 mǎi zhí wèi - to buy a position or job through money or influence
政府部門 zhèng fǔ bù mén - government department
軍隊 jūn duì - military; army
秘密 mì mì - secret
承認 chéng rèn - to admit; to acknowledge
捐錢 juān qián - to donate money
組織 zǔ zhī - organization
校長 xiào zhǎng - school principal
以...名義 yǐ...míng yì - in the name of; under the pretense of
軍官 jūn guān - military officer
往上爬 wǎng shàng pá - to climb higher; to move up in status or rank
賄選 huì xuǎn - vote-buying; election bribery
選舉 xuǎn jǔ - election
塞紅包 sāi hóng bāo - to secretly give money in a red envelope
贈送 zèng sòng - to give as a gift
禮品 lǐ pǐn - gift; present
車馬費 chē mǎ fèi - transportation allowance; appearance fee
樁腳 zhuāng jiǎo - local political influencer or organizer
勢 shì - power; influence
家庭背景調查 jiā tíng bèi jǐng diào chá - family background investigation
職業 zhí yè - occupation; profession
教育程度 jiào yù chéng dù - education level
給...貼標籤 gěi...tiē biāo qiān - to label or stereotype someone

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播客 bōkè - podcast
感動 gǎndòng - touched; moved emotionally
資源 zīyuán - resources
初學者 chūxuézhě - beginner
人工智慧 réngōng zhìhuì - artificial intelligence (AI)
集 jí - episode (for shows/podcasts)
訪問 fǎngwèn - to interview
初級 chūjí - beginner level; elementary level
程度 chéngdù - level; proficiency
工作量太大 gōngzuòliàng tài dà - the workload is too heavy
爭議性 zhēngyìxìng - controversial nature
抱怨 bàoyuàn - to complain
掙扎 zhēngzhá - to struggle internally
推廣 tuīguǎng - to promote
負面 fùmiàn - negative
宗教信仰 zōngjiào xìnyǎng - religious belief
寫訊息 xiě xùnxí - to send/write a message
回覆 huífù - to reply; respond
隨時 suíshí - at any time
調整 tiáozhěng - to adjust
往...邁進 wǎng... màijìn - to move toward; advance toward

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縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities / local administrative areas
差異 chā yì - difference / distinction
管教 guǎn jiào - to discipline / educate children
節省 jié shěng - to save money / be frugal
觀念 guān niàn - concept / way of thinking
財不露白 cái bú lòu bái - not showing off one’s wealth
股票 gǔ piào - stocks / shares
投資 tóu zī - investment
大方 dà fāng - generous
龍蝦 lóng xiā - lobster
嚇歪了 xià wāi le - extremely shocked / blown away
海鮮 hǎi xiān - seafood
陌生人 mò shēng rén - stranger
私事 sī shì - private matters / personal affairs
防範 fáng fàn - to guard against / take precautions
抱怨 bào yuàn - to complain
親戚 qīn qī - relatives
隱私 yǐn sī - privacy
表現 biǎo xiàn - behavior / performance
親切 qīn qiè - friendly / warm
友善 yǒu shàn - friendly / kind
人情味 rén qíng wèi - human warmth / hospitality
競爭 jìng zhēng - competition
激烈 jī liè - intense / fierce
謹慎 jǐn shèn - cautious / careful
冷漠 lěng mò - indifferent / cold
競爭 jìng zhēng - competition
愛八卦 ài bā guà - to enjoy gossiping
打招呼 dǎ zhāo hū - to greet someone
鄰居 lín jū - neighbor
點個頭 diǎn ge tóu - to nod one’s head
跟我搭話 gēn wǒ dā huà - to start a conversation with me
觀察 guān chá - to observe
現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon / situation

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