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    #526 在台南吃一整天 Eating Our Way Through Tainan for a Day

    06/11/2026 | 8 mins.
    美食之都 měi shí zhī dū - food capital; city famous for its cuisine
    溫體牛肉湯 wēn tǐ niú ròu tāng - fresh warm beef soup 
    冷凍牛肉 lěng dòng niú ròu - frozen beef
    鮮魚湯 xiān yú tāng - fresh fish soup
    石斑魚 shí bān yú - grouper
    鱸魚 lú yú - sea bass
    民宿 mín sù - homestay; bed and breakfast (B&B)
    虱目魚粥 shī mù yú zhōu - milkfish congee
    肉燥飯 ròu zào fàn - braised minced pork rice
    碗粿 wǎn guǒ (Taiwanese: wā guì) - savory steamed rice cake
    米糕 mǐ gāo - Taiwanese sticky rice dish
    Q彈 Q tán - chewy and springy in texture
    香菇 xiāng gū - shiitake mushroom
    鱔魚意麵 shàn yú yì miàn - eel noodles (with Yi noodles)
    擔仔麵 dàn zǎi miàn - Tainan-style danzai noodles
    甜點 tián diǎn - dessert
    豆花 dòu huā - tofu pudding
    依蕾特布丁 Yī Lěi Tè bù dīng - Elate Pudding (a famous Tainan pudding brand)
    花園夜市 Huā Yuán Yè Shì - Garden Night Market (Tainan)
    大東夜市 Dà Dōng Yè Shì - Dadong Night Market (Tainan)
    排骨酥 pái gǔ sū - crispy fried pork ribs
    地瓜球 dì guā qiú - fried sweet potato balls
    滷味 lǔ wèi - braised snacks; Taiwanese soy-braised street food

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    #525 收驚 Spiritual Cleansing Rituals in Taiwan

    04/11/2026 | 11 mins.
    民間 mín jiān - folk; traditional
    醫療 yī liáo - medical treatment; healthcare
    撫慰 fǔ wèi - to comfort; to soothe
    心靈 xīn líng - mind; spirit
    收驚 shōu jīng - a traditional ritual to calm someone after a fright
    獨特 dú tè - unique; distinctive
    信仰 xìn yǎng - belief; faith
    三魂七魄 sān hún qī pò - the "three souls and seven spirits" in Chinese folk belief
    靈魂 líng hún - soul; spirit
    維持 wéi chí - to maintain; to keep
    精神 jīng shén - mental state; spirit
    能量 néng liàng - energy
    平衡 píng héng - balance
    衝擊 chōng jí - shock; impact
    出車禍 chū chē huò - to be in a traffic accident
    場景 chǎng jǐng - scene; setting
    鬼 guǐ - ghost; spirit
    魂魄 hún pò - soul; spirit
    被嚇散 bèi xià sàn - to have one's spirit scattered by fear
    被嚇跑 bèi xià pǎo - to have one's spirit frightened away
    巨大 jù dà - huge; enormous
    衝擊 chōng jí - shock; impact
    心神 xīn shén - mind; mental state
    安寧 ān níng - peaceful; calm
    神明 shén míng - deity; god
    力量 lì liàng - power; strength
    符咒 fú zhòu - talisman and incantation
    特定 tè dìng - specific; particular
    法器 fǎ qì - ritual object; ceremonial tool
    總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī - in short; all in all
    游離在外 yóu lí zài wài - wandering outside (the body)
    召喚 zhào huàn - to summon; to call back
    安撫 ān fǔ - to comfort; to calm
    受創 shòu chuàng - traumatized; emotionally hurt
    精神安定劑 jīng shén ān dìng jì - tranquilizer; emotional stabilizer
    疾病 jí bìng - illness; disease
    西醫 xī yī - Western medicine; Western doctor
    精神狀態 jīng shén zhuàng tài - mental condition; state of mind
    不對勁 bú duì jìn - not right; something feels wrong
    在半夜驚醒 zài bàn yè jīng xǐng - to wake up suddenly in the middle of the night
    脹氣 zhàng qì - bloating; gas
    失眠 shī mián - insomnia
    閉上眼睛 bì shàng yǎn jīng - to close one's eyes
    做惡夢 zuò è mèng - to have a nightmare
    精神恍惚 jīng shén huǎng hū - absent-minded; mentally dazed
    喪禮 sāng lǐ - funeral
    莫名 mò míng - for no apparent reason; inexplicably
    頭暈 tóu yūn - dizziness
    冒冷汗 mào lěng hàn - to break out in a cold sweat
    胸悶 xiōng mēn - chest tightness
    畏寒 wèi hán - to feel unusually sensitive to cold
    行天宮 Xíng Tiān Gōng - Xingtian Temple 
    年齡 nián líng / 年紀 nián jì - age
    拿三炷香 ná sān zhù xiāng - to hold three sticks of incense
    胸前背後 xiōng qián bèi hòu - in front of the chest and behind the back
    上下揮動 shàng xià huī dòng - to wave up and down
    磁場 cí chǎng - aura; energy field
    由上往下,由內往外 yóu shàng wǎng xià, yóu nèi wǎng wài - from top to bottom, from inside to outside
    撥開 bō kāi - to brush away; to clear away
    晃一晃 huàng yí huàng - to wave; to shake gently
    口中 kǒu zhōng - in one's mouth; while speaking
    默念 mò niàn - to recite silently
    請神咒 qǐng shén zhòu - invocation chant to invite a deity
    頭頂 tóu dǐng - top of the head
    用香輕點一下 yòng xiāng qīng diǎn yí xià - to gently touch someone with incense
    安撫魂魄 ān fǔ hún pò - to calm and comfort the soul
    祈禱 qí dǎo - to pray
    身前身後 shēn qián shēn hòu - in front of and behind the body
    揮動 huī dòng - to wave; to move back and forth
    米 mǐ - rice (uncooked)
    蓋上去 gài shàng qù - to cover with; to place over
    心理作用 xīn lǐ zuò yòng - placebo effect; psychological effect
    有效 yǒu xiào - effective; works
    安全感 ān quán gǎn - sense of security
    踏實 tà shi - reassured; at ease; grounded

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    #524 器官買賣 Organ Trafficking😱

    02/11/2026 | 13 mins.
    器官買賣 qì guān mǎi mài - organ trafficking; illegal organ trade
    肺 fèi - lung
    腎臟 shèn zàng - kidney
    醫療技術 yī liáo jì shù - medical technology
    心臟 xīn zàng - heart
    狀態 zhuàng tài - condition; state
    簽 qiān - to sign
    器官捐贈 qì guān juān zèng - organ donation
    同意書 tóng yì shū - consent form
    出意外 chū yì wài - to have an accident
    器官 qì guān - organ
    移植 yí zhí - transplant; transplantation
    非法 fēi fǎ - illegal
    肝臟 gān zàng - liver
    被爆出來 bèi bào chū lái - to be exposed; to be revealed publicly
    查資料 chá zī liào - to look up information; do research
    失蹤 shī zōng - to go missing; disappear
    傳聞 chuán wén - rumor; hearsay
    地下交易 dì xià jiāo yì - underground trade; illicit transaction
    政治犯 zhèng zhì fàn - political prisoner
    宗教群體 zōng jiào qún tǐ - religious group
    少數民族 shǎo shù mín zú - ethnic minority
    拘留 jū liú - detention; to detain
    監獄 jiān yù - prison; jail
    非自願 fēi zì yuàn - involuntary; against one's will
    被摘走 bèi zhāi zǒu - to have (an organ) removed
    抖音 Dǒu Yīn - Douyin (Chinese version of TikTok)
    微博 Wēi Bó - Weibo (Chinese social media platform)
    失蹤 shī zōng - to go missing; disappear
    尋人啟事 xún rén qǐ shì - missing person notice
    監控 jiān kòng - surveillance; monitoring
    監視器 jiān shì qì - surveillance camera; CCTV camera
    集團 jí tuán - organization; criminal gang
    黑市 hēi shì - black market
    操作 cāo zuò - to operate; to manipulate
    人口販運 rén kǒu fàn yùn - human trafficking
    傳言 chuán yán - rumor; unverified claim
    提高警覺 tí gāo jǐng jué - to stay alert; raise one's vigilance
    詳細 xiáng xì - detailed
    DNA生物數據 DNA shēng wù shù jù - DNA and biometric data
    健康檢查 jiàn kāng jiǎn chá - health checkup; medical examination
    抽血 chōu xiě - to draw blood; blood test
    基因檢測 jī yīn jiǎn cè - genetic testing
    內臟超音波體檢 nèi zàng chāo yīn bō tǐ jiǎn - internal organ ultrasound examination
    常規入職 cháng guī rù zhí - standard pre-employment procedure
    體檢 tǐ jiǎn - physical examination; medical checkup
    身份證件 shēn fèn zhèng jiàn - identity documents
    隨身攜帶 suí shēn xī dài - to carry with you at all times
    護照 hù zhào - passport
    郊區 jiāo qū - suburbs; outskirts
    暗 àn - dark; dim
    巷子 xiàng zi - alley; lane
    官方 guān fāng - official
    叫車 jiào chē - to hail or book a ride
    滴滴出行 Dī Dī Chū Xíng - DiDi Chuxing (ride-hailing service)
    行車軌跡 xíng chē guǐ jì - travel route; trip history
    司機資訊 sī jī zī xùn - driver information
    下藥 xià yào - to drug someone's food or drink
    陌生人 mò shēng rén - stranger
    公立 gōng lì - public; government-run
    私人 sī rén - private
    診所 zhěn suǒ - clinic
    提醒 tí xǐng - reminder; to remind
    誇張 kuā zhāng - exaggerated; extreme

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    #523 2026 台北國際藝術博覽會 2026 ART TAIPEI👩‍🎨

    30/10/2026 | 5 mins.
    台北國際藝術博覽會 Tái běi Guó Jì Yì Shù Bó Lǎn Huì - Taipei International Art Fair (ART TAIPEI)
    藝術家 yì shù jiā - artist
    藝廊 yì láng - art gallery
    本土 běn tǔ - local; domestic
    海外 hǎi wài - overseas; abroad
    收藏家 shōu cáng jiā - art collector
    推廣 tuī guǎng - to promote; to popularize
    交易平台 jiāo yì píng tái - trading platform; marketplace
    單純 dān chún - simply; purely
    油畫 yóu huà - oil painting
    雕塑 diāo sù - sculpture
    大型 dà xíng - large-scale
    裝置藝術 zhuāng zhì yì shù - installation art
    數位影像 shù wèi yǐng xiàng - digital imagery
    實驗性 shí yàn xìng - experimental
    作品 zuò pǐn - artwork; work
    講座 jiǎng zuò - lecture; seminar
    對談 duì tán - discussion; dialogue
    期間 qí jiān - during; period
    學者 xué zhě - scholar; academic
    沙龍論壇 shā lóng lùn tán - salon forum; discussion forum
    探討 tàn tǎo - to explore; to discuss in depth
    趨勢 qū shì - trend
    爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; debate
    威士忌 wēi shì jì - whisky
    廠商 chǎng shāng - manufacturer; vendor; exhibitor
    同類 tóng lèi - people of the same kind; like-minded people
    發表 fā biǎo - to present; to publish; to express
    言論 yán lùn - remarks; opinions; statements
    世貿一館 Shì Mào Yī Guǎn - Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1
    (地址: 台北市信義區信義路五段5號)
    信義區 Xìn Yì Qū - Xinyi District
    展覽 zhǎn lǎn - exhibition
    場地 chǎng dì - venue; exhibition site
    市政府站 Shì Zhèng Fǔ Zhàn - Taipei City Hall MRT Station

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    #522 為什麼不能喝冰水 Why Shouldn't You Drink Ice Water ? 🤔

    28/10/2026 | 9 mins.
    冰水 bīng shuǐ - ice water
    華人 Huárén - ethnic Chinese; Chinese people
    中醫 zhōng yī - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
    觀點 guān diǎn - viewpoint; perspective
    醫學 yī xué - medicine; medical science
    壞處 huài chù - disadvantage; harmful effect
    喉嚨 hóu lóng - throat
    下肚 xià dù - to go into the stomach; to be swallowed
    胃 wèi - stomach
    溫度 wēn dù - temperature
    耗費 hào fèi - to consume; to use up
    額外 é wài - extra; additional
    能量 néng liàng - energy
    加熱 jiā rè - to heat up
    體溫 tǐ wēn - body temperature
    長期下來 cháng qí xià lái - over a long period of time
    辛苦 xīn kǔ - hard-working; under strain; exhausting
    受損 shòu sǔn - to be damaged; to suffer damage
    功能 gōng néng - function
    失調 shī tiáo - to become unbalanced; dysfunction
    胃痛 wèi tòng - stomachache
    胃脹氣 wèi zhàng qì - bloating; stomach gas
    拉肚子 lā dù zi - to have diarrhea
    症狀 zhèng zhuàng - symptom
    調節 tiáo jié - to regulate; to adjust
    氣血 qì xiě - qi and blood (a concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
    流 liú - to flow
    寒冷 hán lěng - cold; chilly
    凝結 níng jié - to congeal; to solidify
    停滯 tíng zhì - to stagnate; to stop flowing
    子宮 zǐ gōng - uterus; womb
    寒氣 hán qì - cold energy; internal cold (in TCM)
    侵襲 qīn xí - to invade; to affect negatively
    月經 yuè jīng - menstruation; menstrual period
    經血 jīng xuè - menstrual blood
    流暢 liú chàng - to flow smoothly
    血塊 xiě kuài - blood clot
    經痛 jīng tòng - menstrual cramps; period pain
    月經量 yuè jīng liàng - menstrual flow; amount of menstrual bleeding
    難懷孕 nán huái yùn - difficult to become pregnant
    累積 lěi jī - to accumulate; to build up
    防禦力 fáng yù lì - body's defense; resistance
    大打折扣 dà dǎ zhé kòu - to be greatly reduced; to decrease significantly
    澆熄 jiāo xí - to extinguish; to put out
    免疫力 miǎn yì lì - immunity; immune system
    手腳冰冷 shǒu jiǎo bīng lěng - to have cold hands and feet
    細胞 xì bāo - cell
    縮起來 suō qǐ lái - to shrink; to contract
    吸收水分 xī shōu shuǐ fèn - to absorb water
    代謝 dài xiè - metabolism; to metabolize
    濕氣 shī qì - dampness (in TCM)
    水腫 shuǐ zhǒng - swelling; edema
    皮膚 pí fū - skin
    濕疹 shī zhěn - eczema
    喉嚨有痰 hóu lóng yǒu tán - to have phlegm in the throat
    溫開水 wēn kāi shuǐ - warm boiled water
    體溫 tǐ wēn - body temperature
    攝氏 shè shì - Celsius (°C)
    華氏 huá shì - Fahrenheit (°F)
    水龍頭 shuǐ lóng tóu - faucet; tap
    打開 dǎ kāi - to open

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