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民間信仰 mín jiān xìn yǎng - folk religion; popular belief
遶境 rào jìng - religious procession around an area or community
平安 píng ān - peace and safety
近距離接觸 jìn jù lí jiē chù - close contact
驅除 qū chú - to drive away; to eliminate
妖邪 yāo xié - evil spirits
惡氣 è qì - bad energy; evil aura
民俗表演 mín sú biǎo yǎn - folk performance
陣頭 zhèn tóu - traditional temple parade performance group
舞龍舞獅 wǔ lóng wǔ shī - dragon and lion dance
八家將 bā jiā jiàng - traditional Taiwanese temple performance troupe/deities’ guards
打扮 dǎ bàn - to dress up; appearance
開路 kāi lù - to clear the way
用意 yòng yì - intention; purpose
鑽轎底 zuān jiào dǐ - to crawl under a sedan chair for blessing
神轎 shén jiào - deity’s sedan chair/palanquin
跪在地上 guì zài dì shàng - to kneel on the ground
頭低低 tóu dī dī - head lowered
庇佑 bì yòu - blessing and protection from a deity
消災 xiāo zāi - to ward off misfortune
鞭炮 biān pào - firecrackers
文化資產 wén huà zī chǎn - cultural heritage
爭議 zhēng yì - controversy
亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo - messy; chaotic
被...介入 bèi...jiè rù - to be involved/intervened by...
黑道 hēi dào - organized crime; gangsters
董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng - chairman; chairperson
香油錢 xiāng yóu qián - temple donation money
勢力 shì lì - influence; power
胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi - to behave recklessly; to do evil things
打擾 dǎ rǎo - to disturb
周邊居民 zhōu biān jū mín - nearby residents
在街頭上 zài jiē tóu shàng - on the streets
幫派 bāng pài - gang; faction
藉著...名義 jiè zhe...míng yì - under the name/pretense of...
小鬼 xiǎo guǐ - little ghost/spirit
封路 fēng lù - to block off a road
架設 jià shè - to set up; to install
舞台 wǔ tái - stage
吉普車 jí pǔ chē - jeep
宗教信仰 zōng jiào xìn yǎng - religious belief
自由 zì yóu - freedom

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區塊鏈 qū kuài liàn - blockchain
記錄資料 jì lù zī liào - to record data
技術 jì shù - technology; technique
區塊 qū kuài - block
交易 jiāo yì - transaction; trade
資訊 zī xùn - information
把...連結起來 bǎ...lián jié qǐ lái - to connect; to link together
鏈 liàn - chain
共同 gòng tóng - together; jointly
維護 wéi hù - to maintain
去中心化 qù zhōng xīn huà - decentralization
確認 què rèn - to confirm; verification
被隨意修改 bèi suí yì xiū gǎi - to be changed freely or casually
增加 zēng jiā - to increase
安全性 ān quán xìng - security; safety level
透明度 tòu míng dù - transparency
比特幣 bǐ tè bì - Bitcoin
乙太幣 yǐ tài bì - Ethereum
加密貨幣 jiā mì huò bì - cryptocurrency
應用 yìng yòng - application; use
金融交易 jīn róng jiāo yì - financial transaction
發行 fā xíng - to issue; to release
穩定幣 wěn dìng bì - stablecoin
合約 hé yuē - contract
管理 guǎn lǐ - management
身分認證 shēn fèn rèn zhèng - identity verification
投票系統 tóu piào xì tǒng - voting system
提升 tí shēng - to improve; to enhance
效率 xiào lǜ - efficiency
信任度 xìn rèn dù - level of trust; credibility
人類發展 rén lèi fā zhǎn - human development
電力 diàn lì - electric power
運作 yùn zuò - to operate; operation
人工智慧 rén gōng zhì huì - artificial intelligence (AI)
半導體 bàn dǎo tǐ - semiconductor
規範 guī fàn - regulation; standard

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Book a ferry ticket from Taitung to Green Island: Access to Klook

綠島 lǜ dǎo - Green Island (an offshore island of Taiwan)
台東 Tái Dōng - Taitung (a city/county in eastern Taiwan)
外海 wài hǎi - offshore waters; open sea
距離 jù lí - distance
公里 gōng lǐ - kilometer (km)
由…所形成 yóu...suǒ xíng chéng - to be formed by; to be created by
火山噴發 huǒ shān pēn fā - volcanic eruption
火山島 huǒ shān dǎo - volcanic island
風化 fēng huà - weathering (erosion by natural forces)
海水 hǎi shuǐ - seawater
侵蝕 qīn shí - erosion; to erode
地貌 dì mào - landform; terrain
自然景觀 zì rán jǐng guān - natural landscape
海蝕 hǎi shí - marine erosion; sea erosion
岬角 jiǎ jiǎo - cape; headland
燕子洞 Yàn Zi Dòng - Swallow Cave (a scenic cave)
景點 jǐng diǎn - tourist attraction; scenic spot
海底溫泉 hǎi dǐ wēn quán - underwater hot spring; seabed hot spring
潛水 qián shuǐ - scuba diving; diving
浮潛 fú qián - snorkeling
深潛 shēn qián - deep diving; scuba diving
周邊 zhōu biān - surrounding area; nearby area
強大 qiáng dà - powerful; strong
黑潮 Hēi Cháo - Kuroshio Current
透明度 tòu míng dù - transparency; clarity
能見度 néng jiàn dù - visibility
達到 dá dào - to reach; to achieve
公尺 gōng chǐ - meter (m)
被譽為 bèi yù wéi - to be known as; to be hailed as
國際 guó jì - international
潛水天堂 qián shuǐ tiān táng - diver’s paradise
梅花鹿 méi huā lù - sika deer
螢火蟲 yíng huǒ chóng - firefly
監獄 jiān yù - prison; jail
犯罪 fàn zuì - to commit a crime
罪犯 zuì fàn - criminal; offender
海草 hǎi cǎo - seaweed
芋圓 yù yuán - chewy taro balls 
鹹甜 xián tián - sweet and salty; savory-sweet
甜品 tián pǐn - dessert; sweet dish
飛魚料理 fēi yú liào lǐ - flying fish dishes/cuisine
飛魚季 fēi yú jì - flying fish season
生魚片 shēng yú piàn - sashimi; raw fish slices
鹿肉 lù ròu - venison
搭船 dā chuán - to travel by boat; take a ferry
航班 háng bān - flight; scheduled service
富岡漁港 Fù Gāng Yú Gǎng - Fugang Fishing Harbor
風浪 fēng làng - wind and waves; rough seas
暈船藥 yūn chuán yào - motion sickness medicine; seasickness medication

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東亞文化圈 Dōng Yǎ wén huà quān - East Asian cultural sphere
根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù - deeply rooted; firmly entrenched
觀念 guān niàn - concept; belief; mindset
重男輕女 zhòng nán qīng nǚ - preference for sons over daughters; gender bias favoring males
輕視 qīng shì - to look down on; to undervalue
來源 lái yuán - origin; source
以農業為主 yǐ nóng yè wéi zhǔ - to be primarily based on agriculture
大量 dà liàng - a large amount; a great quantity
體力 tǐ lì - physical strength; stamina
勞動 láo dòng - labor; physical work
男性 nán xìng - male; man
體力 tǐ lì - physical strength; stamina
具有 jù yǒu - to possess; to have
天然 tiān rán - natural; innate
優勢 yōu shì - advantage; strength
核心 hé xīn - core; central
經濟支柱 jīng jì zhī zhù - economic pillar; financial backbone
儒家思想 Rú jiā sī xiǎng - Confucian thought; Confucianism
孔子 Kǒng Zǐ - Confucius
不孝有三，無後為大 bú xiào yǒu sān, wú hòu wéi dà - “Among the greatest forms of unfilial conduct, having no descendants is the worst.”
孝順 xiào shùn - filial; respectful and dutiful to one’s parents
農耕 nóng gēng - farming; agricultural cultivation
族譜 zú pǔ - family genealogy; ancestral record
繼承 jì chéng - to inherit; to succeed to
祖先牌位 zǔ xiān pái wèi - ancestral tablet
社會輿論壓力 shè huì yú lùn yā lì - social pressure from public opinion
出嫁 chū jià - for a woman to get married
生育 shēng yù - childbirth; reproduction
歸…所有 guī … suǒ yǒu - to belong to; to be owned by
原生家庭 yuán shēng jiā tíng - family of origin
養 yǎng - to raise; to bring up
嫁出去的女兒，潑出去的水 jià chū qù de nǚ ér, pō chū qù de shuǐ - “A married daughter is like water that has been poured away” (traditional saying implying she no longer belongs to her birth family)
資源 zī yuán - resources
舅舅 jiù jiu - maternal uncle
把…送走 bǎ … sòng zǒu - to send … away; to give … away
財產 cái chǎn - property; assets; inheritance
翻轉 fān zhuǎn - to reverse; to transform
女兒奴 nǚ ér nú - a parent (usually a father) who dotes on his daughter
現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon
貼心 tiē xīn - thoughtful; caring; considerate
民法 mín fǎ - civil law; civil code
修正 xiū zhèng - to revise; to amend
同等 tóng děng - equal; equivalent
財產繼承權 cái chǎn jì chéng quán - inheritance rights; right to inherit property
姓 xìng - family name; surname
雙方約定 shuāng fāng yuē dìng - mutual agreement by both parties
社經地位 shè jīng dì wèi - socioeconomic status
職場 zhí chǎng - workplace; professional environment
政界 zhèng jiè - political circles; political arena

公佈 gōngbù - to announce; to publish
檔案 dàng'àn - file; document; archive
資訊 zīxùn - information
宇宙 yǔzhòu - universe
外星人 wàixīngrén - alien; extraterrestrial
激動 jīdòng - excited; emotional
川普 Chuānpǔ - Donald Trump
習近平 Xí Jìnpíng - Xi Jinping
不明飛行物 bùmíng fēixíngwù - unidentified flying object (UFO)
觀察 guānchá - to observe
大辣辣 dàlàlà - careless; not detail-oriented; carefree
不明異常現象 bùmíng yìcháng xiànxiàng - unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP)
社群媒體 shèqún méitǐ - social media
知情權 zhīqíngquán - right to know
外星生物 wàixīng shēngwù - extraterrestrial life form
是否 shìfǒu - whether or not
存在 cúnzài - to exist; existence
權利 quánlì - right; entitlement
機密 jīmì - confidential; classified secret
國會 guóhuì - congress; parliament
召開 zhàokāi - to convene; to hold (a meeting)
公開 gōngkāi - public; open to the public
秘密 mìmì - secret; confidential
聽證會 tīngzhènghuì - hearing (official inquiry)
物理學家 wùlǐxuéjiā - physicist
作證 zuòzhèng - to testify; to give evidence
回收 huíshōu - to recover; to retrieve
墜毀 zhuìhuǐ - to crash
未知生物遺骸 wèizhī shēngwù yíhái - remains of an unknown life form
行政部門 xíngzhèng bùmén - executive branch; administrative department
面臨 miànlín - to face; to confront
透明 tòumíng - transparent
呈現 chéngxiàn - to present; to display
物理現象 wùlǐ xiànxiàng - physical phenomenon
月球表面 yuèqiú biǎomiàn - lunar surface
執行任務 zhíxíng rènwù - to carry out a mission
不明發光體 bùmíng fāguāngtǐ - unidentified luminous object
對話錄音 duìhuà lùyīn - conversation recording
原始影像 yuánshǐ yǐngxiàng - raw footage; original video
戰機 zhànjī - fighter jet
休倫湖 Xiūlún Hú - Lake Huron
擊落 jíluò - to shoot down
飛行物 fēixíngwù - flying object
軍艦 jūnjiàn - warship; naval vessel
深海 shēnhǎi - deep sea
神奇 shénqí - amazing; mysterious
球型飛行物 qiúxíng fēixíngwù - spherical flying object
解釋 jiěshì - to explain
震驚 zhènjīng - shocked; astonished
不光 bùguāng - not only
波斯灣 Bōsī Wān - Persian Gulf
入侵 rùqīn - to invade; to intrude
幽浮迷 yōufúmí - UFO enthusiast
如獲至寶 rú huò zhì bǎo - to treasure something as if finding a priceless treasure
太讚了 tài zàn le - that's awesome; that's amazing
分析 fēnxī - to analyze
原始文件 yuánshǐ wénjiàn - original document
嘉明湖 Jiāmíng Hú - Jiaming Lake
太空旅行 tàikōng lǚxíng - space travel; space tourism

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