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爭議 zhēng yì – controversy; dispute
寧靜車廂 níng jìng chē xiāng – quiet car (designated silent carriage)
戴耳機 dài ěr jī – to wear headphones
車廂 chē xiāng – train car; carriage
玄關 xuán guān – vestibule area between train cars
小聲 xiǎo shēng – quietly; in a low voice
家長 jiā zhǎng – parent; guardian
反映 fǎn yìng – to report; to voice concerns
嬰兒 yīng ér – baby; infant
提醒 tí xǐng – to remind
請保持安靜 qǐng bǎo chí ān jìng – please keep quiet
舉牌子 jǔ pái zi – to hold up a sign
厭童 yàn tóng – anti-children attitude; dislike of children
噪音 zào yīn – noise
溫和 wēn hé – gentle; mild
體諒 tǐ liàng – to be understanding; considerate
托育中心 tuō yù zhōng xīn – childcare center
托兒所 tuō ér suǒ – daycare center
幼兒園 yòu ér yuán – kindergarten

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沉重 chén zhòng – heavy; serious; emotionally weighty
二二八事件 èr èr bā shì jiàn – the February 28 Incident (1947 Taiwan uprising and massacre)
第二次世界大戰 dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn – World War II
殖民統治 zhí mín tǒng zhì – colonial rule
戰敗 zhàn bài – to be defeated in war
中華民國政府 zhōng huá mín guó zhèng fǔ – Republic of China (ROC) government
接收 jiē shōu – to take over; to receive control of
沿海各地 yán hǎi gè dì – coastal regions
統治 tǒng zhì – to rule; to govern
通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng – inflation
物資 wù zī – supplies; goods
衝突 chōng tú – conflict
軍政人員 jūn zhèng rén yuán – military and government personnel
戰勝者 zhàn shèng zhě – victor; winner of a war
軍紀 jūn jì – military discipline
貪污 tān wū – corruption; embezzlement
累積 lěi jī – to accumulate
查緝 chá qì – to investigate and crack down on
私菸 sī yān – illegal cigarettes; smuggled tobacco
粗暴 cū bào – rude; violent; rough
開槍打傷 kāi qiāng dǎ shāng – to shoot and injure
死亡 sǐ wáng – death
引爆 yǐn bào – to ignite; to trigger (anger or conflict)
受夠了 shòu gòu le – to have had enough
行政長官 xíng zhèng zhǎng guān – chief executive; administrative governor
請願 qǐng yuàn – to petition
搗亂 dǎo luàn – to cause trouble; to disrupt
衛兵 wèi bīng – guard; sentry
開槍掃射 kāi qiāng sǎo shè – to open fire indiscriminately
抗爭 kàng zhēng – to protest; to resist
陸續 lù xù – one after another; successively
爆發 bào fā – to erupt; to break out
委員會 wěi yuán huì – committee
改革 gǎi gé – reform
暗中 àn zhōng – secretly; behind the scenes
南京 Nán jīng – Nanjing
求援 qiú yuán – to ask for military help
血腥 xiě xīng – bloody; brutal
鎮壓 zhèn yā – to suppress by force
清鄉 qīng xiāng – village purge; violent crackdown on civilians
知識份子 zhī shì fèn zǐ – intellectuals
老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng – ordinary people; civilians
恐懼 kǒng jù – fear; terror
戒嚴 jiè yán – martial law
紀念公園 jì niàn gōng yuán – memorial park
紀念碑 jì niàn bēi – memorial monument
緬懷 miǎn huái – to commemorate; to remember with respect

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下個星期播客會休息一個星期，所以先祝你新年快樂啦
The podcast will be taking a one-week break next week, so I just want to wish you a Happy New Year
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耍廢 shuǎ fèi – to slack off; to do nothing and relax
懶 lǎn – lazy
除夕 chú xì – Lunar New Year’s Eve
圍爐 wéi lú – family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve
吃年夜飯 chī nián yè fàn – to have the Lunar New Year’s Eve dinner
菜色 cài sè – dishes; food selection
長年菜 cháng nián cài – long greens eaten for longevity during New Year
年糕 nián gāo – rice cake eaten during Lunar New Year
長輩 zhǎng bèi – elder; senior family member
壓歲錢 yā suì qián – lucky money given during New Year
守歲 shǒu suì – to stay up late on New Year’s Eve
凌晨 líng chén – early morning; before dawn
打牌 dǎ pái – to play cards or mahjong
萬象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn – everything starts anew; a fresh beginning
走春 zǒu chūn – to go out visiting and traveling during New Year
拜年 bài nián – to pay a New Year visit; to send New Year greetings
旅遊景點 lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn – tourist attraction
祈福 qí fú – to pray for blessings
回娘家 huí niáng jiā – (a married woman) to return to her parents’ home
丈夫 zhàng fū – husband
伴手禮 bàn shǒu lǐ – souvenir; gift brought when visiting
睡到自然醒 shuì dào zì rán xǐng – to wake up naturally without an alarm
睡到飽 shuì dào bǎo – to sleep as much as one wants
設定鬧鐘 shè dìng nào zhōng – to set an alarm
接神 jiē shén – to welcome gods back after New Year
財神 cái shén – God of Wealth
累積 lěi jī – to accumulate
馬年 mǎ nián – Year of the Horse
大吉大利 dà jí dà lì – great luck and prosperity
財運亨通 cái yùn hēng tōng – smooth and successful financial luck
馬年行大運 mǎ nián xíng dà yùn – good luck in the Year of the Horse

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轉變 zhuǎn biàn – change; transformation
短劇 duǎn jù – short-form drama (very short episodes, often for mobile viewing)
集 jí – episode
劇情 jù qíng – plot; storyline
狗血 gǒu xiě – overly dramatic; exaggerated and unrealistic (slang)
多半 duō bàn – mostly; most of the time
直式畫面 zhí shì huà miàn – vertical screen format
爽感 shuǎng gǎn – a satisfying, pleasurable feeling
衝突 chōng tú – conflict
身份 shēn fèn – identity; status
大反轉 dà fǎn zhuǎn – major plot twist
霸道總裁 bà dào zǒng cái – domineering CEO (a common drama trope)
邏輯 luó jí – logic
合理 hé lǐ – reasonable; logical
干擾 gān rǎo – to interfere; to disrupt
經典 jīng diǎn – classic
老套 lǎo tào – cliché; overused
關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè – critical moment
盜版 dào bǎn – pirated; illegal copy
沒事幹 méi shì gàn – to have nothing to do
刺激 cì jī – exciting; stimulating

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政治 zhèng zhì – politics
制度 zhì dù – system; structure
民主 mín zhǔ – democracy; democratic
五權分立 wǔ quán fēn lì – five-branch system of government (Taiwan’s political system)
三權分立 sān quán fēn lì – separation of powers (executive, legislative, judicial)
機構 jī gòu – organization; institution
互相制衡 hù xiāng zhì héng – to check and balance each other
行政權 xíng zhèng quán – executive power
行政院 xíng zhèng yuàn – Executive Yuan (executive branch of Taiwan’s government)
執行 zhí xíng – to carry out; to implement
立法權 lì fǎ quán – legislative power
立法院 lì fǎ yuàn – Legislative Yuan
立法委員 lì fǎ wěi yuán – legislator; member of parliament
制定 zhì dìng – to formulate; to establish (laws or rules)
通過 tōng guò – to pass; to approve
司法權 sī fǎ quán – judicial power
犯法 fàn fǎ – to break the law; to commit a crime
民法 mín fǎ – civil law
刑法 xíng fǎ – criminal law
司法院 sī fǎ yuàn – Judicial Yuan
考試權 kǎo shì quán – examination power
監察權 jiān chá quán – supervisory power
考試院 kǎo shì yuàn – Examination Yuan
技術人員 jì shù rén yuán – technical personnel
考績 kǎo jī – performance evaluation
保障 bǎo zhàng – protection; guarantee
任用 rèn yòng – to appoint; to employ (officially)
監察院 jiān chá yuàn – Control Yuan
彈劾 tán hé – to impeach
行使 xíng shǐ – to exercise (power or authority)
糾正權 jiū zhèng quán – corrective power
審計權 shěn jì quán – auditing power
監督 jiān dū – to supervise; to oversee
行政機關 xíng zhèng jī guān – administrative agency
貪汙 tān wū – corruption; embezzlement
腐敗 fǔ bài – corruption; moral decay
行政院長 xíng zhèng yuàn zhǎng – Premier (head of the Executive Yuan)
政黨 zhèng dǎng – political party
推派 tuī pài – to nominate; to assign
名單 míng dān – list; roster
國民黨 guó mín dǎng – Kuomintang (KMT)
民進黨 mín jìn dǎng – Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
民眾黨 mín zhòng dǎng – Taiwan People’s Party (TPP)
縣市 xiàn shì – counties and cities
議員 yì yuán – councilor; local legislator
質詢 zhì xún – to question; to interpellate (in a council or parliament)
權益 quán yì – rights and interests
稅金 shuì jīn – taxes; tax money

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