#279 清明節的時候應該注意什麼 Things to Be Aware of During the Qingming Festival

踏青 tàqīng - to go for a spring outing, to enjoy the outdoors

郊遊 jiāoyóu - to go on an outing, to have a picnic in the countryside

清明節 qīngmíng jié - Qingming Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day

習俗 xí sú - custom, tradition

禁忌 jìn jì - taboo, prohibition

掃墓 sǎo mù - to sweep the tomb, to visit and clean ancestors' graves

祭品 jì pǐn - offering, sacrificial items

墳墓 fén mù - tomb, grave

除草 chú cǎo - to remove weeds

壓墓紙 yā mù zhǐ - to press the grave paper, a ritual during tomb sweeping

焚香 fén xiāng - to burn incense

祭拜 jì bài - to worship, to offer prayers

孝道 xiàodào - filial piety

皇帝 huáng dì - emperor

打仗 dǎ zhàng - to fight a war

奪下了天下 duó xiàle tiānxìa - to conquer the world, to seize control

打贏 dǎ yíng - to win a battle

統一 tǒng yī - to unify, to unite

光榮 guāng róng - glory

故鄉 gù xiāng - hometown

戰亂 zhàn luàn - war, chaos caused by war

崩壞 bēng huài - to collapse, to break down

墓碑 mù bēi - tombstone

尋找 xún zhǎo - to search, to look for

撕成很多小碎片 sī chéng hěn duō xiǎo suì piàn - to tear into many small pieces

祈禱 qídǎo - to pray, to make a prayer

風怎麼吹都吹不動 fēng zěnme chuī dōu chuī bú dòng - the wind won't move (symbolizing the stability of something)

把紙片拋向空中 bǎ zhǐ piàn pāo xiàng kōng zhōng - to throw the paper pieces into the air

立下了承諾 lì xià le chéngnuò - to make a promise

民間 mín jiān - among the people, folk

孕婦 yùn fù - pregnant woman

懷孕 huái yùn - to be pregnant

供品 gòng pǐn - offerings

來回奔波 lái huí bēn bō - to travel back and forth

胎兒 tāi ér - fetus

經期 jīng qú - menstrual period

月經 yuè jīng - menstruation

神明 shén míng - deity, god

嬉鬧 xī nào - to play around, to frolic

莊重 zhuāng zhòng - solemn, serious

辦喪事 bàn sāng shì - to arrange funeral affairs

盡量 jìn liàng - as much as possible

繞過 rào guò - to go around, to bypass

陰 yīn - yin (in Taoism), also refers to a gloomy or spiritual atmosphere

魂 hún - soul, spirit

附身 fù shēn - to be possessed by a spirit

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