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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