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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