中国传统文化名词中英对照

中国传统文化名词中英对照

五行the five elements

风水feng shui

农历lunar calendar

针灸acupuncture

火药gunpowder

罗盘compass

宣纸rice paper

剪纸paper-cutting

刺绣embroidery

中国结Chinese knotting/Chinese knot

甲骨文Oracle Bone Inscriptions

象形文字pictograph

谜语riddle

书法calligraphy

（春节）对联（Spring Festival）couplets

红双喜Double Happiness

文房四宝（笔墨纸砚）the four treasures of the study/writing brushes,

ink sticks, paper and inkstones

《诗经》The Book of Songs

《史记》Records of the Grand Historian

《桃花扇》The Peach Blossom Fan

《西游记》The Journey to the West

《红楼梦》A Dream of Red Mansions

《水浒传》Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh 《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica 孟子Mencius

孔子Confucius

中庸the way of medium

儒家文化Confucian Culture

门当户对perfect match

红白喜事weddings and funerals

旗袍cheongsam

相声cross-talk/comic dialogue

小品sketch/skit

二胡erhu

古筝Chinese zither

秦腔Crying of Qin People/Qin Opera

昆曲Kunqu Opera

京剧Beijing Opera/Peking Opera

越剧Yue Opera

木偶戏puppet show

花鼓戏flower-drum opera

黄梅戏Huangmei Opera

胡同hutong

四合院siheyuan/quadrangle

亭/阁pavilion/attic

天坛the Temple of Heaven in Beijing

长城the Great Wall

故宫博物院the Palace Museum

除夕New Year’s Eve

元宵节the Lantern Festival

重阳节the Double Ninth Festival

清明节Tomb-Sweeping Day

中秋节Mid-Autumn Festival

腊八节the Laba Festival

泼水节the Water-Sprinkling Festival

集体舞group dance

太极拳Tai Chi

古装片costume drama

武打片Chinese swordplay movie

中国武术Chinese kung fu

唐三彩tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty 兵马俑the Terracotta Warriors/Terracotta Army

战国Warring States

江南south of the Y angtze River

黄土高原loess plateau

春卷spring roll（s）

花卷steamed twisted roll

小笼包steamed buns

八宝饭eight-treasure rice pudding

豆腐脑jellied bean curd

馄饨wonton

汤圆tangyuan/Glutinous Rice Balls

粉丝glass noodles

莲藕lotus root

火锅hot pot

雄黄酒realgar wine

东坡肉Dongpo Pork

北京烤鸭Beijing Roast Duck

羊肉泡馍Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup 冰糖葫芦sugar-coated haws

小吃摊Snack Stand

玺imperial seal/royal seal

国子监Imperial Academy