#6 - 你知道端午節的故事嗎? Do you know the story behind the Dragon Boat Festival?

- 台灣人都知道的端午節故事 The Dragon Boat Festival Story that Every Taiwanese Knows 端午節 duān wǔ jié - Dragon Boat Festival 粽子 zòng zi - Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, and then boiled or steamed 划龍舟 huá lóng zhōu - Dragon boat racing 西元 xī yuán - Common Era (CE) 楚國 chǔ guó - State of Chu, one of the major states during the Warring States period (475–221 BCE) in ancient China 屈原 qū yuán - Qu Yuan, a famous Chinese poet and minister in the State of Chu during the Warring States period 早期 zǎo qī - early period 輔佐 fǔ zuǒ - assist, aid, support 忠心 zhōng xīn - loyalty, faithfulness 驅逐 qū zhú - expel, banish, exile 流放 liú fàng - exile, banishment, to be sent away from one's home country or place 為...效力 wèi...xiào lì - serve, work for, dedicate oneself to 投江 tóu jiāng - commit suicide by drowning oneself in a river 竹葉 zhú yè - bamboo leaves 包裹 bāo guǒ - to wrap, package 划船 huá chuán - row a boat, paddle a boat - 端午節的特別習俗 Unique customs of the Dragon Boat Festival 蚊蟲 wén chóng - mosquitoes and insects 雜草叢生zá cǎo cóng shēng - overgrown weeds 艾草 ài cǎo - mugwort, a herb used for medicinal purposes in traditional Chinese medicine 菖蒲 chāng pú - sweetflag, a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine and for perfumes 獨特 dú tè - unique, distinctive 香包 xiāng bāo - sachet, a small cloth bag containing fragrant substances used to freshen clothes or repel insects Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast