Chinese vocabulary: Religion & beliefs – 32 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

这面镜子不大，但是很特别，边上有小小的龙。

This mirror was not big, but it was very special, on the edges there were small dragons.

这是祝福。

This is a blessing .

大约一千年前，一个年轻和尚拿着一卷经书，走进敦煌莫高窟的藏经洞。

About a thousand years ago, a young monk carrying a scroll of scripture, walked into the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.

有一个巨人，名字叫夸父。

There was a giant, whose name was Kua Fu.

里面没有怪物，只有一片温暖的光，还有一个熟悉又陌生的声音：“谢谢你没有推门，雪儿。

There were no monsters inside, there was only a warm light, and a voice both familiar and strange: “Thank you for not pushing the door, Xue'er.

墙上的菩萨闭着眼睛，好像在安静地等待。

The Bodhisattva on the wall had eyes closed, as if waiting quietly.

我一直以为是迷信,现在看,好像是真事。

I always thought it was superstition, looking at it now, it seems like a true thing.

老王家的门上有两幅画，是门神神荼和郁垒。

Old Wang's on the door there are two paintings, are the Door Gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei.

小福看到大殿、画和椅子都在燃烧。

Xiao Fu saw the main halls, the paintings and the chairs were all burning.

河里住着河神。

In the river lives a River God.

月宫里没有月饼。

In the Moon Palace there are no mooncakes.

年兽真的来了吗?

Has the Nian monster really come?

喝了汤，就会忘记前世的记忆。

After drinking the soup, one will forget the memories of their past life.

这里不只有佛经，还有信、画、账本和别的文字。

There were not only Buddhist scriptures here, but also letters, paintings, account books, and other written materials.

这是祠堂后墙里翻出来的老木箱,锁了几十年了。

This is an old wooden box found in the back wall of the ancestral hall, locked for decades.

大约一千年前，一个年轻和尚拿着一卷经书，走进敦煌莫高窟的藏经洞。

About a thousand years ago, a young monk carrying a scroll of scripture, walked into the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.

她和阿明约定，来世还要相见。

She and A Ming promised each other, that they would meet again in the next life.

村里有个规矩：河神只收单数的贡品。

The village has a rule: the River God only accepts odd-numbered offerings.

供桌角落点着一盏油灯。

An oil lamp is lit in the corner of the altar table.

这是……玉兔？

Is this... the Jade Rabbit?

我说我在……在拜祖先

I said I was... worshipping my ancestors

到了腊月二十三，妈妈说：“今天晚上，灶王爷要上天了。

When it came to the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, Mom said: “Tonight, the Kitchen God is going to heaven.

我是不是不应该点香

Should I not have lit the incense?

大家说，那是妈祖。

Everyone said, That was Mazu.

有一个巨人，名字叫夸父。

There was a giant, whose name was Kua Fu.

她走过奈何桥，轻轻地笑了。

She walked across the Naihe Bridge, and smiled gently.

人们说，灶王爷住在厨房里，看着一家人做的每一件事。

People say, the Kitchen God lives in the kitchen, watching every single thing the family does.

但是有一个规矩：孟婆汤只能喝一半。

But there is a rule: The Meng Po Soup can only be half-drunk.

在中国，很多厨房的墙上有一张画，画上是灶王爷。

In China, on the walls of many kitchens there is a picture, on the picture is the Kitchen God.

奶奶说：去给河神送贡品，记住，一定是单数。

Grandma said: Go give the River God an offering, remember, it must be an odd number.

哈哈你这是要在你那个小破公寓里搞仪式了

Haha so you are going to hold a ceremony in that shabby little apartment of yours

陈墨在小桌子上摆好苹果、玫瑰，把爷爷的照片放在中间，点燃了三支香。

Chen Mo arranged the apples and roses on the small table, placed her grandfather's photo in the middle, and lit three incense sticks.