CultureShock! Taiwan, 2008, Chris Bates and Ling-Li Bates Flashcards
達摩 Da2mo2
Bodhidharma, who founded the 禪 Chan2 sect at the 少林 temple around AD 500.
丟臉，沒面子
diu1lian3, mei2 mian4zi3
傲者必敗 ao4 zhe3 bi4 bai4
ngạo giả tất bại, pride before a fall
跟屁蟲 gen1bi4chong2 拍馬屁 pai1ma3bi4
fart-following insect (“brown noser”) who likes to stroke the horse’s ass
人情味 ren2qing2wei4
You must sincerely to ask about three times to elicit the final response.
小氣鬼 xiao3qi4qui3
penny-pincher
châm cứu, accupencture
針灸 zhen1jiu3
推拿 tui1na2
push-pinch, manually therapy
拔罐子 ba2guan4zi3
hút lọ, giác hơi, cup therapy
dangki
台語，đồng cốt
ang mo
台語，red beards
媒人, mei2ren2
Matchmaker
先上車後補票
shotgun wedding
喜酒
wedding banquet
雙喜, shuang1xi3
Double happiness
http://poagao.org/phousearch.htm
apartment rental
cải “bạch” thảo, chinese cabbage, bokchoy
白菜 bai2cai4
cải làn, chinese spinach, chinese broccoli, chinese kale
芥蘭，芥藍 jie4lan2, gai4lan2
sườn heo, pork chops
排骨 pai2gu3
gà đi bộ, free-range chicken
土雞 tu3ji1
颱風季節
七、八、九 月
台菜 seafood, pork, chicken, light soups, and use of crushed or sliced garlic
蹄膀 ti2pang2 giò heo hầm; 海瓜子 hai3gua1zi3 nghêu xào tương tỏi; qiecaihuazhi squid cooked with celery; 三杯雞 gà ba chén; 家常豆腐 homemade-style bean curd; caipujiandan omelette with preserved radish or oyster
客家菜 very similar to 台菜 including…
釀豆腐 niang4dou4fu3 stuffed bean curd; 九層塔茄子 jiu3ceng2ta3 qie2zi3 eggplant basilico; 鐵板豆腐 tie3ban3dou4fu3 thiết “thép” bản, teppanyaki
川菜（四川 Si4chuan1）and 湘菜 Xiang1, sông Tương（湖南 Hu2nan2）south central China, liberal use of minced garlic and hot chillies
酸辣湯 suan1la4tang1canh chua cay; 乾燒蝦 gan1shao1xia1 tôm “sao” khô, sauteed shrimp with hot sauce; 魚香茄子 yu3xiang1qie2zi3 ngư hương cà tí; 麻婆豆腐 ma2po2dou4fu3 ma bà đậu phụ, stir-fried bean curd in chili sauce; 棒棒雞 bang4bang4ji1 bổng bổng (dùng gậy làm mềm thịt); 樟茶鴨子 zhang1cha2ya1zi3 camphor tea-smoked duck; 宮保雞丁 gong1bao3ji1ding1 cung bảo kê đinh; 辣豆瓣魚 la4 dou4ban4 yu2, whole fish in hot bean sauce; 乾煸四季豆 gan1bian1 si4ji4dou4, 煸 stir-fry before broiling or stewing, 乾煸 stir-fry with oil only (no addition of water), string beans đậu que; 麻辣火鍋 ma2la4huo2guo1 cay tê hotpot
Ao cai (澳菜 Ao4men2?) Cantonese cuisine occasionally uses heavier and thicker sauces, is milder than other Chinese food, and is very colorful.
腰果蝦仁 yao1guo3 xia1ren2 quả hình cái lưng: hạt điều, nhân của con tôm: tôm lột vỏ, shrimp with cashew nuts; 咕咾肉 gu1lao3rou4 sweet and sour pork; 叉燒肉 cha1shao1 rou4, “xá xíu”, roasted pork; 冬瓜排骨湯 dong1gua1pai2gu3tang1 canh sườn heo bí đao; 蠔油芥藍 hao2you2jie4lan2 hào dầu cải làn
京菜 more noodles and breads, less rice.
北京烤鴨 bei3jing1kao3ya1; 涮羊肉 shuan4yang2rou4 thịt cừu nhúng (tái), rinsed mutton chafing dish (蒙古烤肉 Meng3gu3 kao3rou4?)
上海 a lot of seafood and fish dishes
宁波式鱔魚 Ning2bo1 shi4 shan4yu2, Ningbo-style eel; 西湖醋魚 Xi1hu2 cu4yu2 cá giấm Tây hồ
素菜
素鵝 su4e2 ngỗng chay; 髮菜羹 fa4cai4 geng1 hair moss stew; 素春捲 su4 chun1juan3 veggie spring rolls
火鍋
沙茶醬 sha1cha2 jiang4 tương sa tế (satay, sate, spicy peanut sauce). Taiwanese will add a raw egg and maybe some soy sauce.
Dim Sum (點心, 飲茶 yin3cha2)
叉燒包 cha1shao1 bao1 bánh bao xá xíu, steamed pork buns; 鳳爪 feng4zhua3/zhao3 phượng trảo, chân gà; 排骨; 蝦餃 xia1jiao3 “há cảo”, shrimp dumplings; 春捲
太陽餅 Tai4yang2 bing3, found in Taichung
a flaky layered flat bun, white in color. In the center is a thin layer of sweet paste.
Dan dan mian (擔擔麵 dan4dan4mian4?), a specialty of Tainan
usually eaten at the stalls where it is cooked, yellow noodles with stewed ground pork, coriander (香菜, ngò) on top, and 滷蛋 lu3dan4 (Shandong egg, trứng kho)
烏龍茶 wu1long2cha2
南頭，冬頂
台中，梨山 Li2shan1 Núi lê
Fresh apples and pears
新竹
peanuts and peanut candy
南頭， 溪頭 Xi1tou2 Khe đầu
竹筍乾 zhu2sun3 gan1 măng tre khô, dried bammboo shoots
福州胡椒餅 Fu2zhou1 hu2jiao1 bing3
hồ tiêu, a peppery pork filling surrounded by a crispy sesame seed draped crust.
hải sâm, sea cucumber
海參 hai3shen1
con sứa, jellyfish
海蜇 hai3zhe2
cu bò, cu gà trống, cu gà tây
牛陰莖 niu2 yin1jing1, ngưu âm hành
cau trầu Tây thi
檳榔西施 bin1lang2 Xi1shi1
招牌菜 zhao1pai2cai4
chiêu bài thái, house specialty
snack
小吃
八寶飯
Ba1bao3fan4 bát bửu dessert
紹興酒 shao4xing1jiu3
Thiệu Hưng, “yellow wine”
單號，雙號
太平門
In a movie theater
歌仔戲 ge1zai3xi4
ca tử/tể hí, Hokkien opera
布袋戲 bu4dai4xi4
bố đại hí, “bao bố”, Puppet shows
評劇 ping2ju4
bình kịch, pingju opera (a local opera of north and northeast China)
京劇 jing1ju4
Beijing opera
壓歲錢 ya1sui4qian2
áp tuế tiền, tiền đẩy tuổi
北港媽祖廟
北港 Běigǎng
Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county Yúnlínxiàn [雲林縣], Taiwan
Jilin road
had hundreds of barber shops…
Famous people Hu Gua Chang Hui Mei (A-Mei) Jerry Yang F4 Jolin Tsai Richie Ren Nickie Jin (aka Takeshi Kaneshiro) Shu Qi Wu Bai Jay Chou Nicky Wu Lin Huai-min Hsingyun Fashih Zhu Ming Lee Ao Hsieh Chang-ting Sisy Chen Lee Denghui Lien Chan Wang Yongching Xu Wenlong Tsai Kang Yong Annette Lu Yuan T Lee Wen-Ho Lee
television MC aborigine pop star Yahoo co-founder boy band teen idol singer singer turned actor actor former soft porn local film star Taiwanese dialect rock music pop composer/singer former member of a boyband turned actor ballet group founder Ven. Master Hsingyun wood sculptor radical author and critic of the government pioneer proponent of democratization and indepndence talkshow hostess advocate of Taiwan independence first KMT official to meet publicly with PRC officials Formosa Plastic founder Chimei Group founder, "gone red" gay TV talk show host outspoken pro-independence Nobel prize in chemistry in 1986 computer scientist charged with spying in the US
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/mondotaiwan/culture.html
Taipei Living
Caves Bookstore
Mondo Taiwan
https://www.communitycenter.org.tw/books/
103 Chungshan North Rd., section 2, Taipei
