年夜飯 nián yè fàn - New Year's Eve dinner
吉祥 jí xiáng - auspicious; lucky
不可或缺 bù kě huò quē - indispensable; essential
儀式 yí shì - ritual; ceremony
象徵 xiàng zhēng - symbol; to symbolize
一家團圓 yì jiā tuán yuán - family reunion
美好 měi hǎo - beautiful; wonderful
期盼 qí pàn - expectation; hope
圍爐 wéi lú - gathering around the stove (a traditional reunion activity)
餐桌 cān zhuō - dining table
溫馨 wēn xīn - warm and sweet
親手 qīn shǒu - personally; with one's own hands
長年菜 cháng nián cài - longevity greens
長壽 cháng shòu - longevity
燙熟 tàng shóu - blanched; briefly boiled
菜頭湯 cài tóu tāng - radish soup
蘿蔔 luó bo - radish
好采頭 hǎo cǎi tóu - good fortune
佛跳牆 fó tiào qiáng - Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (a Chinese delicacy)
頂級 dǐng jí - top-grade; premium
燉煮 dùn zhǔ - to stew; to simmer
家庭和樂 jiā tíng hé lè - family harmony
圓滿豐盛 yuán mǎn fēng shèng - complete and abundant
醉雞 zuì jī - drunken chicken
白斬雞 bái zhǎn jī - poached chicken
吉利 jí lì - lucky; propitious
清蒸 qīng zhēng - steamed (usually food)
紅燒 hóng shāo - braised in soy sauce
年年有餘 nián nián yǒu yú - surplus year after year
年糕 nián gāo - glutinous rice cake
年年高升 nián nián gāo shēng - rising higher year by year
拿手菜 ná shǒu cài - signature dish
冷凍 lěng dòng - frozen
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