Caishen Dao, 財神到, Money God Has Arrived

Chinese New Year Song
Chinese Children Song

Song Title: 財神到 (财神到, Cáishén Dào, Money God Has Arrived!)


歌詞, 繁體 中文, 簡體 中文, 拼音 和 英文 翻譯:
歌词, 繁体 中文, 简体 中文, 拼音 和 英文 翻译:
Gēcí, fántǐ zhōngwén，jiǎntǐ zhōngwén, pīnyīn hé yīngwén fānyì:
Lyrics in traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, pinyin and English translations:
(The translations are done by the Chinese character order so the grammar may not be proper. If you have any question about the lyrics, please leave a reply/comment below this post, I will answer you as soon as I can.):

財神 到, 財神 到  大家 歡迎  財神 到
财神 到, 财神 到  大家 欢迎  财神 到
Cáishén dào,  cáishén dào，dàjiā  huānyíng,  cáishén dào
Wealth god arrives, wealth god arrives，everyone welcomes wealth god arrives

財神 到, 財神 到
财神 到, 财神 到
Cáishén dào,  cáishén dào
Wealth god arrives, wealth god arrives

財神 到 我 家 大 門口
财神 到 我 家 大 门口
Cáishén dào wǒ jiā dà ménkǒu
Wealth god arrives my house big doorway

迎 財神, 接 財神
迎 财神, 接 财神
Yíng cáishén,  jiē cáishén
Welcome wealth god, welcome wealth god

把 財神 接 到 我 家 里頭
把 财神 接 到 我 家 里头
Bǎ cáishén jiē dào wǒ jiā lǐtóu
Money god welcome to my house inside
*把 bǎ: particle marking the following noun as a direct object.

從 今 我 交 好 運
从 今 我 交 好 运
Cóng jīn wǒ jiāo hǎo yùn
From today I make good fortune

財 源 滾滾 來
财 源 滚滚 来
Cái yuán gǔngǔn lái
Money source rolling come

做 生意, 它 一本萬利
做 生意, 它 一本万利
Zuò shēngyì, tā yīběnwànlì
Do business, it small capital huge profit

買 馬 票, 它 得心應手
买 马 票, 它 得心应手
Mǎi mǎ piào, tā déxīnyīngshǒu
Buy horse ticket, it goes smoothly and easily

萬事 都 東成西就
万事 都 东成西就
Wànshì dōu dōng chéng xī jiù
All things all successful and accomplish

財神 到, 財神 到
财神 到, 财神 到
Cáishén dào, cáishén dào
Wealth god arrives, wealth god arrives

大家 迎接 財神 到
大家 迎接 财神 到
Dàjiā yíngjiē cáishén dào
Everyone welcomes money god arrives

Practice writing: CLICK HERE and hit the brushes next to each character to see the stroke orders. Grab a piece of paper and write them down.

Do you like this song? Leave a comment below, I’d love to hear from you.

Wish you all a very happy Chinese New Year!

Chinese Pop Song "大日子" (Da Rizi, Big Day) Made in Malaysia

February, 13, 2010

Song title: 大日子
(Dà Rìzi, Big Day)

This is a Chinese New Year song requested by QuaChee. It's a very good song with awesome Chinese New Year atmosphere and spirit. Love it!

The song is singed by 29 Malaysia young local singers at Ipoh Old Town.
It has been widely promoting and playing in shops, night markets, radios and every corner in Malaysia.

Today is Chinese New Year Eve. I miss the New Year Eve meal in Taiwan. I hope you all get nice meals with your family. Happy Chinese New Year~~~




歌詞 簡體 中文, 拼音 和 英文 翻譯:
Gēcí jiǎntǐ zhōngwén, pīnyīn hé yīngwén fānyì:
Lyrics in simplified characters, pinyin and English translations:
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1.

大 日子, 一 个 好 开始

Dà rìzi, yī gè hǎo kāishǐ

Big day, a good start

每 一 步, 有 梦, 有 坚持

Měi yī bù, yǒu mèng, yǒu jiānchí

Every step, there's dream, there's persistence

这 条 路, 只要 有 付出

Zhè tiáo lù, zhǐyào yǒu fùchū

This road, as long as there is investment

走 一 步, 每 一 步, 不 怕 输

Zǒu yī bù, měi yī bù, bú pà shū

Walk a step, every single step, not afraid of losing

2.

兜 一 圈, 又 一 年, 春 回到 人间

Dōu yì quān, yòu yì nián, chūn huídào rénjiān

Traveled a cycle, again another year, spring has returned to the world

看 世间, 每 一 天, 不停 在 转变

Kàn shìjiān, měi yì tiān, bùtíng zài zhuǎnbiàn

Look at the world, every day, constantly changing

多少 年, 泛黄 的, 那 张 贺年片

Duōshǎo nián, fànhuáng de, nà zhāng hè nián piàn

How many years, yellowing, that New Year’s card

一直 留 在 我 记忆 里面

Yì zhí liú zài wǒ jìyì lǐmiàn

Always remains in my memory inside

3.

绕 一 圈, 又 一 年, 长 长 的 思念

Rào yì quān, yòu yì nián, cháng cháng de sīniàn

Rotated a cycle, again another year, long long missing

这 一 天, 多 疲倦, 心 只 有 团圆

Zhè yì tiān, duō píjuàn, xīn zhǐ yǒu tuányuán

This day, so tired, heart only has reunion (there’s only reunion in my heart)

有 了 你, 在 身边, 约 好 在 今天

Yǒu le nǐ, zài shēn biān, yuē hǎo zài jīntiān

Have you, at side, agree today (I have you at my side and agree to meet today)

我们 牵 手 看 福 到 人间

Wǒmen qiān shǒu kàn fú dào rénjiān

We hold hands watch happiness to come to the world

4.

抱 一 抱, 笑 一 笑

Bào yī bào, xiào yī xiào

Hug a hug, smile a smile

肩 并 肩, 欢呼 嘿, 新年好

Jiān bìng jiān, huānhū hēi, xīn nián hǎo

Shoulder to shoulder, cheering Hey, New Year good (Happy New Year)

蒸 年糕 ,步 步 高

Zhēng niángāo, bù bù gāo

Steam New Year cake, step step high (each step is higher than previous step)

吃 得 饱, 睡 得 好, 乐 陶陶

Chī dé bǎo, shuì dé hǎo, lè táotáo

Eat full, sleep good, happy pleased

*Repeat 1.

5.

大 日子, 一 个 好 开始

Dà rìzi , yī gè hǎo kāishǐ

Big day, a good start

道 祝福, 看 一 元 复 始

Dào zhùfú, kàn yī yuán fù shǐ

Say blessings, watch one year return start (watch another year to start again)

这 旅途, 要 珍惜 彼此

Zhè lǚ tú, yào zhēnxī bǐcǐ

This journey, must cherish each other (We must cherish each other in this journey)

祝愿 你 丰 衣 足 食

Zhù yuàn nǐ fēng yī zú shí

Wish you ample clothing plenty food

*Repeat 2,3,4,1,5,1,5.

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冬至 (Dongzhi, The Winter Solstice) and Chinese Children Song "賣湯圓" ( Mai Tangyuan, Selling Rice Balls )

December 22, 2009

Today is 冬至 Dōngzhì (The Winter Solstice Festival), one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians, a time for the family to get together. Many families are making and eating 湯圓 (汤圆 tāngyuán rice balls) which symbolize reunion.

I didn't get a chance to eat 湯圓 today, I'll have to go to the Asian market to shop some.
Here are some 湯圓 photos which make me 流口水 ( liú kǒushuǐ drooling):
1. 汤圆
2. 茼蒿 豬肉 鹹 湯圓
(茼蒿 猪肉 咸 汤圆 Tónghāo Zhūròu Xián Tāngyuán Crowndaisy Pork Salty Rice Balls)

Here's a Children song "賣湯圓" ( 卖 汤圆 Mài Tāngyuán Selling Rice Balls ) I'd like to share with you. Thanks to Bananaz reminded me the song.

The 小二哥 ( xiǎoèr gē, long time ago in China, people called the server in restaurants 小二 or 小二哥. 小二哥 is more polite.) in the video is cute. The way he throws the rice balls in the pot is pretty cool though it's probably edited.
There's a white flag with "酒" ( jiǔ wine ) on it in the video. It means a place that serve food.
In the beginning of the video, it says 卖汤丸 Mài Tāngwán. 丸 wán is also balls or pills.
Click the 圖片 ( 图片 túpiàn image ) below to open the video page:

歌詞 簡體 中文, 拼音 和 英文 翻譯:
Gēcí jiǎntǐ zhōngwén, pīnyīn hé yīngwén fānyì:
Lyrics in simplified characters, pinyin and English translations:

1.卖 汤圆, 卖 汤圆
Mài tāngyuán, mài tāngyuán
Sell rice balls, sell rice balls. (Rice balls for sell, rice balls for sell.)

小二 哥 的 汤圆 是 圆 又 圆
Xiǎoèr gē de tāngyuán shì yuán yòu yuán
The server's rice balls are round and round.

一 碗 汤圆 满 又 满
Yī wǎn tāngyuán mǎn yòu mǎn
One bowl rice balls full and full. ( One bowl of rice balls are full and full.)

三 毛 钱 呀 买 一 碗
Sān máo qián ya mǎi yī wǎn
30 cents buy one bowl. ( 30 cents for a bowl.)

汤圆, 汤圆, 卖 汤圆
Tāngyuán, tāngyuán, mài tāngyuán
Rice balls, rice balls, sell rice balls. ( Rice balls, rice balls, rice balls for sell.)

汤圆 一样 可以 当 茶饭
Tāngyuán yīyàng kěyǐ dāng cháfàn
Rice balls same can be used as tea rice. ( Rice balls can be used as meal as well. )

嘿...哟Hēi...yō
Hey...yo ( Yo is used at the end of sentence as exclamation.)

汤圆, 汤圆, 卖 汤圆Tāngyuán, tāngyuán, mài tāngyuán
Rice balls, rice balls, sell rice balls. ( Rice balls, rice balls, rice balls for sell.)

汤圆 一样 可以 当 茶饭Tāngyuán yīyàng kěyǐ dāng cháfàn
Rice balls same can be used as tea rice. ( Rice balls can be used as meal as well. )

2.
卖 汤圆, 卖 汤圆
Mài tāngyuán, mài tāngyuán
Sell rice balls, sell rice balls. (Rice balls for sell, rice balls for sell.)

小二 哥 的 汤圆 是 圆 又 圆
Xiǎoèr gē de tāngyuán shì yuán yòu yuán
The server's rice balls are round and round.

一 碗 汤圆 满 又 满
Yī wǎn tāngyuán mǎn yòu mǎn
One bowl rice balls full and full. ( One bowl of rice balls are full and full.)

三 毛 钱 呀 买 一 碗
Sān máo qián ya mǎi yī wǎn
30 cents buy one bowl. ( 30 cents for a bowl.)

汤圆, 汤圆, 卖 汤圆
Tāngyuán, tāngyuán, mài tāngyuán
Rice balls, rice balls, sell rice balls. ( Rice balls, rice balls, rice balls for sell.)

公平 交易 可以 包 退还Gōngpíng jiāoyì kěyǐ bāo tuìhuán
Fair trade can guarantee return. ( Fair deal with money back guarantee.)

嘿...哟Hēi...yō
Hey...yo ( Yo is used at the end of sentence as exclamation.)

汤圆, 汤圆, 卖 汤圆Tāngyuán, tāngyuán, mài tāngyuán
Rice balls, rice balls, sell rice balls. ( Rice balls, rice balls, rice balls for sell.)

公平 交易 可以 包 退还Gōngpíng jiāoyì kěyǐ bāo tuìhuán
Fair trade can guarantee return. ( Fair deal with money back guarantee.)

3.
卖 汤圆, 卖 汤圆Mài tāngyuán, mài tāngyuán
Sell rice balls, sell rice balls. (Rice balls for sell, rice balls for sell.)

小二 哥 的 汤圆 是 圆 又 圆Xiǎoèr gē de tāngyuán shì yuán yòu yuánThe server's rice balls are round and round.

要 吃 汤圆 快 来 买Yào chī tāngyuán kuài lái mǎi
Want eat rice balls fast come buy. ( If you want to eat rice balls, hurry come to buy.)

吃 了 汤圆 好 团圆Chī le tāngyuán hǎo tuányuán
Eat rice balls so reunion. ( Eat the rice balls so you can have a reunion.)

汤圆, 汤圆, 卖 汤圆Tāngyuán, tāngyuán, mài tāngyuán
Rice balls, rice balls, sell rice balls. ( Rice balls, rice balls, rice balls for sell.)

慢 了 一 步 只怕 要 卖完Màn le yī bù zhǐpà yào màiwán
Slow a step only afraid will sold out. ( I'm only afraid that they will be sold out even if you are only one step behind.)

嘿...哟Hēi...yō
Hey...yo ( Yo is used at the end of sentence as exclamation.)

汤圆, 汤圆, 卖汤圆Tāngyuán, tāngyuán, mài tāngyuán
Rice balls, rice balls, sell rice balls. ( Rice balls, rice balls, rice balls for sell.)

慢 了 一 步 只怕 要 卖完Màn le yī bù zhǐpà yào màiwán
Slow a step only afraid will sold out. ( I'm only afraid that they will be sold out even if you are only one step behind.)

Practice writing: CLICK HERE and hit the brushes next to each character to see the stroke orders. Grab a piece of paper and write them down.


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Chinese Pop Song "城裡的月光" (Cheng Li De Yueguang, Moonlight in Town" By Mavis Hee and The Double Tenth Day

October 11, 2009

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Song Title: 城裡的月光(城里的月光,Chéng Lǐ De Yuèguāng, Moonlight in Town)

Another beautiful song about moon by Mavis Hee. Visit MavisHee.com for her photos and albums...etc.


歌詞, 繁體 中文, 簡體 中文, 拼音 和 英文 翻譯:
歌词, 繁体 中文, 简体 中文, 拼音 和 英文 翻译:
Gēcí, fántǐ zhōngwén，jiǎntǐ zhōngwén, pīnyīn hé yīngwén fānyì:
Lyrics in traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, pinyin and English translations:
(The translations are done by the Chinese character order so the grammar may not be proper. If you have any question about the lyrics, please leave a reply/comment below this post, I will answer you as soon as I can):

1.
每  顆  心 上  某  一 個  地方
每 颗 心 上 某 一 个 地方
Měi kē xīn shàng mǒu yī gè dìfāng,  
Each mind some one place
 
總  有 個  記憶  揮  不 散
总 有 个 记忆 挥 不 散
Zǒng yǒu gè jìyì huī bú sàn
Always has a memory wipe not away
 
每 個  深  夜  某  一 個  地方
每 个 深 夜 某 一 个 地方
Měi gè shēn yè mǒu yī gè dìfāng
Each late night some one place
 
總  有著  最深的  思量
总 有著 最深的  思量
Zǒng yǒuzhe zuìshēnde sīliang
Always has the deepest thoughts

世間  萬千的 變幻
世间 万千的 变幻
Shìjiān wànqiānde biànhuàn
This world Thousands changes
 
愛  把 有情的人  分  兩  端
爱 把 有情的人 分 两 端
Aì bǎ yǒuqíngderén fèn liǎng duān
Love the lovers separate two ends
 
心  若  知道  靈犀的 方向
心 若 知道 灵犀的 方向
Xīn ruò zhīdào língxīde fāngxiàng
Hearts if know the minds‘ directions
 
哪 怕  不能夠  朝  夕  相伴
哪 怕 不能够 朝 夕 相伴
Nǎ pà bú nénggòu zhāo xī xiàngbàn
Why afraid can't day night accompany
 
2.
城  裡 的  月光  把 夢  照亮
城 里 的 月光 把 梦 照亮
Chéng lǐ de yuèguāng bǎ mèng zhàoliàng
Town inside moonlight dream brighten
(The moonlight in town brightens the dream)

請 溫暖  他  心房
请 温暖 他 心房
Qǐng wēnnuǎn tā xīnfáng
Please warm his heart
 
看透了 人間  聚  散
看透了 人间 聚 散
Kàntòule rénjiān jù sàn
Seeing the world meeting and parting
 
能  不能 多點  快樂  片段
能 不能 多点 快乐 片段
Néng bùnéng duō diǎn kuàilè piànduàn
Can not can some more happy period

城  裡 的  月光  把 夢  照亮城 里 的 月光 把 梦 照亮
Chéng lǐ de yuèguāng bǎ mèng zhàoliàng
Town inside moonlight dream brighten
(The moonlight in town brightens the dream)
 
請 守護  它  身旁
请 守护 它 身旁
Qǐng shǒuhù tā shēnpáng
Please guard at its side
 
若  有一天 能  重逢 
若 有一天 能 重逢 
Ruò yǒuyītiān néng chóngféng
If someday can meet again
 
讓  幸福 撒滿  整個  夜晚
让 幸福 撒满 整个 夜晚 
Ràng xìngfú sǎmǎn zhěnggè yèwǎn
Let happiness scattered whole night
 
Repeat 1, 2, 2

若  有一天 能  重逢
若 有一天 能 重逢
Ruò yǒuyītiān néng chóngféng
If someday can meet again

讓  幸福  撒滿 整個  夜晚
让 幸福 撒满 整个 夜晚
Ràng xìngfú sǎmǎn zhěnggè yèwǎn 
Let happiness scattered whole night






Yesterday was Shuang Shi Jie (Double Tenth Day), Taiwan's 98-year-old birthday. Due to Typhoon Morakot in August, the government canceled the celebration activities they used to do every year. They use the funds for the activities to help the disaster reconstruction. I think they did the right thing.

Please comment, I'd love to hear from you. Click HERE.

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中秋節 (Zhongqiu Jie, Moon Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival)

October 03, 2009

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** New: Move your cursor on the greens, you'll see the traditional Chinese characters.
Well, it's one of my favorite festivals - "Zhōngqiū Jié" ( Moon Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival ), falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar.
Why? Because those mooncakes and pomelos! But most importantly, being together with our love and family while enjoying all kinds of fine food and appreciating the beautiful full moon.

There are different versions of stories behind the festival. Please click on the links above to visit.

One of the fun things to do is to make pomelo hat for your pets, kids or yourself, visit here, here and here. Pomelo hat creation, visit here.

The best song for this day is of course "Yuèliàng Dàibiǎo Wǒde Xīn " (The Moon Represents My Heart). Visit HERE. But I'll post another song next time.

Vocabularies of the day:

Zhōngqiū Jié: Mid-Autumn Festival
Zhōngqiū Jié kuàilè: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival
yuèbǐng: mooncake
yòuzi: pomelo
yòuzimào: pomelo hat


Conversation of the day:

Nǚhái ( The girl ): Yuèliàng hǎo měi a! ( The moon is so beautiful! )
Nánhái ( The boy ): Wǒ dài nǐ qù! ( I'll take you there! )
Nǚhái ( The girl ): Zhēn de ma? ( Really? )
Yuèliàng ( The moon ):
Zhù nǐ yǒu gè měihǎo de Zhōngqiū! ( Wish you have a fine Mid-Autumn Festival! )


Please comment, I'd love to hear from you. Click HERE.

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