CultureShock! Taiwan, 2008, Chris Bates and Ling-Li Bates

Question 1

達摩 Da2mo2

Answer 1

Bodhidharma, who founded the 禪 Chan2 sect at the 少林 temple around AD 500.

Question 2

丟臉，沒面子

Answer 2

diu1lian3, mei2 mian4zi3

Question 3

傲者必敗 ao4 zhe3 bi4 bai4

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ngạo giả tất bại, pride before a fall

Question 4

跟屁蟲 gen1bi4chong2 拍馬屁 pai1ma3bi4

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fart-following insect (“brown noser”) who likes to stroke the horse’s ass

Question 5

人情味 ren2qing2wei4

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You must sincerely to ask about three times to elicit the final response.

Question 6

小氣鬼 xiao3qi4qui3

Answer 6

penny-pincher

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châm cứu, accupencture

Answer 7

針灸 zhen1jiu3

Question 8

推拿 tui1na2

Answer 8

push-pinch, manually therapy

Question 9

拔罐子 ba2guan4zi3

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hút lọ, giác hơi, cup therapy

Question 10

dangki

Answer 10

台語，đồng cốt

Question 11

ang mo

Answer 11

台語，red beards

Question 12

媒人, mei2ren2

Answer 12

Matchmaker

Question 13

先上車後補票

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shotgun wedding

Question 14

喜酒

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wedding banquet

Question 15

雙喜, shuang1xi3

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Double happiness

Question 16

http://poagao.org/phousearch.htm

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apartment rental

Question 17

cải “bạch” thảo, chinese cabbage, bokchoy

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白菜 bai2cai4

Question 18

cải làn, chinese spinach, chinese broccoli, chinese kale

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芥蘭，芥藍 jie4lan2, gai4lan2

Question 19

sườn heo, pork chops

Answer 19

排骨 pai2gu3

Question 20

gà đi bộ, free-range chicken

Answer 20

土雞 tu3ji1

Question 21

颱風季節

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七、八、九 月

Question 22

台菜 seafood, pork, chicken, light soups, and use of crushed or sliced garlic

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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

Question 23

客家菜 very similar to 台菜 including…

Answer 23

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

Question 24

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

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Ao cai (澳菜 Ao4men2?) Cantonese cuisine occasionally uses heavier and thicker sauces, is milder than other Chinese food, and is very colorful.

Answer 25

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

Question 26

京菜 more noodles and breads, less rice.

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北京烤鴨 bei3jing1kao3ya1; 涮羊肉 shuan4yang2rou4 thịt cừu nhúng (tái), rinsed mutton chafing dish (蒙古烤肉 Meng3gu3 kao3rou4?)

Question 27

上海 a lot of seafood and fish dishes

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宁波式鱔魚 Ning2bo1 shi4 shan4yu2, Ningbo-style eel; 西湖醋魚 Xi1hu2 cu4yu2 cá giấm Tây hồ

Question 28

素菜

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素鵝 su4e2 ngỗng chay; 髮菜羹 fa4cai4 geng1 hair moss stew; 素春捲 su4 chun1juan3 veggie spring rolls

Question 29

火鍋

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沙茶醬 sha1cha2 jiang4 tương sa tế (satay, sate, spicy peanut sauce). Taiwanese will add a raw egg and maybe some soy sauce.

Question 30

Dim Sum (點心, 飲茶 yin3cha2)

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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

Question 31

太陽餅 Tai4yang2 bing3, found in Taichung

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a flaky layered flat bun, white in color. In the center is a thin layer of sweet paste.

Question 32

Dan dan mian (擔擔麵 dan4dan4mian4?), a specialty of Tainan

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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)

Question 33

烏龍茶 wu1long2cha2

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南頭，冬頂

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台中，梨山 Li2shan1 Núi lê

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Fresh apples and pears

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新竹

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peanuts and peanut candy

Question 36

南頭， 溪頭 Xi1tou2 Khe đầu

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竹筍乾 zhu2sun3 gan1 măng tre khô, dried bammboo shoots

Question 37

福州胡椒餅 Fu2zhou1 hu2jiao1 bing3

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hồ tiêu, a peppery pork filling surrounded by a crispy sesame seed draped crust.

Question 38

hải sâm, sea cucumber

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海參 hai3shen1

Question 39

con sứa, jellyfish

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海蜇 hai3zhe2

Question 40

cu bò, cu gà trống, cu gà tây

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牛陰莖 niu2 yin1jing1, ngưu âm hành

Question 41

cau trầu Tây thi

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檳榔西施 bin1lang2 Xi1shi1

Question 42

招牌菜 zhao1pai2cai4

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chiêu bài thái, house specialty

Question 43

snack

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小吃

Question 44

八寶飯

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Ba1bao3fan4 bát bửu dessert

Question 45

紹興酒 shao4xing1jiu3

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Thiệu Hưng, “yellow wine”

Question 46

單號，雙號 | 太平門

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In a movie theater

Question 47

歌仔戲 ge1zai3xi4

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ca tử/tể hí, Hokkien opera

Question 48

布袋戲 bu4dai4xi4

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bố đại hí, "bao bố", Puppet shows

Question 49

評劇 ping2ju4

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bình kịch, pingju opera (a local opera of north and northeast China)

Question 50

京劇 jing1ju4

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Beijing opera

Question 51

壓歲錢 ya1sui4qian2

Answer 51

áp tuế tiền, tiền đẩy tuổi

Question 52

北港媽祖廟

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北港 Běigǎng | Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county Yúnlínxiàn [雲林縣], Taiwan

Question 53

Jilin road

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had hundreds of barber shops...

Question 54

``` 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 ```

Answer 54

``` 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 ```

Question 55

http://www.angelfire.com/mt/mondotaiwan/culture.html Taipei Living Caves Bookstore

Answer 55

Mondo Taiwan https://www.communitycenter.org.tw/books/ 103 Chungshan North Rd., section 2, Taipei