RE: Discovering new cultures in the year of the pig
Happy New Year!
I came from Hong Kong and married my sweetheart who was from Macau.
So, we can tell those who complain about being too crowded the benefits also.
common food during Chinese New Year is the Tikoy. It is sometimes referred to as Chinese New Year's cake. It is made of glutinous sticky rice.
I think it is 八寶飯 eight treasures rice - sounding good = 恭喜發財
發 and 八 sounds almost the same.
mirror with octagon shape
They are 八掛 - People who believe in 風水use them to deflect bad 風水 elements coming from their surroundings.
八掛 refer to the eight 八 symbols 掛 around the mirror
八卦- 维基百科，自由的百科全书
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/八卦
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八卦是《易经》的基本概念，可代表一切自然現象的動靜狀態，每個卦由三个爻组成。“卦”有「懸掛」的 ..... 用于风水的八卦图. 漢代學者李君明首創(後世稱京房)。京房首創 ...
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Oh, so you're really from Hong Kong. If you don't mind, may I know where you are based now?
Now I know about that octagon mirror. Thanks! Maybe I'll get one and put above oyr doorway. 😄 How about those dangling things on the same photo?
Wow! You gave me an assignment for translation. 😄 Will get to that later.
Yes. Please see the rest in discord.
Is about the origin which is an ancient philosophy - 《易经》的基本概念.
In modern-day use, it has become an expression equal to gossip.
Gossip! It can sometimes kill...