Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments 完整Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-35-%E5%9C%A8%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%BB%93%E5%A9%9A%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%A0%B7%E7%9A%84-getting-married-in-china-671b65369529 ------ Vocabulary: 习俗 Customs, traditions | Xísú     婚礼 Wedding | hūnlǐ     寓意 Symbolism | yùyì     红枣 Red dates | hóngzǎo     早生贵子 Having kids soon | zǎoshēng guìzǐ     花生 Peanut | huāshēng     桂圆 Longan | guìyuán     莲子 lotus seeds | liánzǐ     接亲 Receiving the bride | jiēqīn     流程 Procedure | liúchéng     男方，女方 Male side (groom side), female side (brid side) | nánfāng, nǚfāng     伴郎，伴娘 Best man, bridesmaids | bànláng, bànniáng     堵门 Blocking the door | dǔ mén     红包 Red packets | hóngbāo     说好话 Saying nice things | shuō hǎohuà     说服 Convince | shuōfú     谜语 riddles | míyǔ     设计 design | shèjì     俯卧撑 push-ups | fǔwòchēng     夹气球 press balloon | jiā qìqiú     轿车 car | jiàochē     古代 ancient times | gǔdài     八抬大轿 Eight man carried palanquin | bā tái dà jiào     过门 pass through the door/to be married | guòmén     官家 officias | guān jiā     轿夫 palanquin driver | jiào fū     隆重 grand, solemn | lóngzhòng     出行方式 Traveling method | chūxíng fāngshì     中西结合 Chinese and western combined | zhōngxī jiéhé     旗袍 cheongsam | qípáo     婚纱 Wedding dress | hūnshā     红盖头 Red veil | hóng gàitou     掀起 Lift | xiānqǐ     誓言 Vows | shìyán     活跃气氛 Liven up the atmosphere | huóyuè qìfēn     敬茶 Toasting tea | jìng chá     一拜天地 First worship to heaven and earth | yī bàitiāndì     拜 kneel and bow | bài     高堂 Parents | gāotáng     夫妻对拜 Couple bowing to each other | fūqī duì bài     受之父母 Received from parents | shòu zhī fùmǔ     一桩婚姻 A marriage | yī zhuāng hūnyīn     洞房 The bridal chamber | dòngfáng     闹洞房 the wedding ceremony | nàodòngfáng     行使 Carry out | xíngshǐ     吃瓜子 eating melon seeds | chī guāzǐ     婚礼仪式 Wedding ceremony | hūnlǐ yíshì     酒席 banquet | jiǔxí     圆桌 round table | yuánzhuō     特意装饰 Specially decorate | tèyì zhuāngshì     上报纸 get on newspapers | shàng bàozhǐ     铺张浪费 extravagant and wasteful | pūzhāng làngfèi     繁琐 cumbersome | fánsuǒ     排除异议 exclude objections | páichú yìyì     婚庆公司 wedding company | hūnqìng gōngsī     因人而异 vary from person to person | yīn rén ér yì     公务员 public officials | gōngwùyuán     落口实 doing things or speaking carelessly, and other people get to know it | luò kǒushí     心甘情愿 willingly | xīngānqíngyuàn     独生子女 only child | dúshēngzǐ nǚ     嫁人 woman marry man | jià rén     娶亲 man marry woman | qǔqīn     错过机会 miss the opportunity | cuòguò jīhuì     盼着 looking forward to | pànzhe     敏感 sensitive | mǐngǎn     有争议 controversial | yǒu zhēngyì     婚纱照 wedding photos | hūnshā zhào     定格 freeze in a frame | dìnggé     留存纪念 Keeping as souvenirs | liúcún jìniàn     化妆师 Makeup artist | huàzhuāng shī     修图 Retouching | xiū tú     度蜜月 Honeymoon | dù mìyuè     筹备 Preparati