盘点和中国文化有关的热门词汇英语翻译

戏剧表演 Theatrical Performances

京剧人物脸谱types of facial makeup in Beijing opera

生male characters

末middle-aged male characters

净“painted face” characters

旦female characters

丑clown

京剧票友amateur performer of Peking Opera

木偶戏puppet show

独角戏monodrama; one-man play

皮影戏shadow play ; leather-silhouette show

折子戏opera highlights

戏剧小品skit

哑剧dumb show ; mime ; mummery ; pantomime

单口相声monologue comic talk

双口相声witty dialogue

口技vocal imitations ; ventriloquism

说书monologue story-telling

杂技acrobatic performance

叠罗汉making a human pyramid

特技stunt

睬高跷stilt walk

马戏circus performances

神话人物Mythological Figures

八仙the Eight Immortals

嫦娥Chang’e ( the Chinese moon goddess)

伏羲Fu Xi (God of Fishery and Husbandry)

福禄寿三星the three gods of fortune , prosperity and longevity

共工God of Water

后羿Houyi (a legendary hero who shot down nine suns )

黄帝Yellow Emperor

夸父Kuafu (a fabled sun-chasing giant )

女Goddess of Sky-patching

盘古 Pan Gu (creator of the universe )

神农 Patron of Agriculture

禹 Yu ( the reputed founder of the Xia Dynasty )

祝融 God of Fire

古代建筑 Ancient Architecture

塔 pagoda

琉璃塔 glazed stupa

舍利塔 dagoba ; sarira stupa ( a pagoda for Buddhist relics )

舍利子 sarira remains from cremation of Buddha’s of saints’ body

喇叭塔 Lamaist pagoda

楼 storied buildings

钟楼 bell tower

鼓楼 drum tower

阁 pavilion

烽火台 beacon tower

华表 ornamental column

牌坊 memorial archway