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清谈 Love & Cupid

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ID: 4622 Upper Intermediate
The Chinese people's concept of love and relationship is a far cry from the ones in western society. In today's episode, we are going to introduce the unique Chinese values of relationships and even some tips for finding love!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
月老 yuèlǎo matchmaker; go-between
丘比特 Qiūbǐtè Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, Roman god of love and beauty
拜拜 bàibài worship (God)
真诚 zhēnchéng true; sincere; genuine
月老就像是中国版的丘比特
yuèlǎo 月老jiù 就xiàng 像shì 是Zhōngguó 中国bǎn 版de 的Qiūbǐtè 丘比特
Moon God is like the Chinese version of Cupid.
拜拜啊一定要带着一颗真诚的心这样月老才能够听到你的话帮你牵红线
bàibài 拜拜a 啊yīdìng 一定yào 要dài 带zhe 着yī 一kē 颗zhēnchéng 真诚de 的xīn 心zhèyàng 这样yuèlǎo 月老cái 才nénggòu 能够tīngdào 听到nǐ 你dehuà 的话bāng 帮nǐ 你qiān 牵hóngxiàn 红线
Most importantly, you must worship him with a sincere heart, so that the Moon God can hear what you say and help you get the red line.
相亲角呢就是父母为了子女寻找伴侣的一种相亲方式
xiāngqīn 相亲jiǎo 角ne 呢jiùshì 就是fùmǔ 父母wèile 为了zǐnu:3 子女xúnzhǎo 寻找bànlu:3 伴侣de 的yīzhǒng 一种xiāngqīn 相亲fāngshì 方式
Matchmaking corner is a way for parents to look for partners for their children.
报应的意思就是当你今天做坏事未来有一天一定会受到惩罚因为中国人相信因果轮回才会有俗话说的恶有恶报善有善报
bàoyìng 报应de 的yìsi 意思jiùshì 就是dāng 当nǐ 你jīntiān 今天zuò 做huàishì 坏事wèilái 未来yǒu 有yìtiān 一天yīdìng 一定huì 会shòudào 受到chéngfá 惩罚yīnwèi 因为Zhōngguó 中国rén 人xiāngxìn 相信yīnguǒ 因果lúnhuí 轮回cái 才huì 会yǒu 有súhuàshuō 俗话说de 的èyǒuèbào 恶有恶报shànyǒushànbào 善有善报
It means when you do something bad, you will be punished someday in the future because Chinese people believe in karma. There is a saying goes, what goes around comes around.
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