Subject for EzyChinese--Chinese Valentine's Day: Celebration Dinner

Eating out in China can be daunting. Even if you can read the Chinese menus you don't necessarily know what the dishes are. On Chinese Valentine's Day we give you some popular dish names. Come in to Understanding and we'll show you how to use your Chinese and you'll be a pro with ordering in no time.

-农历 is the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.

-情人节 is our Valentines Day. A literal translation is "lover's holiday".

-团圆饭 could be translated as reunion dinner. It's usually used for Spring Festival and other important festivals when the whole family comes together. Or, if someone's been away a long time and everyone gets together for a reunion it's also used. Here it's used in play, as language often is.