采青 (coi2 ceng1) — lion dance (舞獅) in Cantonese

coiˊ²采cengˉ¹青

Mandarin Pinyin: cai3 qing1

Meaning of 采青

nounlion dance (舞獅)

noun"plucking the greens", during the lion dance to celebrate Chinese New Year or the opening of new shops, auspicious green vegetable such as a lettuce (due to it sounding similar to "making money") is normally hung on a pole for the lion to eat

Example Sentences with 采青

tiuˎ₄條lungˎ₄龍mouˏ₅舞dakˉ¹得houˊ²好houˊ²好coiˊ²采cing1.青。

The dragon dance was performed very well, grabbing the greens.

mouˏ₅舞siˉ¹獅coengˊ²搶zoˊ²咗punˎ₄盆coiˊ²采cing1.青。

The lion dance team snatched the greens.

keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋jiu˗₃要coiˊ²采cing1.青。

They need to grab the greens.

coiˊ²采cingˉ¹青houˊ²好zungˍ₆重jiu3.要。

Grabbing the greens is very important.

mouˏ₅舞siˉ¹獅deoiˍ₆隊coiˊ²采cing1.青。

The lion dance team grabs the greens.

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Characters in 采青

采coi2

spirit; complexion; color; facial expression

青ceng1

sth green, e.g. crops, grass

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