中国常见特有词汇的英译

■禅宗 Zen Buddhism

■禅 dhyana; dhgaya

■混沌 chaos

■道 Daosim, the way and its power

■四谛 Four Noble Truth

■八正道 Eightfold Path

■无常 anity

■五行说 Theory of Five Elements

■无我 anatman

■坐禅 metta or transcendental meditation

■空 sunyata

■虚无 nothingness

■双喜 double happiness(中)，a doubled stroke of luck(英)

■小品 witty skits

■相声 cross-talk

■噱头；掉包袱 gimmick, stunt

■夜猫子 night people; night-owls

■本命年 this animal year of sb.

■处世之道 philosophy of life

■姻缘 yinyuan（prefixed fate of marriage）

■还愿 redeem a wish (vows)