{"id":35,"date":"2008-11-28T08:53:39","date_gmt":"2008-11-28T12:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=35"},"modified":"2008-11-28T08:53:39","modified_gmt":"2008-11-28T12:53:39","slug":"birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day marked the occasion of my <strong>\u751f\u65e5<\/strong> (birthday).\u00a0 In China, people will usually ask someone&#8217;s age by asking his or her <strong>\u5c5e\u76f8<\/strong> (Chinese zodiac sign).\u00a0 People&#8217;s numerical reports of their age may vary based on their <strong>\u5468\u5c81<\/strong> (actual age) and <strong>\u865a\u5c81<\/strong>(age based on Chinese zodiac).\u00a0 Birthdays are accompanied by <strong>\u751f\u65e5\u5361<\/strong>(birthday cards)\uff0c<strong>\u751f\u65e5\u86cb\u7cd5<\/strong> (birthday cakes)\uff0cand <strong>\u8721\u70db<\/strong>(candles).\u00a0 Of course, candles are lit in most cases by using a <strong>\u6253\u706b\u673a<\/strong> (lighter) or <strong>\u706b\u67f4<\/strong>(matches).\u00a0 When you blow out the candles, be sure to <strong>\u8bb8\u4e2a\u613f<\/strong>(make a wish).\u00a0 Also, if you find yourself in China, do not open your <strong>\u793c\u7269<\/strong> (gifts) in front of your guests- wait until they have left before opening the gift and then text them.<\/p>\n<p>\u751f\u65e5 sheng1ri4 &#8211; birthday<br \/>\n\u5c5e\u76f8 shu3xiang4 &#8211; zodiac sign<br \/>\n\u5468\u5c81 zhou1sui4 &#8211; age based on years from calendar birth<br \/>\n\u865a\u5c81 xu1sui4 &#8211; age based on Chinese zodiac (add 1 to \u5468\u5c81\uff09<br \/>\n\u751f\u65e5\u5361 sheng1ri4ka3 &#8211; birthday card<br \/>\n\u751f\u65e5\u86cb\u7cd5 sheng1ri4dan4gao1 &#8211; birthday cake<br \/>\n\u8bb8\u613f xu3yuan4 &#8211; make (a) wish<br \/>\n\u6253\u706b\u673a da3(2)huo3ji1 &#8211; lighter<br \/>\n\u706b\u67f4 huo3chai2 &#8211; matches<br \/>\n\u793c\u7269 li3wu4 &#8211; gift(s)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day marked the occasion of my \u751f\u65e5 (birthday).\u00a0 In China, people will usually ask someone&#8217;s age by asking his or her \u5c5e\u76f8 (Chinese zodiac sign).\u00a0 People&#8217;s numerical reports of their age may vary based on their \u5468\u5c81 (actual age) and \u865a\u5c81(age based on Chinese zodiac).\u00a0 Birthdays are accompanied by \u751f\u65e5\u5361(birthday cards)\uff0c\u751f\u65e5\u86cb\u7cd5 (birthday cakes)\uff0cand&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/birthday\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,13],"tags":[378679],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-culture","category-vocabulary","tag-culture"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The other day marked the occasion of my \u751f\u65e5 (birthday). 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