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An Invitation to the God of Wealth

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ID: 1359 Upper Intermediate
Interested in starting out the new year with fortune in your favor? Considering starting a business? Well check out this podcast to learn how to get the cosmos on your side. Today's lesson has a bit of everything: great language and cultural insight!
Jenny,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
财神 cáishén god of wealth
鼓 gǔ to bulge
神像 shénxiàng statue of a god
景泰蓝 jǐngtàilán cloisonné enamel
看一看瞧一瞧新年到财神到财神一到鼓钱包
kàn yi kàn 看一看qiáo yi qiáo 瞧一瞧xīnnián 新年dào 到cáishén 财神dào 到cáishén 财神yī 一dào 到gǔ 鼓qiánbāo 钱包
Take a look, come and see. The New Year is here. The god of wealth has arrived. Once he's here, your purse will be bursting with money.
哎你这财神像怎么卖
āi 哎nǐ 你zhè 这cáishénxiàng 财神像zěnme 怎么mài 卖
Hey, how much are you selling these god of wealth statues for?
大姐神像这东西怎么能说卖呢要说请
dàjiě 大姐shénxiàng 神像zhè 这dōngxi 东西zěnme néng 怎么能shuō 说mài 卖ne 呢yào 要shuō 说qǐng 请
Miss, you can't say 'sell' for a statue of a god. You have to say, 'invite'.
哦对对对那这怎么请
ò 哦duì duì duì 对对对nà 那zhè 这zěnme 怎么qǐng 请
Oh, yeah. That's right. How much do I need to 'invite' him for then?
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