年的传说英文版

The Legend of Nian

In the depths of Chinese antiquity there is a legend 传说 (chuan shuo) about a violent flesh-eating predatory mammal(meng shou) by the name of nian 年.

The word legend is made up of 传 (chuan) meaning "to pass on" from generation to generation, and 说 (shou) to "explain or to say". The tales were seen as tradition, and explained characteristic customs, values and ways of thinking, and the legends spread widely throughout China.

Nian was an enormous, ferocious, violent, single-horned 独角(du jiao) wild beast, with sharp teeth 牙齿 (ya chi) and a long, powerful tail 尾巴 (weiba).

If you look at the character 年 (nian) you can see Nian's features clearly. First, the left downward stroke corresponds to the single horn of this beast. The two horizontal strokes inside represent the sharp long teeth. The inside vertical stroke symbolizes the beast's body and robust long tail.

Nian destroyed the all-i