"knock on wood" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 敲木頭

Definition

人們在提到希望的事情或好消息後，會說這個短語（有時真的敲一下木頭），用來避免帶來厄運，讓好運持續下去。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式的說法，常在講完好話或希望後用，避免厄運。華語圈也有“敲木頭”或“呸呸呸”類似用法。

Examples

I haven't been sick all year, knock on wood.

我今年都沒有生病，**敲木頭**。

The weather looks good for our trip, knock on wood.

我們的旅行天氣看起來不錯，**敲木頭**。

My car has never broken down, knock on wood.

我的車從沒壞過，**敲木頭**。

The baby finally slept through the night—knock on wood it happens again!

寶寶終於一覺到天亮，**敲木頭**希望下次也如此！

We're on track to finish the project early, knock on wood.

我們有望提前完成這個項目，**敲木頭**。

So far, nobody in our office has gotten the flu this season, knock on wood.

到目前為止，我們辦公室還沒有人得流感，**敲木頭**。