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What does the popular greeting Kung Hei Fat Choy mean?
Gung hay fat choy is how Cantonese speakers wish you a happy new year—literally “wishing you great happiness and prosperity.”
What do you say after gong xi fa cai?
恭禧發財 – Gong Xi Fa Cai This means ‘wish you to be prosperous in the new year’. If someone says this to you, you simply reply with the same phrase. You could also reply with Hong Bao Na Lai, “Red envelope please!” This phrase can be reciprocated between friends or colleagues. It’s a jokey way of asking for luck.
What does Gung Hee fat choy mean?
Happy New Year
Translation of “Kung Hei Fat Choy” in French Chinese New Year is celebrated annually between late January and mid-February in Hawaii. During this time, many local people greet each other by saying, “Gung Hee Fat Choy” or “Happy New Year.”
Is it Gung hay fat choy or kung hei fat choy?
Congratulations and be prosperous (simplified Chinese: 恭喜发财; trad. Chinese: 恭喜發財; pinyin: gōngxǐ fācái; in Cantonese: Kung Hei Fat Choi. The phrase ‘Gong Xi’ (or ‘Gong Hei’ in Cantonese) means ‘Congratulations’, derived from the legend of ‘Nian’, congratulating each other to have escaped the harm of the beast.
What does it mean Gong Xi Fa Cai?
wishing you enlarge your wealth
Law has taught children two greetings. The first is Xīnnián kuàilè, pronounced sheen-neean-kwai-luh, meaning “happy new year.” Another common greeting used is gong xi fa cai, pronounced gong-zee-fah-tsai. This is a common wishing of prosperity, literally translating to “wishing you enlarge your wealth.”
How do you write Gong Hei fat choy in Chinese?
Chinese: 恭喜發財; pinyin: gōngxǐ fācái; in Cantonese: Kung Hei Fat Choi.
What does Kung Hei Fat Choi mean in Chinese?
“Wishing you prosperity!
January 27, 2017 | Suk Yin. Comments (3) Whether it’s in Cantonese — Kung Hei Fat Choy! — or Mandarin — Gong Xi Fa Cai! –- it means “Wishing you prosperity!” and is the popular lunar new year greeting for people of Chinese descent around the world.
What does kung Hei fat choy mean?
Whether it’s in Cantonese — Kung Hei Fat Choy! — or Mandarin — Gong Xi Fa Cai! –- it means “Wishing you prosperity!” and is the popular lunar new year greeting for people of Chinese descent around the world. During the lunar New Year, Chinese families visit relatives and friends to exchange greetings and good wishes.
Which Chinese New Year greeting is the right one?
Some of you may even be confused which Chinese new year greetings is the right one: the “GONG XI FA CAI” or the “GONG HEI FAT CHOI”. As far as I know, Gong Xi Fa Cai is a Happy Chinese New Year in Mandarin and the GONG HEI FAT CHOI is happy Chinese new year in Cantonese.
How do you say Happy New Year in Cantonese?
Happy new year in Cantonese is 新年快樂 [san1 nin4 faai3 lok6], and it can be used in both New Year （新年）and Chinese New Year （農曆新年）. san1 nin4 faai3 lok6！ 新年快樂！ Happy new year! How can you not say Kung Hei Fat Choi during Chinese New Year? Kung Hei Fat Choi is written as 恭喜發財 [gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4].
How do you greet in Cantonese?
“Gong Xi Fa Cai” and “Kung Hei Fat Choi (Choy)” are the two most common greetings. They both have the same meaning, but the former is the Mandarin pronunciation, while the latter is the Cantonese pronunciation.