What do you say on Chinese New Year in Cantonese?
What do you say on Chinese New Year in Cantonese?
Gong hei fat choy
In Cantonese, the common way to say ‘Happy Lunar New Year’ is “Gong hei fat choy” (恭喜发财), which means ‘Wishing you happiness and prosperity. ‘
What does Dai Gat Dai Lei mean?
大吉大利, dai gat dai lei, which means “great luck and fortune”
Is Kung Hei fat choy correct?
According to a 2018 GMA News Online article, both are fine and OK to use. Gong Xi Fa Cai is Mandarin while Kung Hei Fat Choi is Cantonese. The syllables Gong Xi and Kung Hei mean congratulations, while Fa Cai and Fat Choi translate to become prosperous or have lots of money.
How do you say best wishes in Cantonese?
That is why in this blog, we will learn different expressions to say Congratulations in Cantonese.
- 恭喜 (Gung1 Hei2) English Translation: Congratulations.
- 非常好 (Fei1 Soeng4 Hou2) English Translation: Excellent.
- 精彩 (Zing1 Coi2)
- 最大好嘅祝福 (Zeoi3 Daai6 Hou2 Ge3 Zuk1 Fuk1)
- 恭喜你畢業，亦都祝福你下一場旅程！
- 升職快樂！
- 恭喜恭喜，鴻圖大展，步步高升！
- 恭喜晒！
What does Bo bo go sing mean?
WISHING YOU TO HAVE INCREASED PROSPERITY EACH DAY
步步高陞 BO BO GO SING. SEVENTEEN. WISHING YOU TO HAVE INCREASED PROSPERITY EACH DAY.
What does Sun Tai Geen Hong mean?
Wish you good health
身體健康 – Wish you good health (Cantonese: Sun Tai Geen Hong; Mandarin: Shēn tǐ jiàn kāng)
Is Gong Xi Fa Cai Cantonese?
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 is gong xi fa cai mean?
Wish you enlarge your wealth
Gong Xi Fa Cai (“Wish you enlarge your wealth”) is a common saying Chinese use over the Chinese New Year – even a toddler would say this to you when you visit a Chinese family during new year celebrations.