Chinese New Year Greetings

Kung hei fat choi! 恭喜發財 (gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4) is the greeting everyone knows, but locals exchange a whole set of four-character blessings over Lunar New Year — wishing health, success, and abundance. Learn all five with audio.

"Wishing you Good Health" - used as a festive greeting at Chinese New Year and other special occasions. This is a suitable phrase to use with older people.

samˉ¹心soengˊ²想siˍ₆事singˎ₄成

get a wish, wish come true

maanˍ₆萬siˍ₆事jyuˎ₄如ji˗₃意

(to wish somebody) to have one's way in everything

ninˎ₄年ninˎ₄年jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘

(may you) have plenty to spare every year; (may you) have a surplus year after year; (may you) have abundance (in wealth) year in year out

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