Hello!
May i wish you all a:
Happy Chinese New Year!
And now in Cantonese,
Gung Hei Fat Choy, Lai Si Tau Loi, Tau Ling M Ngoi
"Congratulations and be prosperous, now give me a red envelope, fifty cents is too little, don't want a dollar either."
This is the year of the Water Snake.
(Next year is the Horse).
The most common auspicious greetings and sayings consist of four characters, such as the following:
- 金玉滿堂Jīnyùmǎntáng - "May your wealth [gold and jade] come to fill a hall"
- 大展鴻圖Dàzhǎnhóngtú - "May you realize your ambitions"
- 迎春接福Yíngchúnjiēfú - "Greet the New Year and encounter happiness"
- 萬事如意Wànshìrúyì - "May all your wishes be fulfilled"
- 吉慶有餘Jíqìngyǒuyú - "May your happiness be without limit"
- 竹報平安Zhúbàopíng'ān - "May you hear [in a letter] that all is well"
- 一本萬利Yīběnwànlì - "May a small investment bring ten-thousandfold profits"
- 福壽雙全Fúshòushuāngquán - "May your happiness and longevity be complete"
- 招財進寶Zhāocáijìnbǎo - "When wealth is acquired, precious objects follow"
And for those of us with birthdays coming up...
| Animal | Branch | New Year dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鼠 Shǔ Rat | 子 Zǐ | 1996 | 2008 |
2020
|
| 牛 Niú Ox | 丑 Chǒu | 1997 | 2009 | 2021 |
| 虎 Hǔ Tiger | 寅 Yín | 1998 | 2010 | 2022 |
| 兔 Tù Rabbit | 卯 Mǎo | 1999 | 2011 | 2023 |
| 龍 Lóng Dragon | 辰 Chén | 2000 | 2012 | 2024 |
| 蛇 Shé Snake | 巳 Sì | 2001 | 2013 | 2025 |
| 馬 Mǎ Horse | 午 Wǔ | 2002 | 2014 | 2026 |
| 羊 Yáng Goat | 未 Wèi | 2003 | 2015 | 2027 |
| 猴 Hóu Monkey | 申 Shēn | 2004 | 2016 | 2028 |
| 雞 Jī Rooster | 酉 Yǒu | 2005 | 2017 |
2029
|
| 狗 Gǒu Dog | 戌 Xū | 2006 | 2018 | 2030 |
| 豬 Zhū Pig | 亥 Hài | 2007 | 2019 | 2031 |
迎春接福 Yíngchúnjiēfú - "Greet the New Year (Spring time) and encounter happiness"
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