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* 祝福語 Good wishing expressions

In Chinese New Year, people wish each other well when they meet. The most common one is 恭喜發財 “gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4”. It is used when you want to wish someone to be wealthy. There are different kinds of good wishing expressions for different purposes. Refer to the following table and use the expressions properly in different situations.

For health
    For wealth
    For studies
    For everything
Chinese
Cantonese
Chinese
Cantonese
Chinese
Cantonese
Chinese
Cantonese
身體健康
san1 tai2 gin6 hong1
恭喜發財
gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4
學業進步
hok6 jip6 zeon3 bou6
心想事成
sam1 soeng2 si6 sing4
龍馬精神
lung4 maa5 jing1 san4
花開富貴
faa1 hoi1 fu3 gwai3
步步高昇
bou6 bou6 gou1 sing1
萬事勝意
maan6 si6 sing3 ji3
身壯力健
san1 zong3 lik6 gin6
財源廣進
coi4 jyun4 gwong2 zeon3
如意吉祥
jyu4 ji3 gat1 coeng4