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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 |
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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 |