Wednesday, February 18, 2015

CNY wishes

Wishing all of you .....

大吉大利 (Dàjí dàlì) - 吉利 (jili) means auspicious, 吉(ji) means luck, 利 (li) profit so here's wishing you all great good luck and good profits.

三阳开泰 (Sān yáng kāi tài) means an auspicious beginning.  阳 (the sun) and 羊 (goat) sound the same and as 2015 is the year of the goat, this wish has become "三羊开泰" instead.

身体健康 (Shēntǐ jiànkāng) - wishing all of you good health

万事如意 (Wànshì rúyì) - 万 ten thousand, 事matters 如 as, 意 meaning so this means wishing everything goes your way.

心想事成 (Xīn xiǎng shì chéng) - 心 heart, 想 think, 事matters, 成 completed/done so here's wishing you all - may all your wishes come true (literal translation means whatever your heart thinks, it will be completed that way)

恭喜发财 (Gōngxǐ fācái) - 恭喜(wishing) 发(expand/grow) 财 (wealth) so wishing all of you great prosperity!

Many thanks to Wenn for the above red packets (红包).

18 comments:

  1. Mun, Gong Xi Fa Cai! May you and your family be blessed abundantly in the coming year!

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  2. Gong Xi Fa Cai to you and family too!

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    1. Kong Hei Fatt Choy to you and your family too!

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  3. Xīn xiǎng shì chéng ! Thanks for sharing these amazing wishes with us! It's so good to learn something new every day!

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    1. Thank you! Good that you are interested to learn!

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  4. Happy New Year to you too Mun! May God bless you and your family good health and lots of abundances in the coming year! =)

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  5. I learnt so many Chinese words today. Thanks Mun!

    Happy cny to you and gong xi fa cai!

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  6. Kong Hee Fatt Choy to you and your loved ones too!

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  7. Very informative post, Mun! Happy CNY to you too, dear! xoxo

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  8. I know I am a bit late but our CNY is 15 days! So here's my wishing you and family a Very Happy And Prosperous Chinese New Year!

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    1. Thank you, thank you! Wishing you and your loved ones, a very happy Chinese New year!

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