What is the meaning of Kiong Hee Huat Tsai?
Congratulations and wishing you prosperity!
“Congratulations and wishing you prosperity!” — that is what “Kiong Hee Huat Tsai” conveys in the Hokkien dialect, which is what the majority of the Chinese Filipinos (Tsinoys) here in the Philippines speak.
How do you say Happy new year in Chinese kung hei fat choy?
Another way to say “Happy Chinese New Year” is “Xīnnián kuàilè” (新年快乐), literally meaning ‘New Year happiness’. It is a formal greeting typically used for strangers. In Cantonese, the common way to say ‘Happy Lunar New Year’ is “Gong hei fat choy” (恭喜发财), which means ‘Wishing you happiness and prosperity.
How do you write Kiong Hee Huat Tsai?
Kiong Hee Huat Tsai (恭喜发财)!
How do you say Kung Hei Fat Choy in Chinese?
‘Gong hei fat choy’ is the Cantonese way of saying the phrase and in Mandarin Chinese, it’s ‘gong xi fa cai’ (pronounced gong she fa tsai).
What does Kung Hei Fat Choi mean in Chinese?
Chinese New Year Greetings – Kung Hei Fat Choi (gōng xǐ fā cái) is traditional Chinese New Year greeting meaning: Congratulations and best wishes for a prosperous New Year!; Happy New Year! Girl on Chinese New Year Lantern. Photo © Valeska Gehrmann.
What is the response to Kung Hei Fat Choi?
Now, you may ask: Is there a proper way to respond when someone greets you Gong Xi Fa Cai or Kung Hei Fat Choy? Responding with “Gong Xi” while motioning a closed right hand over a clenched left fist is correct. Saying “Xin Nian Kuai Lè” or Happy New Year is also an acceptable practice.
What does Xin Nian Hao mean?
Happy Chinese New Year
In Mandarin, “Happy Chinese New Year” is “xin nian kuai le” (pronounced shin nee-an kwai le), which is a formal greeting typically used for strangers and means “New Year happiness.” A shortened version is “xin nian hao” (pronounced shin nee-an how) is more often used for friends and family.
What is Gong Xi Fat Cai?
wish you happiness and prosperity
Usually, on Chinese New Year celebrations people will send greetings in the form of “Gong Xi Fa Cai” which means “wish you happiness and prosperity” to the celebrating family or relatives.
How do you reply to Gong Xi Fa Cai?
When someone greets you “Gong Xi Fa Cai” or “Gong Hey Fat Choy,” a fun way to respond is with “Hong Bao Na Lai” which means “Red envelope please.”
How do you say’Kung Hei Fat Choi’in Hokkien?
So, let’s start banishing “Kung Hei Fat Choi” from our vocabulary and start to practice saying the greeting in Hokkien, “Kiong Hee Huat Tsai,” which is widely understood by Tsinoys here.
How do you pronounce Kong XI FA Tsai?
If you happen to be in China and if you want to say the greeting in Mandarin, China’s official language (and spoken by the most number of people in the world), pronounce the greeting as “Kong Xi Fa Tsai” (written and spelled formally as “Gong Xi Fa Cai”).
Do Tsinoys speak “Kung Hei Fat Choi”?
I remember a jingle from a TV commercial of a fast food chain years ago that goes: “Kung Hei Fat Choi ay nandito na….” This is ironic, because the fast food chain is owned by a Chinese-Filipino who hails from Fujian. Well, Tsinoys do not understand and speak “Kung Hei Fat Choi.”