Instead of every year using the same and usual Chinese New Year phrase, here's a CNY prosperity guide for you. No matter if you're greeting your friends and families face-to-face, on zoom, or WhatsApp, it will definitely make a difference from every last year.
𝔾𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝 𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤
新年好 (xīn nián hǎo): “Happy New Year.”
新年快乐 (Xīn nián kuài lè): “Happy New Year.”
𝔽𝕠𝕣 ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℙ𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕖
笑口常開 (xiào kǒu cháng kāi): “May you smile often.”
竹報平安 (zhú bào píng ān): “May you hear tidings of peace."
岁岁平安 (suì suì píng ān): “May you have peace at every age.”
和氣吉祥全家樂 (hé qì jí xiáng quán jiā lè): “Wish you harmony and joy for the whole family.”
四季平安過旺年 (sì jì píng ān guò wàng nián): “Wish you four seasons of peace and a flourishing year.”
𝔽𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕊𝕞𝕠𝕠𝕥𝕙 𝕊𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣
心想事成 (xīn xiǎng shì chéng): “May all your wishes come true.”
万事如意 (wàn shì rú yì): “May everything go well with you.”
鴻運當頭 (hong yun dang tou): “great luck lands on one’s head”
五福臨門 (wǔ fú lín mén): “May the five blessings come to you.” (Longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death.)
𝔽𝕠𝕣 ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙
福壽雙全 (fú shòu shuāng quán): “May you enjoy both longevity and blessing.”
身体健康 (shēn tǐ jiàn kāng): “Wish you good health.”
𝔽𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕣 𝔾𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕥𝕙
步步高升 ( bu bu gao sheng): “rise step by step” (suggesting promotions ahead)
事业发达 (shì yè fā dá): “May your career to take off.”
升官发财 (shēng guān fā cái): “May you get promoted and receive a raise.”
𝔽𝕠𝕣 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕪
财源广进 (cái yuán guǎng jìn): “May wealth flow in.
恭喜发财 (gōng xǐ fā cái): “ May you be happy and prosperous.”
金玉滿堂 (jīn yù mǎn táng): “May your gold and jade fill the halls.”
招財進寶 (zhāo cái jìn bǎo): “May you find wealth and treasures.”
財源滾滾 (cái yuán gǔn gǔn): “May wealth come pouring in.”
年年有餘 (nián nián yǒu yú): “May you have abundance every year.”
生意兴隆 (shēng yì xīng lóng): “May your business flourish.”
𝔽𝕠𝕣 𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣 ℝ𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤
學業進步 (xué yè jìn bù): “May your studies improve.”
With these Essential Chinese New Year Greeting Phrases bookmark in your phone, I'll be sure you'll be all out and ready to take on the CNY festival for whoever visits you, and vice-versa. Pair these phrases with a pair of mandarin oranges while greeting away!
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