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How to say “Congratulations” in Cantonese — 恭喜 (gung1 hei2)

The Cantonese for “congratulations” is 恭喜 (gung1 hei2).

gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜
nouncongratulations
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Other ways to say “congratulations”

恭喜恭喜gung1 hei2 gung1 hei2
"congratulations!"
祝賀zuk1 ho6
to congratulate; congratulations | [粵]: 賀
恭賀gung1 ho6
to congratulate
慶賀hing3 ho6
to congratulate
道賀dou6 ho6
to congratulate

Example sentences with 恭喜

gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coi4!財!
Wishing you prosperity!
gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜gungˉ¹恭hei2!喜!
Congratulations! Congratulations!
gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜neiˏ₅你aa3!呀!
Congratulations to you!
gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜neiˏ₅你gaai˗₃結fan1!婚!
Congratulations on your wedding!

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (gung1 hei2) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.

Related words

恭喜發財,紅包拿來gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 hung4 baau1 naa4 loi4
A cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! Said at Chinese New Year, for example, to an older (and hopefully both generous and wealthy) relative
恭喜恭喜gung1 hei2 gung1 hei2
"congratulations!"
恭喜吉祥gung1 hei2 gat1 coeng4
congratulations and luck (Lunar New Year greeting)
恭喜發財gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4
Chinese New Year greeting, "May the New Year bring you prosperity!"
恭喜發財,利是𢭃來gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si6 dau6 loi4
Said at Chinese New Year, for example, to an older (and hopefully both generous and wealthy) relative
恭喜發財,利市𢭃來gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si6 dau6 loi4
“Wishing you prosperity! Lucky money please!” a greeting used at Chinese New Year as a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money [colloquial]
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