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faat˗₃coiˎ₄
(发财)
Pinyin
fa1 cai2
Translations
noun
to get rich (also just 發); (mahjong) green dragon
singˉ¹gunˉ¹faat˗₃coiˎ₄
(升官发财)
Pinyin
sheng1 guan1 fa1 cai2
Translations
noun
be promoted and get rich
gungˉ¹heiˊ²faat˗₃coiˎ₄,hungˎ₄baauˉ¹naaˎ₄loiˎ₄
(恭喜发财,红包拿来)
Pinyin
gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 hong2 bao1 na2 lai2
Translations
noun
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
noun
恭喜發財,利是逗來 ; 恭喜發財,利事逗來 ; 恭喜發財,利市逗來
gungˉ¹heiˊ²faat˗₃coi4,,leiˍ₆siˍ₆dauˍ₆𢭃loiˎ₄
(恭喜发财,利是𢭃来)
Pinyin
gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 , li4 shi4 duan3 lai2
Translations
noun
Said at Chinese New Year, for example, to an older (and hopefully both generous and wealthy) relative
noun
恭喜發財,利市𢭃來 ; 恭喜發財,利事𢭃來 ;also var. for 𢭃 is 斗,逗,兜[華]: 恭喜發財,紅包拿來
noun
A cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money!
gungˉ¹heiˊ²faat˗₃coiˎ₄
(恭喜发财)
Pinyin
gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2
Translations
noun
Chinese New Year greeting, "May the New Year bring you prosperity!"
noun
Kung Hei Fat Choi (Cantonese); Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin)
gungˉ¹heiˊ²faat˗₃coi4,,leiˍ₆siˍ₆dauˍ₆𢭃loiˎ₄
(恭喜发财,利市𢭃来)
Pinyin
gong1xi3fa1cai2, li4shi4 dou4 lai2
Translations
noun
“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]