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恭喜發財 (gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4) — Chinese New Year greeting, "May the New Year bring you prosperity!" in Cantonese

gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coiˎ₄財
简 恭喜发财
Mandarin Pinyin: gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2

Meaning of 恭喜發財

nounChinese New Year greeting, "May the New Year bring you prosperity!"
nounKung Hei Fat Choi (Cantonese); Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin)

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Example Sentences with 恭喜發財

gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coi4!財！
Wishing you prosperity!
gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coi4,財,hungˎ₄紅baauˉ¹包naaˎ₄拿loi4!來！
Happy New Year, give me my red envelope!
sai˗₃細louˊ²路zai2:仔：gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coi4,財,hungˎ₄紅baauˉ¹包naaˎ₄拿loi4!來！
Kid: Happy New Year, give me my red envelope!
keoiˏ₅佢waa6:話：gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coi4,財,hungˎ₄紅baauˉ¹包naaˎ₄拿loi4.來。
He said: Happy New Year, give me my red envelope.
sanˉ¹新ninˎ₄年faai˗₃快lok6,樂,gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coi4,財,hungˎ₄紅baauˉ¹包naaˎ₄拿loi4.來。
Happy New Year, Happy New Year, give me my red envelope.
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Characters in 恭喜發財

恭gung1
respectful; reverent; deferential
喜hei2
happy; joyful; worth celebrating
發faat3
classifier for ammunition
財coi4
wealth; valuables; riches; money

Words Containing 恭喜發財

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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