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 in Cantonese
gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coiˎ₄財,hungˎ₄紅baauˉ¹包naaˎ₄拿loiˎ₄來简 恭喜发财,红包拿来
Mandarin Pinyin: gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 hong2 bao1 na2 lai2
Meaning of 恭喜發財,紅包拿來
nounA 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
phraseA popular, often humorous, Lunar New Year phrase combining a greeting with a request for red envelopes.