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Hack&Lube · 01-23-2012, 10:21 AM

We are talking about two different dialects and two different greetings, both of which are used AFAIK, or at least I use both. Not sure when you would use one instead of the other. Please educate me.

Mandarin | Cantonese
Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái | Gong Hei Fat Choi = "greetings/congratulations, wishing you prosperity"
Xīn Nián Kuài Lè | Sun Leen Fai Lok = "happy new year"

The characters should be the same unless there are differences in Simplified (China)/Traditional (Hong Kong/Taiwan)

01-23-2012, 10:21 AM	#13
Hack&Lube Atomic Nerd Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	We are talking about two different dialects and two different greetings, both of which are used AFAIK, or at least I use both. Not sure when you would use one instead of the other. Please educate me. Mandarin \| Cantonese Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái \| Gong Hei Fat Choi = "greetings/congratulations, wishing you prosperity" Xīn Nián Kuài Lè \| Sun Leen Fai Lok = "happy new year" The characters should be the same unless there are differences in Simplified (China)/Traditional (Hong Kong/Taiwan) Last edited by Hack&Lube; 01-23-2012 at 10:27 AM.