Happy Lunar New Year!

[GirlySports]

Mandarin: 新年快乐 - Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái.
Korean: 행복한 새해 보내세요 - saehae bok manhi baduseyo
Vietnamese: Chúc Mừng Năm Mới

What other places/greetings are there?

I've been so busy since yesterday, cooking, cleaning house, buying new stuff.
Doing all the right things

[driveway]

Here in Taiwan everyone says: 新年快樂 which in pinyin is: xīn nián kuài lè and the closest I get to it phonetically is "Sheh nee-en kwai luh" people seem to understand what I mean. Also, this:

Let it get to 0:28 to really give it a chance.

[Canada 02]

[Kybosh]

I'm willing to accept envelopes of money if anyone wants to give me some.

[CarlW]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Mandarin: 新年快乐 - Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái.

Typo?
恭喜發財 - Gong Hei Faht Choi

[Canada 02]

mandarin vs cantonese

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

I'm willing to accept envelopes of money if anyone wants to give me some.

then you should say, Hong Bao Na Lai (紅包拿來)

[CarlW]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

mandarin vs cantonese

no i meant the chinese....
恭喜發財 =/= 新年快乐

edit: to further what I mean, Girly put 新年快乐 is Gong Xi Fa Cai/Gong Hei Faht Choi, so wasn't sure if she wanted to put 恭喜發財 or 新年快乐

[TheyCallMeBruce]

if mandarin, it should be shing nian kuai le

[LChoy]

Another downside to getting married is that now I have to pass out lucky money

[CarlW]

Originally Posted by Lchoy

Another downside to getting married is that now I have to pass out lucky money

Haha, yes, saw the look of chagrin on the face of a younger cousin that got married last year pass out her first red pockets.

[Locke]

The hell you say?

[Hack&Lube]

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)

[GirlySports]

How'd he do that!?

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Happy New Year! For all you non-Chinese speaking folk, you can also say:

我是苯蛋 - Wo shu bun dan (mandarin) or Gno hai bun dan (cantonese). Try it with your Chinese speaking friends! You'll be the hit of the Year of the Dragon!

[Hack&Lube]

I don't know what a 苯蛋 is but I know what a 蛋 is for sure.

[Puppet Guy]

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I don't know what a 苯蛋 is but I know what a 蛋 is for sure.

It's a term of endearment. Much like a child's laughter.

[yyc_flames]

Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!!

[VladtheImpaler]

Soooo... are y'all barking at the moon?







Me not racist - just a Full Metal Jacket fan.