CNY greetings

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  • Kong Xi Fa Cai 恭喜發財: Good luck getting more wealth.-> I hope you will be prosperous in the New Year.
  • Kong Xi Fa Cai Nian Nian You You 恭喜發財 年年有餘:Nian Nian- year by year; You You-sybolism for “fish”, to have more than enough, to have a surplus-> I hope you will have ample surplus in the coming year. I hope your year will end with more than enough.
  • Xin Xiang Xi Cheng 心想事成:Aladdin and magical lamp —may all your wishes come true
  • Wang Xi Ru Yi 萬事如意:Wang Xi-10 thousand things; Ru Yi-as you wish ->May all things as you wish. May everything go as planned.

This year is the year of the Tiger.

  1. Hu Hu Sheng Fong 虎虎生風: literally means “tiger tiger make wind”; the meaning is something full of energy and strength->I hope you start off the New Year with the strength and energy of a tiger.
  2. Sheng Long Huo Hu 生龍活虎:literally means “spirit dragon living tiger”, but it often used to describe elderly people who are full of life, still alive and fresh.->May you start off the New Year with spirit of a dragon and the strength of a tiger.
  3. Ru Hu Tien Yi 如虎添翼:literally means “like a tiger with wings” even more hardcore than hardcore.dragons—flying tigers->May you be as fierce asa flying tiger in the New Year.

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHVNFRxrCXE