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恭喜發財
gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4
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Chinese New Year greeting, "May the New Year bring you prosperity!" lit: "congratulations on becoming rich".
Mostly South China, Hong Kong and overseas only; not much heard of in northern China. Level: 3 Google Frequency: 823,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by aaron on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 11th Feb 2010 10:16 |
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Characters in this word:恭 gung1 - respectful; deferential喜 hei2 - happy; joyful; auspicious 發 faat3 - send out, launch; to become; uncover 財 coi4 - wealth; riches; money 2 compounds containing this word:恭喜發財,利市𢭃來 - a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money!恭喜發財,紅包拿來 - a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! |
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