How To Say Gong Xi Fa Cai In Cantonese

The syllables Gong XiKung Hei mean congratulations while Fa CaiFat Choi translate to become prosperous or have lots of money.

How to say gong xi fa cai in cantonese. So when people greet you with or Gong Xi Fa Cai during the Chinese New Year what do you say. Another common greeting used is gong xi fa cai. How do you say Chinese New Year greeting in Cantonese.

They actually refer to the same four characters æ åœå è which is a common greeting during Chinese New Year. Gung 1 héi 2 fad 3 coi 4. San1 nin4 faai3 lok6.

Gung hay fat choy is how Cantonese speakers wish you a happy new yearliterally wishing you great happiness and prosperity. It directly translates to wishing you great happiness and prosperity In Mandarin the same greeting is gong xi fa cai pronounced gong she fa tsai. Gong Xi Fa Cai is Mandarin while Kung Hei Fat Choi is Cantonese.

Kʊŋ ⁵⁵ hei³⁵ fäːt³ tsʰɔːy ²¹ Taishanese Taicheng Wiktionary. Even though the pronunciations are a little different both are written the same way. Congratulations and may you be prosperous What is gong xi fa cai.

G ū ng héi faat chòih. Short of the long. In Mandarin the same greeting is gong xi fa cai pronounced gong she fa tsai.