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It’s already a customary sense of ritual to send greetings to friends and family during the holidays. Are you still worried that you can’t find a suitable blessing? Do you know any Chinese “Happy New Year greetings”? How do you say “Happy New Year” in Mandarin? Don’t worry, in today’s article, let’s share some practical Chinese greetings to express Happy New Year.
First, let’s learn about the Chinese Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year is consequential. It is perhaps the biggest and most significant Chinese celebration. As people around the world watch the Lunar New Year, you will find major celebrations with fireworks, parades, and celebrations in almost every major city.
The Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year, is the beginning of a year and the traditional “New Year’s Day”. In ancient times, people began to have a “busy year” from the La Worship or the kitchen sacrifice on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month. During this era, the New Year didn’t end until the 19th of the first month. However, In modern times, people set the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month, but it usually doesn’t end until the 15th lunar month (Lantern Festival). Spring Festival is a happy and peaceful festival, a gathering day for friends and relatives. It is a celebration that deepens the bonds and nurtures the feelings of people for relatives and friends.
The Chinese Lunar New Year actually runs for 15 consecutive days and ends with the Lantern Festival. Preparations should be held several weeks in advance to ensure that the new year is full of luck and prosperity. Lunar New Year is a time for families to reunite, share rich food, and set the rhythm for the new year.
Chinese people have many ways to say Happy New Year.
There’s a central difference between the Chinese New year and the one from the west. New Year’s Eve celebrations in the West are often short. They merely serve as a short burst of improvement in one’s determination. However, The main goal of the Chinese New Year tradition is to usher inauspiciousness and prosperity in the new year.
Here are some simple ways to express your good wishes:
Pronounced as “Gongzee Fah Tsai”, Gongxi means “congratulations” and is also a way to wish a happy life. The expression deems to wish to get rich or make money. In essence, you hope to have a happy and prosperous new year. Business owners and colleagues use Chinese-style “Happy New Year” as the usual way.
Pronounced as “sheen neean kwailuh”, “快乐kuài lè” means “happy” or “joyful”, and “新年 xīn nián” means “new year”. “新年快乐 xīn nián kuài lè” is a good way to say “Happy New Year” to friends in Chinese.
Cantonese Lunar New Year greetings are slightly different from ordinary greetings, but in fact, they are both written in the same way.
“Gong hey Fat” in Cantonese is equivalent to getting rich in public office in Mandarin, or just “congratulations and prosperity”.
For examples:
各[gok3]位[wai6]亲[can3]戚[cik1]朋[pang4]友[jau5]。
大[daai6]家[gaa1]新[san1]年[nin4]快[faai3]乐[lok6]。
祝你全家春节愉快！万事如意！
zuk1 nei5 cyun4 gaa1 ceon1 zit3 jyu4 faai3! maan6 si6 jyu4 ji3!
I wish you success and smooth sailing in your career!
恭祝阖府安康，精神爽利！
gung1 zuk1 hap6 fu2 on1 hong1, zeng1 san1 song2 lei6!
I wish you a well-being and refreshing spirit!
祝你事业成功，一帆风顺！
zuk1 nei5 si6 jip6 seng4 gung1 ， jat1 faan4 fung1 seon6 ！
If you have Chinese friends living around you, you can try to share your greetings – say happy New Year in Mandarin with them, whether by speaking or writing. Finally, I wish you all a Happy New Year! Year of the Tiger!
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