Greet The New Year and Encounter Happiness: Chinese New Year Sayings
Deborah Swallow | January 23rd, 2012
When you are out and about over the next fifteen days, if you meet 
up with a Chinese friend, remember to wish them a Happy New Year. The most common auspicious greetings and sayings consist of four Chinese characters, such as the following:
- Jinyu mangtang – “May your wealth [gold and jade] come to fill a hall”
- Dazhan hongtu – “May you realize your ambitions”
- Yingchun jiefu – “Greet the New Year and encounter happiness”
- Wanshi ruyi – “May all your wishes be fulfilled”
- Jiqing youyu – “May your happiness be without limit”
- Zhubao pingan – “May you hear [in a letter] that all is well”
- Yiban wanli = “May a small investment bring ten-thousandfold profits”
- Fushou shuangquan – “May your happiness and longevity be complete”
- Zhaocai jinbao – “When wealth is acquired, precious objects follow”
See related articles:
The Chinese New Year Explained
The Fifteen Days of the Chinese New Year
Remember these Chinese New Year Sayings to greet your friends with!
Hello, I'm Deborah Swallow and, for the last fifteen years, I've worked in over thirty countries addressing the complexities of people working internationally across multiple cultures, so individuals and organisations alike can gain an authentic competitive edge and win in international markets. 