Chinese Idioms of Dec. 2013(2013-12-17)
  Time:2013-12-17 10:40:50  Clrck:1456

(Pinyin)    gōng xǐ fā cái                                                      

(Chinese)   恭  喜 发 财

(Translation) The words are wishing you luck in the Chinese New Year.

Word by word English translation:

恭喜: congratulations                                 

发财: enormously rich

Sample sentence:

gōng xǐ fā cái!

恭喜发财!

It's a greeting for Chinese New Year. The words are wishing you luck in the Chinese New Year.

 


 

(Pin yin)   nián nián yǒu yú

(Chinese)  年  年 有 余

(Translation) every year there is fish/leftover; have profit every year                     

Word by word English translation:

年: Year                                 

年: Year 

有: Have

鱼: fish, leftover

Sample sentence:

Zhōngguórén chūnjié de shíhòu chī yú,yìsi shì “nián nián yǒu yú”。

中国人春节的时候吃鱼,意思是“年年有余”。

Chinese people eat fish in Chinese New Year means “have profit every year”.

 

 


 


 

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