Fixed phrases of congratulations and good wishes for special events
64.2
64.2 Fixed phrases of congratulations and good wishes for special events
Occasion Phrase of congratulations and good wishes
New Year 恭喜发财！
恭喜發財！ (traditional greeting)
Gōngxǐ fā cái!
Congratulations and get rich!
新春大喜！
Xīn chūn dà xǐ!
Wishing you great happiness at the New Year!
新年快乐！
新年快樂！
Xīnnián kuàilè!
Happy New Year! (Western influenced greeting)
Christmas 圣诞快乐！
聖誕快樂！
Shèngdàn kuàilè!
Merry Christmas!
Wedding 恭喜！
Gōngxǐ!
Congratulations!
天作之合！
Tiān zuò zhī hé!
A match made in heaven!
百年好合！
Bǎi nián hǎo hé!
A happy union lasting 100 years!
白头偕老！
白頭偕老！
Báitóu xiélǎo!
Growing old together in happiness!
Birthday 恭喜！
Gōngxǐ!
Congratulations!
祝你生日快乐！
祝你生日快樂！
Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
Wishing you a happy birthday! (Western influenced greeting)
Birth of child (a new
birth is celebrated
when the child is
a month old)
长命百岁！
長命百歲！
Chángmìng bǎi suì!
May you live to be 100 years old!
Birthday of someone 祝你寿比南山，福如东海。
60 years old or older 祝你壽比南山，福如東海。
Zhù nǐ shòu bǐ nán shān, fú rú dōng hǎi.
I wish you a long life (live as long as the south mountain)
and great fortune (as great as the east sea).
