Welcome home! Please contact lincoln@icrontic.com if you have any difficulty logging in or using the site. New registrations must be manually approved which may take several days. Can't log in? Try clearing your browser's cookies.
Kung hei fat choy!
lobster
Crusty Veteran
Happy Chinese new year!
I was in one of my local temples today, (no photos allowed - so consider the enclosed picture as non existent) to celebrate the 'Year of the Horse'. Managed to get in a bit of silent chanting and 'walking around in circles' meditation - horsey style.
I was in one of my local temples today, (no photos allowed - so consider the enclosed picture as non existent) to celebrate the 'Year of the Horse'. Managed to get in a bit of silent chanting and 'walking around in circles' meditation - horsey style.
6
Comments
"Kung hei fat choy" (恭喜發財, sometimes romanized as "Gong hay fat choi") is a Cantonese phrase that roughly means "May you be prosperous and happy!"
To literally say "Happy new year" in Cantonese, it would be more like "San nin fai lok" (新年快樂).
In Mandarin, to wish prosperity and joy, you would say "Gong1xi3 fa1 cai2" (恭喜发财), and to say happy new year, it would be "Xin1nian2 kuai4 le" (新年快乐).