[Mrvile]

Happy Chinese New Year everyone

 

[rsaavedra]

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Originally Posted by DJShadow /img/forum/go_quote.gif Isn't it: Gung Hei Fat Choi? This is the Cantonese way of pronounciation anyways

A Chinese friend of mine gave me the other expression, "Gong Xi Fa Cai", some time ago. I also just searched it and seems correct: http://goasia.about.com/cs/azsiteind...esenewyear.htm

 

[Jubei]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rsaavedra /img/forum/go_quote.gif A Chinese friend of mine gave me the other expression, "Gong Xi Fa Cai", some time ago. I also just searched it and seems correct: http://goasia.about.com/cs/azsiteind...esenewyear.htm

Gong Xi Fa Cai = based on Putonghua pronunciation

Kung Hei Fat Choy (Choi) = commonly used in Hong Kong, based on Cantonese.

I don't see the Gung version too much, but could also be used I suppose. There really isn't a right or wrong when the English spelling is based on Cantonese, just a more common and less common spelling.

And I always thought it was Year of the Pig, but come to think of it, I used to see Year of the Boar used on horoscope mugs when I was a kid.

 

[DJShadow]

Yeah 'Gong Xi Fa Cai' is Mandarin. I'll stop being so anal

 

[donunus]

Its actually the golden pig this year. not just the regular pig. like last year was the fire dog and 2005 was the wooden rooster(no pun intended)

 

[turtlee]

happy LUNAR new year all....just because there are a lot of chinese people out there doesn't mean they own the holiday =]

 

[1911]

i am not chinese but all chinese headfiers are welcome to mail me those red envelopes..