Gong Hei Fatt Choi

[kerosam]

chinese new year greetings to all... hopefully this 'golden pig' year will bring great prosperity to all... :

 

[Vampire]

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All hail to the Golden Pig!

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

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Happy New Year

Garpal

 

[drmb]

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Gong Ha Fat Choi (or Gung Hei Fat Choi) - welcome to the Year of the Golden Pig, not just an ordinary Year of the Pig, but this happens once every 60 or 600 years (debate) so symbolises an especially auspicious year. Babies born during the year will be prosperous and wealthy, so China is gearing up for a boomer year. According to the Chinese zodiac, people born in the year of the pig - 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995 and 2007 - are honest, hardworking and loyal (I can verify). They are curious learners and most compatible with those who were born in the years of the rabbit (I can verify) or the sheep. The golden pig sign heralds a year of contentment, security and optimism, and is associated with wealth and good luck. So go go go China stocks, go go go China trade, and please go go go Zinc

 

[BIG BWACULL]

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yppaH weN reaY

Gong Hei Fat Choy

 

[CanOz]

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Hmmmmm, Happy New Year!

The fireworks and crackers were still going at 1:30 am, then they started again with a vengance at 7:55.

 

[powerkoala]

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Happy chinese new year everyone
may the year of pig brings prosperity to us all
cheers

 

[chansw]

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Gong Hei Fat Choy!

 

[chops_a_must]

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All hail to the Golden Pig!

I'm really liking the perth mint lunar coins this year:

I'm no coin collector, but given that this year is so auspicious for the Chinese, what is the chance of this series appreciating?

 

[GreatPig]

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Remember though that they charge quite a premium on minted coins, significantly above the value of the metal in them

GP

 

[GreatPig]

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Or to those who prefer the Mandarin:

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Gong Xi = Congratulations (the top two characters, left to right)
Fa Cai = Get rich or make a fortune

In Mandarin it's pronounced something like:

gong - the 'o' is more like the 'oo' in book than the 'o' in song.
xi - similar to "shee" as in sheep, but not so sibilant.
fa - as in far.
cai - like tsai, rhyming with eye.

Cheers,
GP

 

[2020hindsight]

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"kung hay fut choy" in Cantonese , i.e. Hong Kong, (pretty close to phoenetic, as I recall) - spelt the same as Mandarin of course.

Great pig - since you've registered that nicname - you could sell it for a fortune at the moment Bit like number plates with 888.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ChineseNewYear/Default.aspx
to check out your own character traits ( in case you need some old chinese dude to tell you what your personality is like lol) ...(typically "ideal partners" are from animals about 6 years apart, inferring that you should marry someone either 5-7 years older or 5-7 years younger. - or in the case of Anne Nicole thingo - maybe 65 - 67 years older - but it would be stupid to even consider marrying someone who was 60 years older (same year as yourself)

I remember in Macau the casinos would make a fortune on CNY weekend because everyone was checking if their luck had changed for the next 12 months.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year - gee this wikipedia is a great source of information.

"Congratulations and be prosperous"...
Simplified Chinese: 恭喜发财;
Traditional Chinese: 恭喜發財; pinyin: Gōngxǐ fācái;
Hokkien Keong hee huat chye (POJ: Kiong-hí hoat-châi);
Cantonese: Gung hei fat choi;
Hakka: Kung hei fat choi,
.....which loosely translates to "Congratulations and be prosperous". Often mistakenly assumed to be synonymous with "Happy new year", its usage dates back several centuries. While the first two words of this phrase had a much longer historical significance (legend has it that the congratulatory messages were traded for surviving the ravaging beast of Nian, although in practical terms it may also involve surviving the harsh winter conditions), the last two words were added later as ideas of capitalism and consumerism became more significant in Chinese societies around the world.

Other countries. The Vietnamese also celebrate their New Year, or Tết, on the same day as the Chinese calendar, with a 4-day public holiday. However, because of the time difference between Hanoi and Beijing (China), Tết may differ from the Chinese calendar by a day every 22nd or 23rd year. Korea now follows the Gregorian calendar for business and academic purposes, but the lunar new year is still marked with a three-day holiday, compared to a single day of holiday on January 1st. The Japanese now celebrate their New Year (shōgatsu) on 1 January, with the first three days being holidays.

(hence the "tet offensive" )

...History. In 104 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established month 1 as the beginning of the year, where it remains.....

Myths. According to legend, in ancient China, the nián , a man-eating beast from the mountains, could silently infiltrate houses to prey on humans. The people later learned that the nian was sensitive to loud noises and the color red, so they scared it away with explosions, fireworks and the liberal use of the color red. These customs led to the first New Year celebrations. Guò nián , which means to celebrate the new year, literally means the passing of the nian beast.

avoid the following:-

Bad Luck...Buying a pair of shoes is considered bad luck. The word "shoes" is a homophone for the word for "rough" in Cantonese.
Buying a pair of pants is considered bad luck. The word "pants" is a homophone for the word for "bitter" in Cantonese. (Although some perceive it to be positive as the word 'pants' in Cantonese could be a homophone for the word for "wealth".)
A hair-cut is considered bad luck. The word "hair" is a homophone for the word for "prosperity". Thus "cutting hair" could be perceived as "cutting away your prosperity" in Cantonese.
Sweeping the floor is considered bad luck, as it will sweep away the good fortune and luck for the new year; in the same way that having a bath will wash away the good fortune.
Talking about death is inappropriate for the first few days of Chinese New Year, as it is considered inauspicious as well.
Buying books is bad luck because the word for "book" is a homonym to the word "lose".

"Sweeping the floor is considered bad luck, as it will sweep away the good fortune and luck for the new year " ahh hek , just when I was going to spend the afternoon doing housework

 

[Noskcid]

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Happy new Year, I wish Everyone Prosperity and Luck and may the year of the Pig be a good one for you

 

[PhoenixXx]

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Gong xi fa cai.
May prosperity be on us all