新年發財

Chinese

		New Year; next year	to make a fortune; to work; to make a living
trad. (新年發財)		新年	發財
simp. (新年发财)		新年	发财
Literally: “[May you] be rich [this] new year; [may you] gain wealth [this] new year”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnnián fācái

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ nin⁴ faat³ coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnnián fācái
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinnián facái
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-nien² fa¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: syīn-nyán fā-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnian fatsair
    • Palladius: синьнянь фацай (sinʹnjanʹ facaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ fä⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ nin⁴ faat³ coi⁴
    • Yale: sān nìhn faat chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ nin⁴ faat⁸ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ nin⁴ fad³ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ niːn²¹ faːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Phrase

1. Happy New Year

Usage notes

• Chiefly used for Chinese New Year
• Often used in combination with 新正如意 (xīnzhēng rúyì) as 新正如意，新年發財／新正如意，新年发财