新正如意

Chinese

FWOTD – 12 February 2021

		first month of the lunar new year; first day of the lunar new year	according to [one's] wishes; to be as one wishes; to be satisfactory
trad. (新正如意)		新正	如意
simp. #(新正如意)		新正	如意
Literally: “[May] your wishes come true [on commencement of] the new first lunar month”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnzhēng rúyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ zing¹ jyu⁴ ji³
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): sing¹ zian¹ ru⁵ i³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnzhēng rúyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinjheng rúyì
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-chêng¹ ju²-i⁴
    • Yale: syīn-jēng rú-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjeng ruyih
    • Palladius: синьчжэн жуи (sinʹčžɛn žui)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ zing¹ jyu⁴ ji³
    • Yale: sān jīng yùh yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ dzing¹ jy⁴ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ jing¹ yu⁴ yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jiː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sing¹ zian¹ ru⁵ i³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sing tsiaⁿ jû ì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

Phrase

新正如意

1. (regional, chiefly Teochew) Happy Chinese New Year

   • 藉此丁酉年新春蒞臨之際，雪隆潮州會館全體同仁謹此恭祝各界春節快樂，新正如意！ [MSC, trad.]
     藉此丁酉年新春莅临之际，雪隆潮州会馆全体同仁谨此恭祝各界春节快乐，新正如意！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2017 January, 《潮訊》, issue 18, page 1

     Jiè cǐ dīngyǒu nián xīnchūn lìlín zhījì, Xuělóng Cháozhōu Huìguǎn quántǐ tóngrén jǐn cǐ gōngzhù gèjiè chūnjié kuàilè, xīnzhēng rúyì! [Pinyin]

     As the new year of the Fire Rooster arrives, the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Teochew Association sincerely wishes everyone a Happy Chinese New Year!

   • 恭喜賀喜新正如意 [Teochew, trad.]
     恭喜贺喜新正如意 [Teochew, simp.]

     From: 翁新杰 (lyricist), 新正如意

     giong¹ hi² ho⁷ hi² sing¹ zian¹ ru⁵ i³ [Peng'im]

     Congratulations! Happy Chinese New Year!

Usage notes

• Often used in combination with 新年發財／新年发财 (xīnnián fācái) as 新正如意，新年發財.

Descendants

• → Thai: ซินเจียยู่อี่