2007-01-16 05:33:12 · 12 answers · asked by glen r 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
There are different languages called "Chinese". The official language of the People's Republic and the Republic of China is Mandarin, a northern language introduced by the Manchurian Qing dynasty.
For the Mandarin greeting,see:
http://goodcharacters.com/blog/category/how/greetings/
xin nian kuai le is Mandarin
Gong Hee Fat Choy is Cantonese, now spoken mostly in Hong Kong and amongst some overseas Chinese communities in the UK, Malaysia, etc.
sin nee hua hee is Hokkien, spoken by the pre-Chiang Kai Shek Taiwanese Chinese population and in Singapore, Penang, and parts of East Malaysia.
2007-01-16 05:43:55 · answer #1 · answered by Beng T 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The cantonese for Happy New Year is Sun Leen Fi Lok. However the words for Happy Chinese New Year is Gung Hey Fat Choi. It's confusing but most Chinese is!!!
2007-01-16 16:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by china doll 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strictly speaking, the Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival during Chinese 'new year'. It marks the ending of winter and the start of spring. CNY is a recent innovation. Anyway, the better greeting is 'xing nien kaui le' whereas 'gong...' mean have a prosperous time.
2007-01-19 09:34:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gong Xi Fa Cai!! Happy Chinese New Year!! Chinese friends taught me. They live in Cambodia so it would be Mandarin Chinese, not Cantonese.
2007-01-16 18:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by ammie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
æ°å¹´å¿«ä¹ xin nian kuai le for Happy New Year
2007-01-17 15:56:18 · answer #5 · answered by gingben 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
æ°å¹´å¿«ä¹ xin nian kuai le for Happy New Year.
2007-01-16 20:47:28 · answer #6 · answered by kl55000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gong Hee Fat Choy
2007-01-16 13:36:58 · answer #7 · answered by Tiger by the Tail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gung hay fat choy---cantonese
xin nian kuai le---mandarin for western new year
gongxi fa cai----for chinese new year --mandarin
2007-01-17 04:37:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally, people would say "guo nian hao", which meaning is happy new year.
2007-01-16 20:45:04 · answer #9 · answered by anti-Jealous 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
xin nian kuai le
2007-01-16 13:37:15 · answer #10 · answered by jon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋