Happy Chinese New Year everybody!!!

[DuckMuck]

I hope everybody have a wonderful and festive holiday in the year of the monkey!!!

[chazola]

year of George W Bush?



I was born year of the Dragon... does that mean anything?

[MTI]

Gung Hay Fat Choy

Now, where's my li see?

[DieselHead]

Xin Nian Kuai Le!!

[DuckMuck]

Originally posted by chazola
year of George W Bush?



I was born year of the Dragon... does that mean anything?

The dragon is a symbol of power and luck to the Chinese people...being born in the year of the dragon means you manifest many of these qualities...

[ericnguyen]

Cung Chúc Tân Xuân

Akema****e Omedetou Gozaimasu

Xin Nian Yu Kuai, Gong Xi Fa Cai


DuckMuck: saying "Chinese New Year" is not fair . There are several other Asian countries (like Vietnam etc...) which also celebrate the Lunar New Year.

In Vietnam, the translation for "Lunar New Year" is "Tết Nguyên Đán" or simply "Tết". "Happy New Year" is "Chúc Mừng Năm Mới"
or "Cung Chúc Tân Xuân".

The Vietnamese equivalent of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Mandarin) is "Cung Hỷ Phát Hợi", which sounds more similar to the Cantonese version "Gung Hay Fat Choy".

In Vietnamese, "Year of the Monkey" = "Giáp Thân". I wonder whether the Cantonese or Mandarin translation would sound similar to it.

If you guys want to know how Vietnamese writing actually looks like, take a look at this website:

http://hanoi.vnn.vn/chuyen_de/giapthan/



Here's a short history of Vietnamese language and its writing.

http://www.phapvan.ca/english/culture/09_language.htm

Eric

[DuckMuck]

Yes, that is true...many countries in Asia celebrate the Lunar New Years...Happy Lunar New Years!

[Kuan]

Happy New Year all!

May the year bring your good luck and prosperity.

[azinn]

Have a good year!