Comments on: Text Message Greetings for Chinese New Year http://laowaichinese.net/text-message-greetings-for-chinese-new-year.htm Tips and Strategies for Learning to Speak Mandarin Chinese Thu, 17 May 2012 13:19:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cracker http://laowaichinese.net/text-message-greetings-for-chinese-new-year.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9305 cracker Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:18:19 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1607#comment-9305 good stuck!! Thank you!!!! Happy year of the tiger!!! good stuck!!
Thank you!!!!
Happy year of the tiger!!!

]]> By: China http://laowaichinese.net/text-message-greetings-for-chinese-new-year.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9291 China Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:50:37 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1607#comment-9291 Thanks a lot for the post! I tried some of the phrases you suggested on my chinese friends and it worked like a charm ;) I would love to see more of these topical phrase-posts. Thanks a lot for the post! I tried some of the phrases you suggested on my chinese friends and it worked like a charm ;) I would love to see more of these topical phrase-posts.

]]> By: How to write those ever-important CNY text messages | China Hope Live http://laowaichinese.net/text-message-greetings-for-chinese-new-year.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9280 How to write those ever-important CNY text messages | China Hope Live Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:47:14 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1607#comment-9280 [...] Albert at LaowaiChinese.net has a whole post on how to write your contributions to the 19 billion Spring Festival greeting texts that will be sent this year. ~ Discuss (0) ~ [...] [...] Albert at LaowaiChinese.net has a whole post on how to write your contributions to the 19 billion Spring Festival greeting texts that will be sent this year. ~ Discuss (0) ~ [...]

]]> By: Liuzhou Laowai http://laowaichinese.net/text-message-greetings-for-chinese-new-year.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9279 Liuzhou Laowai Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:30:19 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1607#comment-9279 I've received this message from several different Chinese friends. 一二三四五，上山逗老虎。摇摇老虎头，吃穿不用愁；摸摸老虎腿，月月加薪水；拍拍老虎背，存款翻十倍；亲亲老虎嘴，生活好滋味 I’ve received this message from several different Chinese friends.

一二三四五，上山逗老虎。摇摇老虎头，吃穿不用愁；摸摸老虎腿，月月加薪水；拍拍老虎背，存款翻十倍；亲亲老虎嘴，生活好滋味

]]> By: Joel http://laowaichinese.net/text-message-greetings-for-chinese-new-year.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9278 Joel Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:44:47 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1607#comment-9278 We got a <em>fú</em> marathon sent to our e-mails at work: 虎到福到家家福，虎送祝福满满福，虎年享福不同福：大福小福处处福，金福银福满仓福！迎福接福年年福，守福祈福岁岁福，祝你虎年更幸福！ <a href="http://chinahopelive.net/2010/02/12/i-pity-the-fu%e2%80%8b" rel="nofollow">I "translated" is here: I pity the fú</a>​ We got a fú marathon sent to our e-mails at work:
虎到福到家家福，虎送祝福满满福，虎年享福不同福：大福小福处处福，金福银福满仓福！迎福接福年年福，守福祈福岁岁福，祝你虎年更幸福！
I “translated” is here: I pity the fú​

]]> By: Rachel http://laowaichinese.net/text-message-greetings-for-chinese-new-year.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9277 Rachel Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:17:23 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1607#comment-9277 There is also one I like, but native speakers should let me know if I remembered this one right: 心理事成 Or something like that. I like the idea of someone's heart's desire all coming to fruition. There is also one I like, but native speakers should let me know if I remembered this one right:
心理事成
Or something like that. I like the idea of someone’s heart’s desire all coming to fruition.

]]> By: Jeannie http://laowaichinese.net/text-message-greetings-for-chinese-new-year.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9276 Jeannie Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:20:09 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1607#comment-9276 年年有余 nián​nián​ yǒu​yú​ = have an abundance every year. The pronunciation of 余 is same as 鱼(fish). So you can see fish on the New Year Eve meal table all the time. Happy Chinese New Year~~~ 年年有余 nián​nián​ yǒu​yú​ = have an abundance every year.

The pronunciation of 余 is same as 鱼(fish). So you can see fish on the New Year Eve meal table all the time.

Happy Chinese New Year~~~

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