How to Say ‘Wishing you abundance year after year.’ in Traditional Chinese
祝你年年有餘。
💬 Usage Tip: A classic New Year blessing. Notice the smooth rhythm: [祝你] + [年年] + [有餘]. Great one to memorize.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: If you eat fish at a New Year meal, saying this line is extra fitting because of the [魚]/[餘] wordplay.
Phrase Breakdown
祝你
wish you…
Introduces a blessing/wish.
祝你考試順利。
Wishing you success on the exam.
年年
year after year; every year
A reduplication meaning “every year/each year.” Common in New Year blessings.
年年進步。
Make progress every year.
有餘
to have surplus; to have more than enough
A blessing meaning “surplus/abundance.” Sounds like 「有魚」 (have fish), linking to New Year symbolism.
希望你們家年年有餘。
Hope your family has abundance every year.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
祝
[zhù]
to wish
Used to introduce a blessing or greeting; very common in Lunar New Year phrases.
我寫春聯時常寫「祝」你年年有餘。
When I write Spring Festival couplets, I often write “wish” you surplus year after year.
你
[nǐ]
you
Second-person pronoun; appears in greetings like 祝你… (wish you…).
祝你年年有餘，紅包拿到手軟！
Wishing you surplus year after year, and so many red envelopes you can’t hold them all!
年年
[nián nián]
year after year; every year
Emphasizes “every year” in blessings; often paired with auspicious outcomes.
祝你年年有餘，年年都更進步。
Wishing you surplus year after year, and progress every year too.
有餘
[yǒu yú]
to have a surplus
Auspicious New Year phrase meaning “have extra/abundance left over.”
過年最常聽到的祝福之一就是「有餘」，像祝你年年有餘。
One of the most common New Year blessings is “surplus,” like “Wishing you surplus year after year.”
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