How to Say ‘Wishing you abundance year after year.’ in Traditional Chinese
祝你年年有餘。
💬 Usage Tip: A classic prosperity wish. The period “。” makes it feel a bit more “written/card style,” but it’s fine spoken too.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: At reunion dinner, you may literally see a whole fish served as a visual “pun” for [有餘]—very Taiwanese New Year energy.
Phrase Breakdown
祝你
wish you...
A polite formula for expressing good wishes.
祝你心想事成。
May all your wishes come true.
年年
every year; year after year
Means “each year,” emphasizing continuity over many years.
他年年都回台灣過年。
He returns to Taiwan every year for the New Year.
有餘
to have surplus; to have more than enough
Means “surplus/extra left over.” In Lunar New Year, it also echoes the pun 餘/魚 (surplus/fish).
吃完還有餘，留到明天吧。
There’s still some left after eating; let’s save it for tomorrow.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
祝
[zhù]
to wish
Begins a blessing; often used in writing (cards/messages) too.
我在春聯上寫：祝你年年有餘。
I wrote on the Spring Festival couplet: “Wishing you abundance every year.”
你
[nǐ]
you
The receiver of the wish.
祝你年年有餘，心想事成。
Wishing you abundance every year and that your wishes come true.
年年
[nián nián]
year after year; every year
Emphasizes the wish lasts continuously, not just for one year.
祝你年年有餘，年年都健康。
Wishing you abundance every year, and health every year.
有餘
[yǒu yú]
to have a surplus; abundance
The key meaning of the phrase: having extra resources, money, or good fortune left over.
祝你年年有餘，存款越來越多。
Wishing you abundance every year, with more and more savings.
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