How to Say ‘Wishing you great luck and great prosperity!’ in Traditional Chinese
祝你大吉大利！
💬 Usage Tip: This is a fixed New Year greeting. The rhythm is part of the charm: [大吉] + [大利]. You can use it alone—no extra words needed.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Super common for Lunar New Year, especially when greeting people at markets, stores, or family gatherings. It’s a safe, upbeat wish even for people you don’t know well.
Phrase Breakdown
祝你
wish you...
A standard blessing opener meaning “I wish you…”.
祝你新年快樂！
Happy New Year to you!
大吉
Word-by-Word Breakdown
祝
[zhù]
to wish (someone)
Introduces a greeting/blessing; very common in Lunar New Year phrases.
過年見面就說：祝你大吉大利！
When you meet during Lunar New Year, you can say: “Wishing you great luck and great profit!”
你
[nǐ]
you
The person being addressed in the greeting.
祝你大吉大利，年年有餘。
Wishing you great luck and great profit, and abundance year after year.
大吉大利
[dà jí dà lì]
great luck and great profit
Set phrase used as a festive greeting—wishing both good fortune and financial success.
新年快樂，祝你大吉大利，財源滾滾。
Happy New Year—wishing you great luck and great profit, with wealth pouring in.
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