How to Say ‘Wishing you prosperity!’ in Traditional Chinese
恭喜發財！
💬 Usage Tip: The most famous prosperity greeting. If someone says it to you, a natural reply is [你也恭喜發財] (“You too!”).
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Often said when giving or receiving [紅包]. It’s the “money luck” greeting everyone expects during Lunar New Year.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
恭喜
[gōng xǐ]
congratulations; (New Year) greetings
Here 恭喜 works like “best wishes/congrats,” leading into a prosperity wish.
給老闆拜年可以說：恭喜發財！
When giving your boss New Year greetings, you can say: “Wishing you prosperity!”
發財
[fā cái]
to get rich; to make a fortune
In 恭喜發財, 發財 is the core wish: “may you become wealthy.”
過年最常聽到的一句就是：恭喜發財！
One of the most common phrases you hear during New Year is: “Gongxi facai!”
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