# 恭喜發財
## Chinese

* This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.
| | | to congratulate, respectfully wishing one joy | to become rich, to make money |
| trad. (恭喜發財) | trad. (恭喜發財) | 恭喜 | 發財 |
| simp. (恭喜发财) | simp. (恭喜发财) | 恭喜 | 发财 |
| Literally: “congratulations for becoming rich”. ||||

### Etymology

Originated in post-Opium War Guangzhou Cantonese, now a general Chinese phrase.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gōngxǐ fācái
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧˇ ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gung$^1$ hei$^2$ faat$^3$ coi$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): guung$^1$ hei$^2$ fat$^1$ toi$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kiûng-hí fat-chhòi
    (Hailu, HRS): giung$^ˋ$ hi$^ˊ$ fad coi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): giung$^1$ hi$^3$ fad$^5$ coi$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): gṳ̆ng-hī huák-cài
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kiong-hí hoat-châi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): giong$^1$ hi$^2$ huag$^4$ cai$^5$ / giong$^1$ hi$^2$ huêg$^4$ cai$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$kon-shi $^7$faq $^6$ze
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gōngxǐ fācái
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧˇ ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gongsǐ facái
*** Wade–Giles: kung$^1$-hsi$^3$ fa$^1$-tsʻai$^2$
*** Yale: gūng-syǐ fā-tsái
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongshii fatsair
*** Palladius: гунси фацай (gunsi facaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gung$^1$ hei$^2$ faat$^3$ coi$^4$
*** Yale: gūng héi faat chòih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gung$^1$ hei$^2$ faat$^8$ tsoi$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gung$^1$ héi$^2$ fad$^3$ coi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʊŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵ faːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: guung$^1$ hei$^2$ fat$^1$ toi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɵŋ³³ hei⁵⁵ fat̚³³ tʰᵘɔi²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûng-hí fat-chhòi
*** Hakka Romanization System: giung$^ˊ$ hi$^ˋ$ fad$^ˋ$ coi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: giung$^1$ hi$^3$ fad$^5$ coi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯uŋ²⁴ hi³¹ fat̚² t͡sʰoi̯¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: giung$^ˋ$ hi$^ˊ$ fad coi
*** Sinological IPA: /kiuŋ⁵³ hi²⁴⁻³³ fat⁵⁻² t͡sʰoi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: giung$^1$ hi$^3$ fad$^5$ coi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kiʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hi³¹ fat̚¹ t͡sʰoɪ¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gṳ̆ng-hī huák-cài
*** Sinological IPA : /kyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ $^{(h-)}$ŋi³³ huaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sai⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiong-hí hoat-châi
*** Tâi-lô: kiong-hí huat-tsâi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kionghie hoatzaai
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sai¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /kiɔŋ³³ hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
*** IPA (Singapore): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁴²⁻²⁴ huat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: giong$^1$ hi$^2$ huag$^4$ cai$^5$ / giong$^1$ hi$^2$ huêg$^4$ cai$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiong hí huak tshâi / kiong hí huek tshâi
*** Sinological IPA : /kioŋ³³⁻²³ hi⁵²⁻³⁵ huak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/, /kioŋ³³⁻²³ hi⁵²⁻³⁵ huek̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kon-shi $^7$faq $^6$ze
*** MiniDict: kon$^平$ shi fah$^入$ ze$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$kon-xi $^4$faq $^3$ze
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koŋ⁵⁵ ɕi³³ faʔ⁴⁴ ze²³/

### Phrase

恭喜發財
* Happy New Year (congratulations and best wishes for a prosperous New Year)
       Gōngxǐ fācái, hóngbāo ná lái! [Pinyin]
       (a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money)
       gung$^1$ hei$^2$ faat$^3$ coi$^4$, lai$^6$ si$^6$ dau$^6$ loi$^4$! [Jyutping]
       (a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money)
    From: 馬家輝 (Ma Ka Fai), 《我們──關於這個時代的一些喜悅與憂傷》 (Us - Some Happiness and Sadness about This Era), page 62
    taa$^1$ hei$^2$ fun$^1$ jyu$^1$ daai$^6$ nin$^4$ co$^1$ jat$^1$ daa$^2$ din$^6$ waa$^{6-2}$ kap$^1$ jat$^1$ gaa$^1$ zau$^2$ lau$^4$, jan$^1$ wai$^6$ taa$^1$ ming$^4$ zi$^1$ dou$^3$ zip$^3$ din$^6$ waa$^{6-2}$ dik$^1$ siu$^2$ ze$^2$ naa$^4$ hei$^2$ teng$^1$ tung$^2$ hau$^6$ syut$^3$ dik$^1$ dai$^6$ jat$^1$ geoi$^3$ waa$^6$ bit$^1$ si$^6$ “gung$^1$ hei$^2$ faat$^3$ coi$^4$”, zau$^1$ sek$^6$ sin$^1$ saang$^1$ lin$^4$ mong$^4$ wui$^4$ jing$^3$ “do$^1$ ze$^6$ do$^1$ ze$^6$”, jin$^4$ hau$^6$ maa$^5$ soeng$^6$ sau$^1$ sin$^3$; seon$^4$ seoi$^6$ wai$^6$ liu$^5$ ceoi$^2$ go$^3$ hou$^2$ ji$^3$ tau$^4$, bat$^1$ wai$^6$ bong$^1$ can$^3$. [Jyutping]
    He liked to call a restaurant on every New Year's Day (of the lunar calendar), as he knew clearly the lady there answering the phone would inevitably greet him with "Kung Hei Fat Choi". Upon hearing this he (Zhou Shi) would promptly reply by saying "Thank you, thank you" and then just hang up. His reason for doing this was just to get an auspicious start of the new year, not an act of patronisation."

#### Synonyms

* 新年快樂／新年快乐 (xīnnián kuàilè)
* 新年好 (xīnniánhǎo)

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: cung hỉ phát tài (恭喜發財)
Others:
* → English: Kung Hei Fat Choi, Gong Xi Fa Cai, Kiong Hee Huat Chai
* → Indonesian: Kiong Hi Huat Cai
* → Tagalog: Kung Hey Fat Tsoy, Kiong Hee Huat Tsai

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 恭 | 喜 | 發 | 財 |

### Phrase

恭喜發財
* chữ Hán form of cung hỉ phát tài (“May you have a prosperous New Year!”).