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恭喜发财

gōng xǐ fā cái

4-character word Traditional 恭喜發財

What 恭喜发财 means

1. May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)

The characters in 恭喜发财

• 恭gōngrespectful
• 喜xǐto be fond of; to like; to enjoy
• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 财cáimoney; wealth; riches

Example sentences

• 恭喜发财
  Gōngxǐfācái
  May you have a prosperous new year.

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