Feeling adventurous? Try “Wàn Shì Rú Yì” (wan-shr roo-yee), which means “May everything go as you wish.” It’s like giving someone a magic wish for the whole year. Or go with “Nián Nián Yǒu Yú” (nyen-nyen yo-yoo), which wishes you “surplus every year.” It’s a pun on “fish,” too—because in Chinese, “fish” sounds like “surplus.” Food and luck in one? Yes, please.
Honestly, you could just pick one phrase and own it. “Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái, dude!” becomes your signature move. People will remember you as “that cool person who knows Chinese phrases.”
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