Happy Chinese new year!

liumylife

Do you guys know that today(2/10) is the first day in Chinese calendar? so happy new year guys. By the way, is there any Chinese here?

Jimmy Snyder

My wife and I are planning to go to Times Square tonight and watch the ball come down.

leroyjenkens

我不是中国人，可是说或中文。 我的中文不好。

I wish I could visit China for the celebration. That would be a neat experience. I've always loved Chinese culture.

Jow

Oh, where I am it is Chinese New Year's Eve. 恭喜发财！

Gad

Happy new year to you. :)

rootX

Gong hei fat choy

liumylife

Cool, I heard the ball-dropping is an very old tradition for NY people.

liumylife

Wow, you can really make others see Chinese here, how nice. Chinese is somehow difficult for first-timer to learn and speak, as my USA friend told me, and I think Chinese culture is really broad and deep, so worth understanding.

liumylife

Thank you all for your wishes~

QuarkCharmer

恭喜发财

fuzzyfelt

kung hei fat choi!

lisab

Years ago someone told me this phrase actually means, "Happy New Year, now give me the red envelope!" (Traditionally children are given money at New Year's in a red envelope.)

Any truth to that?

Gad

RootX and fuzzyfelt must've prepared for this.. I mean there are a whole lot of Chinese kids out there.

edward

And now for a change of face:

http://vimeo.com/37351068

lisab

I liked that!

rootX

hehe

I know this is Cantonese way of saying Happy New Year. A Mandarin restaurant ad on our local radio used to "Gong hei fat choy " this all around the year!

QuarkCharmer

Absolutely. It doesn't only apply to the new year though. They are called hong2bao1 (红包), literally "red envelope". Something interesting to note is that the money inside, should always end in an even number, you know, because odd numbers are bad luck.