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Chin_Lee
02-08-2005, 08:57 PM
Happy new year to fellow brothers and sisters and to fellow step-brothers and step-sisters too on this board :mrgreen:

May your elders be generous with the red envelopes.

Gung Hai Fat Choi
mr_alberta
02-08-2005, 09:35 PM
Gung Hai Fat Choi

Sun Neen Fai Lok
1628
02-08-2005, 10:03 PM
GONG HEY FAT CHOY

LAI SEE DUO LOY

DUO DUO YAT SEEN

SIU SIU MO QOI
AJ_77
02-08-2005, 10:18 PM
Sounds festive! :biggrin: Do we get the translation?

Anyways, Happy New Year to all who follow that calendar. :mrgreen:
monza
02-08-2005, 10:21 PM
Forget the translation, hook me up with the red envelopes!

Dave
danny zubot
02-08-2005, 10:30 PM
Gung Hai Fat Choi to all of you too! :mrgreen:
G1GY
02-09-2005, 12:13 AM
Gung Hai Fat Choi ! :mrgreen:
Chad
02-09-2005, 12:16 AM
yippee I got a red envelope!!! :) yay me... :razz:

Happy New Years!!
Beverly
02-09-2005, 01:24 AM
Forget the translation, hook me up with the red envelopes!

Geez, I'm not that greedy :mrgreen: Gung Hai Fat Choi to all :Fade-col:
snaggle
02-09-2005, 01:33 AM
happy new year all!!!! Now I must know what is up with the red envalope thing Please tell me I must know :lol:

Brad
Chin_Lee
02-09-2005, 01:42 AM
happy new year all!!!! Now I must know what is up with the red envalope thing Please tell me I must know :lol:

Brad

Red envelopes are the respectful way to give money to another individual. Often seen at festive occasions such as weddings, new years and even birthdays. Elders are suppose to give red envelopes to the younger generations who will continue to receive them until they are married. Then they are not considered "eligible". IE - I have a son who is the only child in his generation so my parents, brother, and sister should be giving him a nice red envelope. Since I'm married and so is my brother, neither of us will get one. My sister (youngest in the family) is not yet married so she gets one from my parents, myself and brother.
there are always exceptions but those are the general guidelines :biggrin:
snaggle
02-09-2005, 01:44 AM
sound kool I am going to have work on my parents to do some catch up :lol: . Thanks for the info.

Brad
SeaHorse_Fanatic
02-09-2005, 04:07 AM
It also helps if you're Chinese :lol:

We say Gong Hai Fat Choi, Um Pow Twa Twa Lai (phonetically correct but not sure about spelling)

The first part translates to Happy New Year, & get this, the second part says - Red Packet Big Big Give :lol: :lol: :lol:

We Chinese or even bananas (yellow on the outside, white on the inside) are not shy about demanding $$$ from family & friends.

However, many of my CBC (Chinese-born Canadians) cousins try to get away with just saying Happy New Year, but that don't cut it.

If I'm giving them my hard earned $$ then they're going to have to say the magic words, just like I did when I was single.

Anthony

Gung Hai Fat Choi everybody.
Willow
02-09-2005, 04:30 AM
happy happy!
EmilyB
02-09-2005, 05:13 AM
I just wouldn't get married and get red envelopes instead. :mrgreen:
muck
02-09-2005, 05:18 AM
I never get the red envelopes... Nobody believes me that im Chinese. :bad-word:
Richer
02-09-2005, 05:24 AM
I never get the red envelopes... Nobody believes me that im Chinese. :bad-word:

I believe in your case... you're suppose to give out the envelopes.... *ahem* :wink: .

-Rich
mr_alberta
02-09-2005, 05:27 AM
Yes, since you're married Ryan, you have to hand them out. I'll be a nice guy though and come pick it up :lol:
muck
02-09-2005, 05:37 AM
Holy @#$&

Im getting bamboozled here... :bad-word:
rusty
02-09-2005, 05:39 AM
Hey Harvey i thought you said I could be chinese... Do I get anything :biggrin:
muck
02-09-2005, 05:40 AM
Hey Harvey i thought you said I could be chinese... Do I get anything :biggrin:
nope your married. You have to give it out!!
mr_alberta
02-09-2005, 05:41 AM
Hey Russ, you're married too, so no. But you can give me some cash in a little red envelope :mrgreen:
rusty
02-09-2005, 05:42 AM
How about some chinese Xenia p.s. Happy new year
Nemo
02-09-2005, 06:17 AM
Gong Hai Fat Choi

And just to add to Chin Lee's explination, you are supposed to serve your elders tea to show respect and in retunr they give you the red envelope



Robert
muck
02-09-2005, 06:18 AM
Gong Hai Fat Choi

And just to add to Chin Lee's explination, you are supposed to serve your elders tea to show respect and in retunr they give you the red envelope



Robert
HA! There you go Rich. I never got no tea the other night... :razz:
Richer
02-09-2005, 01:49 PM
Gong Hai Fat Choi

And just to add to Chin Lee's explination, you are supposed to serve your elders tea to show respect and in retunr they give you the red envelope



Robert
HA! There you go Rich. I never got no tea the other night... :razz:

You told me you didn't believe in this stuff, so I didn't give you any :razz: .

-Rich
muck
02-09-2005, 01:54 PM
http://www.muiscontrols.com/ryan/violin.gif
al555
02-09-2005, 07:19 PM
hehe....

Gong Hai Fat Choi directly translated means...

Gong Hai - congratulations
Fat Choi - get wealth (grow luck)

Sun Nien Fai Lock = Happy New Year

:razz:
Willow
02-09-2005, 08:30 PM
wow richmonds dead today.. where did everybody go?
SeaHorse_Fanatic
02-10-2005, 02:46 AM
China :biggrin:
Ken
02-10-2005, 04:55 AM
Gong Hai fat choy! To everyone and all your aquariums, best of health and luck! I'm married, so I won't receive any Lai See (red envelope lucky money). I'm celebrating Chinese New Year tonight at a local Thai restaurant. After that I'll be in the fish room. That's how we celebrate New Year up north here on the island. Regards Ken :biggrin: