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Special Occasions

Christmas - 下

Christmas	聖誕	sing3 daan3	Happy Christmas	聖誕快樂	sing3 daan3 faai3 lok6
New Year	新年	san1 nin4	Happy New Year	新年快樂	san1 nin4 faai3 lok6
Christmas Eve	聖誕夜	sing3 daan3 je6	New Years Eve	新年夜	san1 nin4 je6
Birthday	生日	saang1 jat6	Happy Birthday	生日快樂	saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6
Anniversary	週年	zau1 nin4	Happy Anniversary	週年快樂	zau1 nin4 faai3 lok6
Halloween	萬聖節	maan6 sing3 zit3

Chinese New Year Greetings
祝你馬年行好運	Wishing you Good luck for the Year of the Horse	zuk1 nei5 ma5 nin4 haang4 hou2 wan6
恭喜發財	恭喜 = congratulations 發財 = wealth, prosperity	gung1 hei2 faat3 choi4
身體健康	身體 = body 健康 = good health	san1 tai2 gin6 hong1
利事逗來	Cheeky request for a packet of lucky money! 利事 = chinese lucky money	lei6 si6 dau6 loi4

Character Analysis

聖 = holy; sage 誕 = birth   快 = happy, pleasant; rapid, fast 樂 = music
新 = new, beginning 生 = birth 利 = profit   事 = business; job
祝 = wish someone happiness, congratulate 運 = luck, fotune   行 = walk, travel, go
週 = cycle, revolution 夜 = darkness, night