步步升高.
Boo°-boo° sang kau.
May you rise step by step.
壽比南山, 福如東海.
Zeu° °pi nen san, fok zu toong °he.
May your longevity be like the Southern Mountain, and your happiness like the Eastern Sea.
琴瑟調和.
Jung seh diau ‘oo.
May the harp and guitar harmonize. Note. This is a wedding wish, the harp and guitar signifying the bride and groom.
百年偕老.
Pak nyien kya °lau.
May you have happiness for a hundred year. A wedding wish.
成雙到老.
Dzung saung tau° °lau.
May the couple remain united until old age. A wedding wish.
稱心如意.
Tshung sing zu-i°.
May everything be according to your own wishes.
壽年千歲.
Zeu° nyien tshien soe°.
May you have a long life of a thousand years.
一路順風.
Ih loo° zung° foong.
May you have favorable winds journey.
恭喜發財.
Koong-°hyi fah ze.
*May wealth and happiness both be yours.
*This wish is often used at New Year’s time.