The Meaning of the Cantonese Chinese New Year Greeting
8 years ago
The Cantonese phrase “gong hei fat choy” which is said during the Chinese Lunar New Year does not translate to “Happy New Year” in English, rather it translates to “wishing you to be prosperous in the coming year” and is in reference primarily to finance as this is viewed as one of the most, if not the most important consideration when starting a new year in the Chinese culture
Share This Interesting Fact: The Translation and Cultural Meaning Behind the Traditional Cantonese Chinese Lunar New Year Greeting Date February 10, 2021 In relation to Anthropology The Etymology of the Chinese Lunar New Year Greeting “Gung Hay Fat Choy” (Wishing You Great Happiness and Prosperity), the Age of the Abacus, the Location With the Most Millionaires Per Square Kilometre, Most Rolls Royce Vehicles, Most Mercedes Benz Vehicles Outside of Germany, and Most Smartphone Users, the Commonality of Chinese-Indian Run Haberdasheries Within Hong Kong, the Length of Time Required to Manufacture a Suit Within Hong Kong, the Number of Suits a Tailor Can Manufacture Per Day, the Year Hong Kong Was Rescinded Back to China, and the Number of Hong Kong Residents Who Practice Taoism (the Belief System/Practice of the Way) Date May 12, 2021 In relation to Interesting Facts The Chinese Silver Trade and How it Almost Collapsed the Chinese State: The Impact of the Illegal Trade of Opium Within China During the 19th Century, How the Chinese Government Attempted to Resolve the Problem of Opium Addiction During the 19th Century, the Chinese Territory and Ports the English Military Forced the Chinese Government Into Relinquishing Control of in 1842, the Reason the Chinese Government Provided Control of China to the English Government in 1842, the Reason English Culture Has Developed Within China During the Modern Day, the Reason Chinese Culture Has Developed Within England During the Modern Day, the Influence and Authority of England During the 19th Century, the Reason Control of China Was Economically Valuable for the English Government, the English Government Attempting to Expand English Trade Influence Within China, the Reason the Chinese Government Began Developing Ports Along the Coastline of China and Within Major Chinese Rivers During the Mid 19th Century, the Reason the English Government Desired Occupying China With War Ships, the Arrow Incident Conflict in 1856 Between Chinese Customs Officials and English Merchants and Sailors, the Action Which the English Government Believed Justified Occupation of China, the Concept of the “Arrow Incident” and the Precursor to the Second Opium War (1856 – 1860), the Reason Various Imperialized Governments Began Seizing Portions of Chinese Territory During the 1890’s, the Cultural Vandalism Imposed by the English Military and French Military Within Beijing, China in 1860, the Length of Time Yuanming Yuan (the Old Summer Palace) Remained On Fire in 1860, the Person Who Ordered the Destruction of Yuanming Yuan, the Reason English Governor General of Canada James Bruce Ordered the Destruction of Yuanming Yuan, the Intended Message for the Chinese Government Post the Destruction of Yuanming Yuan, the Commodity the Chinese Government Was Forced to Relinquish to Pay the English Government for War Damage Restitution in 1842, the Total Economic Cost of the First Opium War for the Chinese Government, the Treaty Negotiations Which Reinstituted the Trade of Opium Within China, the Letter Chinese Prince Aisin Gioro Yixin (Prince Gong) Wrote to Bruce, the Year the Chinese Government Opened Relations With the Western World, the Reason Aisin Gioro Wrote to Bruce, the Aspects of Government Aisin Gioro Had Little Experience Within, the Most Westernized Manchurian Monarch Within Chinese History, the Concept of the “Self-Strengthening Movement”, Aisin Gioro’s Hypothesis for the Evolution and Progression of the Chinese State, the Reason Chinese Foreign Trade Became Subject to Taxation Increases During the 1860’s, the State Which Controlled the Imperial Maritime Customs Service of China During the Mid 19th Century, the Introduction of Standardized Import Tariffs Within China, the Benefit of Standardized Import Tariffs for China, the Person Aisin Gioro Appointed to the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, the Job Irish Diplomat Robert Hart Fulfilled Within China Prior to Being Appointed to the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, the Volume Size of Hart’s Diaries Written Within China, the Aspects of Chinese Culture Which Interested Hart, the Nickname Aisin Gioro Provided for “Hart”, the Legislative Policies Hart Helped Introduce Within China, the Location of the Most Remote Chinese Custom House and the Location of the Highest Elevated Chinese Custom House, How the Qing Dynasty (1636 – 1912) Leveraged Chinese Custom Houses for the Benefit of China, the Benefit of Remote Custom Houses for the Chinese Government, the Total Economic Value Hart Generated for the Chinese Government, the Reason Currency Conversions Before 1922 Were Exceedingly Difficult With Chinese Currency, the Modern Day Silver Equivalent of the Capital Generated by Hart, the Modern Day Economic Value of the Capital Generated by Hart, the Influence of Maritime Custom Houses Within the Chinese Economy in 1893, the Reason Silver Began Flowing Back into China During the Mid 19th Century, the Reason Silver Caused the Chinese Government to Economically Desynchronize With Western Nations, the View of China by the International Community During the Late 19th Century, the Leader of China Who Challenged Reformation, the Reason Chinese Empress Yehe Nara Xingzhen’s (Dowager Cixi) Persecuted and Executed Reformers During the 19th Century, the View of Reformers During the Late 19th Century for the Future of China, the Architecture Yehe Nara Focused Upon Decorating During the Sino French War (1884 – 1885), the Reason the Chinese Government Resisted Reformation During the Late 19th Century, One of the Most Rapid Modernizations Within History, Japan Becoming an Imperialist State Which Rivalled Western States During the First Sino Japanese War (1894 – 1895), the First Sino Japanese War, the Outcome of This Conflict, the Reason the Japanese Government Was Able to Base its Economy Upon the Gold Standard, Chinese Financial Institutions Unable to Meet the Demands of the Japanese Government, the Reason the Chinese Government Had No Options to Fulfill the Japanese Government’s Demands During the Late 19th Century, the Reason the Concept of “Public Debt” Did Not Exist Within China Throughout History, the Reason China Had Weak Financial Institutions During the 1890’s, the Chinese Government Developing Foreign Financial Institutions, the Financial Institutions the Chinese Government Appealed Toward to Help Construct These Novel Financial Institutions Within China, the Reaction of the Chinese Public Toward Foreign Influence and Control Within China, the Reason Those Rebelling Against the Chinese Government Referred to Themselves as the “Yihequan” (Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists) (Boxers), the Political View of China by the Yihequan, the Slogan of the Yihequan, the Decision of Yehe Nara Which Nearly Collapsed the Chinese State, Anti-Foreign Sentiment Developing Within the Chinese Public During the 1890’s, Yehe Nara’s View of Foreign Presence Within China, the Western and Eastern States Which Occupied Beijing to Repel the Yihequan, the Japanese Government Demanding the Chinese Government Pay War Damages and Punitive Damage Restitution in 1895, the Greatest Threat to the Chinese State Within History, the Colonization of India vs the Colonization of China, the Chinese Government Being Acutely Aware of China’s International Reputation During the Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century, the Person the Chinese Government Appealed to in an Effort to Save China in 1900, Hart’s Argument in Favor of a Unified Chinese State, Hart Proposing the Restructuring of the Chinese Government’s Economic Debt, the Chinese State Narrowly Avoiding Fracture and Partition, the Impact of the Xinchou Tiaoyue (Treaty of the Year of the Metal Ox) (Boxer Protocol) Upon the Chinese State, the Organization Tasked With Organizing the Repayment of the Xinchou Tiaoyue, the Reason This System Worked Well for the Chinese Government, the Descension of China During the 19th Century, China’s Gross Domestic Product During the 1850’s vs China’s Gross Domestic Product During the End of the 19th Century, the Impact of This Regression Upon the Chinese Public, Desperate Attempts to Modernize Failing Within China During the Early 20th Century, the Person Who Led the Initiative to Force the Abdication of Chinese Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi (Xuantong Emperor), the Commodity Responsible for the Collapse of the Qing Dynasty and Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644), War Lords Taking Control of Individual Chinese Provinces Leading to Civil Conflict During the Early 20th Century, the Reason the Chinese Government Was Unable to Collect Income Tax During the Early 20th Century, the Reason Each War Lord Developed Their Own Currency, the Reason the Multiple Currencies Circulating Within China Became Extremely Difficult for the Chinese Public to Utilize, the Economic Stability of Shanghai, China During the Early 20th Century, the First City Within China to Allow Foreigners to Live and Work, the Wealthiest Port City Within China During the 1920’s, the Financial Institution All Chinese Income Tax Silver Revenue Was Deposited Within During the Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century, the Financial Institution All Chinese Income Tax Revenue Was Deposited Within Post 1911, the Largest Financial Institution Within the Far East During the 20th Century, the Reason Chinese Commercial Banking Corporation the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Was Able to Construct a New Headquarters Within Shanghai During the 1920’s and 1930’s, the City Referred to as the “Paris, France of the East”, the Reason Shanghai Was Able to Avoid the Economic and Political Chaos of China During the Early 20th Century, All Europeans Within Shanghai Becoming Exempt From Chinese Law During the Early 20th Century, the Legal Framework Which Governed Europeans Within Shanghai, the Reason Shanghai Was Able to Acquire the Largest Collection of Silver Within China During the Early 20th Century, the Rapid Ascendance of Shanghai vs the Rapid Ascendance of Hong Kong, China, Silver Ingot Currency vs Metallic and Paper Currency, the Origin of the Practice of Quantifying Silver Within Taels (Silver Weight) and the Reason This System Does Not Work Within China During the Modern Day, Each Region of China Possessing a Disparate View of What a Silver Tael Consists of, the Person Who Developed a Vision for Economic Reformation Within China, the Post Secondary Institution Chinese President of the Executive Yuan Tse-vung Soong Graduated From and the Impact This Had Upon Soong’s Personality, Soong Being a Part of the Most Well Renowned Family Within China During the 1920’s and 1930’s, the Siblings and In Laws of Soong, the Specific Systems of the Chinese Economy Soong Attempted to Reform and Modernize, the Reason Soong Arranged a Meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Soong’s Suggesting the Chinese Government Abolish the Silver Tael, the Collective Which Provided the Most Resistance to Soong’s Novel Ideas, the Financial Institutions Which Supported Soong’s Economic Vision for China, the Period When the Silver Tael Became Abolished Within China, the Imagery Upon China’s First Silver Dollar, the Evolution of China’s Economic System From a Weighed Bullion Economy to a Modern Fiat (Government Issued Currency) Monetary Economy, the Western Publications Which Caused Soong to Become Internationally Recognized, Soong Invited to Attend a U.S. Radio Broadcast, Soong’s View of the Trust Shared Between the U.S. Government and the Chinese Government, the Benefit of Silver During the U.S. Great Depression (1929 – 1941), the Reason the Chinese Yuan (Origin/Primary) Continued to Lose Economic Value Against Stronger Western Currencies During the 1920’s and 1930’s, the Impact of the Economic Devaluation of the Chinese Yuan for Western Commerce Within China, the Benefit of a Devalued Chinese Yuan for the Chinese Economy, the U.S. States Which Suffered Economically Due to the Low Economic Value of Silver Within China, the Person Who Developed the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 and the Reason for This, the Economic Impact of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 Legislation Upon China, the Economic Crisis of China Evolving to Become a Social Crisis Between 1934 – 1936, the Reason the Chinese Government Was Forced to Re-Evaluate Economic Reformation Once Again in 1935, the Chinese Government Abandoning the Silver Tael Economy, the Year the Chinese Government Removed the Chinese Economy From the Silver Standard Becoming a Fiat Monetary Economy, the End of the Silver Tael Economy Within China, the Abrupt Cessation of 6 Centuries of Silver Use Within China, the First Scholar Publication Upon the Chinese Silver Economy, the Silver Teapot Produced as a European Work Discovered to be Chinese in Origin, the Silver Trade Slowly Re-Emerging Within China Decades After its Collapse, the Largest Importer of Silver World Wide During the Modern Day, the Benefit of the Silver Trade for Modern Day Products, the Location of the Largest Solar Panel Farm in the World, the World’s Largest Economy During the Modern Day, the English Economy During the 19th Century vs the Chinese Economy During the Modern Day, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s Quote Related to China, and the Mandarin Character for “Money” and “Bank” Date May 12, 2021 In relation to Interesting Facts
