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to Manufacture a Suit Within Hong Kong, the Number of Suits a Tailor Can Manufacture Per Day, the Year Hong Kong Was Rescinded Back to China, and the Number of Hong Kong Residents Who Practice Taoism (the Belief System/Practice of the Way)

Anthony Ambrosius Aurelius

5 years ago

The Cantonese phrase “gung hay fat choy” which is said during the Chinese lunar new year does not translate to “happy New Year”, 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 the most important consideration of starting a new year. The abacus is over 5000 years old. Hong Kong, China has the world’s highest percentage of millionaires per square kilometer, the highest ownership of Rolls Royce’s per capita, th...

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