Gong Hai Fat Choy 2025. Chinese new year is also known as ‘chun jie’ (picture: Here, learn the chinese new year phrases you can say in cantonese and mandarin to wish others luck in the new year and how to respond to other’s blessings.

“gong hei fat choy” is the most common chinese new year greeting in cantonese, which means wishing you happiness and prosperity. Getty images) ‘gong hei fat choy’ is the cantonese way of saying the phrase and, in mandarin chinese, it’s ‘gong xi fa cai.