X¨©n ni¨¢n ku¨¤i l¨¨

[ShaQuaNew]

X¨©n ni¨¢n ku¨¤i l¨¨ ;g¨­ng x¨« f¨¡ c¨¢i

Happy New Year to everyone. May the coming months bring prosperity and happiness to all.

[Randy W]

Preparations underway in Yulin

 

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[ShaQuaNew]

Preparations underway in Yulin

 

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The same also here in Nanjing. Though we did get about 5-inches of snow last night.

[a2784]

Preparations underway in Yulin

 

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Yea same here in Qingdao but also 3 inches of snow.

 

Looks so warm in Yulin ..

[david_dawei]

Here is a test:

 

Why is fish so important a dish during New Years?

[ShaQuaNew]

Here is a test:

 

Why is fish so important a dish during New Years?

 

Because a smelly one can help you get a better seat on the bus?

[chilton747]

Here is a test:

 

Why is fish so important a dish during New Years?

 

 

Good luck of course.

[samsong]

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Gong Xi Fa Cai ´º¹

 

 

In light of the back-to-back blizzards that hit the norheast, the TIGER is most appropriate for the year because the year definitely came in like a tiger and not like a lion. The last time I saw back-to-back snows was in 93 or 96 but which ever year it was, it was alot of snow, over 30 inches!

Fortunately we didn't get the brunt of the snow this time. It was too far east of us but we got some, around a foot. But yes; "2010-the year of the Tiger". The Chinese calendar was right on the mark! Happy CNY!

[samsong]

Here is a test:

 

Why is fish so important a dish during New Years?

 

 

Good luck of course.

nian nian you yu

 

fish, (yu) sounds like money, more money, so they eat fish during the holiday. Chinese say, "gong xi fa cai, nian nian you yu" during spring holiday.

[ShaQuaNew]

Here is a test:

 

Why is fish so important a dish during New Years?

 

It's a symbol of prosperity and success. The common double-fish symbol is displayed by many to add a factor of two.

[david_dawei]

Here is a test:

 

Why is fish so important a dish during New Years?

 

 

Good luck of course.

nian nian you yu

 

fish, (yu) sounds like money, more money, so they eat fish during the holiday. Chinese say, "gong xi fa cai, nian nian you yu" during spring holiday.

and we have a winner

 

so the meaning implies that the new year will not be lacking but will have prosperity and success.

 

Ty gets a first place prize of double fish heads for dinner.

 

Jesse gets a second place prize of long noodles for lunch.

 

Charles gets a third place prize of deep fried dough for breakfast.

[ShaQuaNew]

Here is a test:

 

Why is fish so important a dish during New Years?

 

 

Good luck of course.

nian nian you yu

 

fish, (yu) sounds like money, more money, so they eat fish during the holiday. Chinese say, "gong xi fa cai, nian nian you yu" during spring holiday.

and we have a winner

 

so the meaning implies that the new year will not be lacking but will have prosperity and success.

 

Ty gets a first place prize of double fish heads for dinner.

 

Jesse gets a second place prize of long noodles for lunch.

 

Charles gets a third place prize of deep fried dough for breakfast.

 

 

Now this is a bit of a tough one actually, because there is not a direct translation. Take the word for fish in Chinese, "yu." There should be two dots above the "u."

 

Because the word for fish is similar to the sounds for other Chinese words meaning, "you have "MORE" left over." It's not just about money. It's about food, money, and the things that are important to you.

 

Edited February 12, 2010 by ShaQuaNew (see edit history)

[george lee]

Here is a test:

 

Why is fish so important a dish during New Years?

 

 

Good luck of course.

nian nian you yu

 

fish, (yu) sounds like money, more money, so they eat fish during the holiday. Chinese say, "gong xi fa cai, nian nian you yu" during spring holiday.

and we have a winner

 

so the meaning implies that the new year will not be lacking but will have prosperity and success.

 

Ty gets a first place prize of double fish heads for dinner.

 

Jesse gets a second place prize of long noodles for lunch.

 

Charles gets a third place prize of deep fried dough for breakfast.

 

 

i want to challenge the winner's answer.

 

the word, yu ô~, sounds very like surpluses ðN in chinese.

 

a better meaning for the word, yu (fish), is from wikepedia, "fish (simplified Chinese: Óã; traditional Chinese: ô~; pinyin: y¨²) is included, but not eaten completely (and the remainder is stored overnight), as the Chinese phrase "may there be surpluses every year" (simplified Chinese: ÄêÄêÓÐÓà; traditional Chinese: ÄêÄêÓÐðN; pinyin: ni¨¢n ni¨¢n y¨¯u y¨²) sounds the same as "may there be fish every year." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year).

 

the above link is a quick crash course for those new couples celebrating their first cny.

 

can the admins pass a judgement on my challenge and award the first prize to me?

 

happy chinese new year everyone!!!

 

EDIT- scroll down to cuisine section.

Edited February 12, 2010 by george lee (see edit history)

[samsong]

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[samsong]

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Money can stand for everything.

 

In some ways, once a man owns money, he would have everything. He can buy everything with it.