ซินเจียยู่อี่(sin jiia yôo èe)
Meanings
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Happy Chinese New Year; may all go as you wish
a festive Chinese New Year greeting (from Teochew/Hokkien) wishing that everything goes according to your wishes; often paired with ซินนี้ฮวดไช้ซินนี้ฮวดไช้sin née hûuat cháiHappy Chinese New Year; wish you prosperity to wish prosperity
Examples
ตรุษจีนdtrùt jeenตรุษจีนdtrùt jeenChinese New Year; Lunar New Yearนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อวยพรuuay ponอวยพรuuay pon1[to] offer good wishes; [to] bless2[to] bless3[to] offer good wishesว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeซินเจียยู่อี่sin jiia yôo èeซินเจียยู่อี่sin jiia yôo èeHappy Chinese New Year; may all go as you wishซินนี้ฮวดไช้sin née hûuat cháiซินนี้ฮวดไช้sin née hûuat cháiHappy Chinese New Year; wish you prosperityให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herสมหวังsŏm wăngสมหวังsŏm wăng1fulfilled; as hoped; successful2[to] have one’s wish come true; be fulfilled; succeedและláeและláeand (coordinating)เฮงๆheng hengเฮงๆheng heng1very lucky; extremely fortunate2good luck!; be very lucky!
This Chinese New Year I wish you Sin Jia Yu Yi, Sin Ni Huat Chai—may your wishes come true and may you prosper.
Word Breakdown
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ซินเจียยู่อี่sin jiia yôo èeซินเจียยู่อี่sin jiia yôo èeHappy Chinese New Year; may all go as you wish