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  2. 100 Lunar New Year Greetings for Luck and Prosperity - AOL

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    Jí xīng gāo zhào (Chinese. Translation: “May good fortune fall upon you.”) May the new year shower you with luck and love. May the new year bring you new possibilities, new horizons and ...

  3. Fu (character) - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese character fu (福; fú ⓘ), meaning 'fortune' or 'good luck' is represented both as a Chinese ideograph and, at times, pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms. It is often found on a figurine of the male god of the same name, one of the trio of "star gods" Fú, Lù, and Shòu.

  4. Jiayou (cheer) - Wikipedia

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    Jiayou in Standard Mandarin or Gayau in Cantonese (Chinese: 加油) is a ubiquitous Chinese expression of encouragement and support. The phrase is commonly used at sporting events and competitions by groups as a rallying cheer and can also be used at a personal level as a motivating phrase to the partner in the conversation.

  5. The old man lost his horse - Wikipedia

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    The story exemplifies the view of Taoism regarding "fortune" ("good luck") and "misfortune" ("bad luck"). The story is well-known throughout the East Asian cultural sphere and is often invoked to express the idea of " silver lining " or " blessing in disguise " in Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese.

  6. 100 Chinese New Year Wishes to Honor the Lunar New Year - AOL

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    Sending love and luck to you and your family this Chinese New Year. 17. May the new year bring you prosperity and good health. 18. Xin nian kuai le! 19. May all of your dreams come true in the new ...

  7. Chinese numerology - Wikipedia

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    In this case, some Chinese people regard 4 as the propitious and lucky number. There is also an old Chinese idiom 四季发财 (To be Wealthy All Year). [5] [6] In traditional Chinese history and other Chinese dialect groups like the Teochew people, the number 4 is considered a very lucky and auspicious number. For starters, it is an even number.

  8. Cranes in Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    The combination of a crane with peaches is one of the Chinese symbols of longevity, [9] due to their associations with immortals (i.e. they were used as conveyance for immortals [10]). [11] Both of them are symbols of longevity in Chinese mythology.

  9. Taiwanese superstitions - Wikipedia

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    As the Chinese word for fish (魚) is pronounced as “yu,” which has the same pronunciation as the Chinese word for “surplus” (餘), it is essential for people to eat fish during the New Year and other auspicious days as it would bring about good fortune and luck. [1]