So while I continue frantically cleaning and memorizing these Chinese phrases, you can enjoy reading the most common Chinese New Year phrases:

1. SUN NIN FAI LOK – THE EVER IMPORTANT, “HAPPY NEW YEAR”.

2.  GUNG HEI FAT CHOI – “CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROSPERITY”
(USED TO ASK FOR RED ENVELOPES)

3. SUN TAI GIN HONG – “WISHING YOU GOOD HEALTH”

4. DAI GAT DAI LEI – “GREAT LUCK AND PROSPERITY”

5. LUNG MA JING SUNG – “MAY YOU HAVE THE STRENGTH OF A DRAGON AND HORSE”

6. MAHN SI SING YI – “MAY 10,000 THINGS YOU DO EXCEED YOUR WISHES”

7. MAHN SI YUH YI – “MAY 10,000 THINGS GO ACCORDING TO YOUR WISHES”

8. SUM SEUNG SI SING – “MAY ALL YOUR HEART’S DESIRES COME TRUE”

9. GUNG HO SUN HEI – “CONGRATULATIONS IN THE NEW YEAR”

10. SUN JEONG LEK GIN – “MAY YOU BE STRONG AND HEALTHY”

11. MN FUK LAM MUN – “HAVING ALL GOOD BLESSINGS IN YOUR HOUSE”

12. CHUT YAP PING ON – “BE SAFE WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING”

13. NIN NIN YAU YUE – “EVERY YEAR HAVE MORE THAN YOU NEED”

14. FAAI GOH JEUNG DAI – “GROW TALL AND BE STRONG”
(USED FOR CHILDREN)

15. SANG YI HING LUNG – “MAY YOUR BUSINESS GROW AND FLOURISH”

16. POON MUHN BOOT MUHN – “TO BE FILLED TO THE VERY TOP WITH MONEY”

17. SIU HAU SEUNG HOI – “MAY YOU ALWAYS LAUGH HAPPILY”

18. YAT BUN MAHN LEI – “MAY YOU BE SUCCESSFUL IN EVERYTHING”

19. CHOI YUN GWONG JUN – “MAY LOTS OF WEALTH COME IN”

20. BOU BOU GOH SING – “MAY YOU RISE TO THE HIGHEST STEP BY STEP”