Kung Hey Fat Tsoy

Tagalog

Tagalog phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• Kung Hei Fat Choy
• Kung Hey Fat Choi, Kung Hey Fat Choy
• Kung Hei Fat Tsoi, Kung Hei Fat Tsoy
• Kong Hei Fat Choi, Kong Hei Fat Choy
• Kong Hey Fat Choi, Kong Hey Fat Choy
• Kong Hei Fat Tsoi, Kong Hei Fat Tsoy
• Kong Hey Fat Tsoi

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 恭喜發財 / 恭喜发财 (gung¹ hei² faat³ coi⁴). Compare English Kung Hei Fat Choi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuŋ ˌhej ˌfat ˈt͡ʃoj/ [kʊŋ ˌheɪ̯ ˌfat̪ ˈt͡ʃoɪ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /kuŋ ˌhej ˌpat ˈt͡ʃoj/ [kʊŋ ˌheɪ̯ ˌpat̪ ˈt͡ʃoɪ̯], (more native-sounding, no yod coalescence) /kuŋ ˌhej ˌpat ˈtsoj/ [kʊŋ ˌheɪ̯ ˌpat̪ ˈt͡soɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -oj
• Syllabification: Kung Hey Fat Tsoy

Phrase

Kung Hey Fat Tsoy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜑᜒᜌ᜔ ᜉᜆ᜔ ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

1. Happy Chinese New Year

   Synonym: Kiong Hee Huat Tsai

Usage notes

• Some Chinese Filipinos recommend the usage of Kiong Hee Huat Tsai more than Kung Hey Fat Tsoy, despite historical 20th century prevalence of the latter, as majority of Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines speak or have Hokkien as their heritage language, rather than Cantonese.

See also

• Bagong Taon ng mga Tsino
• Bagong Taong Tsino
• Manigong Bagong Taon