Chinese Children Proverbs

These New Years proverbs are used to greet children:

添丁發財

(tim1 ding1 faat3 coi4)* - add a child to the family, get rich.

步步高昇

(bou6 bou6 gou1 sing1) - on the up and up.

快高長大

(faai3 gou1 coeng4 daii6) - grow up fast and tall.

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*pronunciations follow the Jyutping system