Happy Tiger New Year




新年快樂!Happy New Year!福虎和你拜年!Greetings from Lucky Tiger!

The following phrases are Tiger greetings. May sound a bit stupid translated to English, but quite sweet in Chinese.

福虎年祝你財源滾滾

Lucky Tiger wishing you rolling in with money in the coming year

發得像肥虎

Properous like a fat tiger

身體壯的像頭虎

Strong as a tiger

愛情甜的像虎奶

Love life sweet as tiger’s milk

好運多的像虎毛

Good lucks many as tiger’s hairs

事業蒸蒸像大虎!

Career/business flourishing like a roaring tiger


You may like to read some CNY traditions from last year post




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