Chinese Phrases/ Proverbs

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Special Occasions
A01 Happy Birthday
A02 Happy Anniversary
A03 Happy Mother's Day
A04 Happy Father's Day
A05 Happy Valentine's Day
A06 Merry Christmas
A07 Happy New Year!
A08 Happy New Year! Congratulations and may you prosper in this New Year.
A09 Wishing you joy on your wedding day. Double happiness for your future together.

A10 Graduation

Well wishes/ Blessings
B01 Blessings
B02 Infinite blessings
B03 Good luck
B04 Long life! May you live a hundred years!
B05 Congratulations!
B06 Safe journey
B07 May you have favorable winds in your sails! To proceed smoothly without
a hitch.

Success
C01 May each matter go according to your plan.
C02 The heart envisions and it is accomplished.
C03 Success in everything. Accomplishment in the east success in the west.
C04 May your wildest dreams come true.
C05 Good fortune
C06 An unexpected piece of good fortune; heaven sent fortune
C07 Rising up to the top
C08 To catch up with and come out ahead
C09 To advance by leaps and bounds
C10 To rise rapidly; skyrocket to success
C11 Step by step advancement of eminence/ greatness.
C12 Rapid success in the world; peaceful steps toward high official positions
C13 To win success immediately upon arrival
C14 With confidence of success the goal is easily attainable
C15 To leave a good name for a hundred generations
C16 Victory and distinction in all things.
C17 A house filled with silver and gold.
C18 Yearly surplus. May you have enough to spare every year.
C19 May your wealth and status blossom.
C20 A rich and embellished household.
C21 Success in your love life.


Success in business
D01 Great profits and success.
D02 Superb craftsmanship
D03 Prosperous and flourishing business.
D04 A small investment bringing a ten thousand fold profit.
D05 Prosperity for all your finances.
D06 Surplus each and every year.

Success in academics
E01 Excel in your studies.
E02 To come out on top

Effort
F01 Devote all one's energies to the utmost
F02 To do one's best
F03 Wholehearted single-minded effort
F04 To bounce back; a comeback despite defeat
F05 Determination and high aspirations

Friendship/ Relationships
G01 Kindred spirits. A complete meeting of minds, the communion of heart with heart
G02 Love at first sight
G03 Kindred Spirit
G04 Heart linked to heart; to be of one mind and heart
G05 To be of one heart; one heart one virtue.
G06 To feel like old friends at the first meeting
G07 Love as deep as the sea.
G08 Inseparable; like one's shadow
G09 For better or for worse; sharing the sweet and the bitter
G10 Intimate with no secrets
G11 To reconcile; to settle disputes and bring about peace
G12 A beloved daughter; a pearl in the palm
G13 A single day apart seems like three years; longing for loved ones or close friends far away
G14 To meet again after a long separation

Happiness in life
H01 Happiness always
H02 Laughter always.
H03 To be fully content, satisfied, complacent
H04 In high spirits; in the pride of one's heart; in great delight
H05 Euphoria; happiness that causes one to leap three feet
H06 Happiness is to be content with who one is.
H07 Long life! May you live a hundred years!

Health
I01 A face glowing with health; a shinning countenance
I02 Get well soon.
I03 Health and recovery.

Person/ Character/ Virtues
J01 To be pleasant to all; being all things to all men
J02 Amiable and personable
J03 Carefree and unrestrained
J04 Simple and candid; guileless
J05 Innocent; simple and unaffected
J06 Uplifting smile; a smile that can raise one's spirit
J07 Neither overbearing nor servile
J08 Loyal and patriotic
J09 Loyal and devoted; faithful and true
J10 Skillful and proficient
J11 A pillar of rock in midstream; tower of strength
J12 To refuse to be contaminated by evil influences
J13 Spirit and energy of a dragon and horse.
J14 Dashingly handsome
J15 Glamorous beauty

Nature/ Beauty
K01 A winding path leading to a tranquil place
K02 Pleasing to the eye; to be good to hear or see
K03 Birds sing and flowers radiate their fragrance
K04 Radiant and enchanting spring scenes
K05 A moving piece of art, poetry, music, essay.

Proverbs
L01 One word is worth a thousand gold pieces.
L02 To turn over a new leaf
L03 The early bird gets the worm; the swift-footed arrive first
L04 Strike while the iron is hot.
L05 A single post cannot support a mansion; one person alone cannot accomplish a difficult task.
L06 Every minute is precious. Time is money.
L07 Good things must go through many trials and tribulations. The course of true love never runs smooth.
L08 Happiness is to be content with who one is.
L09 Set yourself as the standard. Example is better than words.
L10 Skill comes from practice; Practice makes perfect
L11 The arrogant (or over-confident) army is sure to lose the battle. Pride goes before a fall.
L12 A great (or successful) man can bend and stretch. A man must learn to sail in all winds.
L13 A man must bear the consequences of his own acts; one should answer for one's own actions.
L14 A thousand mile journey is started by taking the first step.
L15 A word once spoken cannot be overtaken even by a team of four horses. What is said cannot be unsaid.
L16 Age and time do not wait for people. Time and tide waits for no man.
L17 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Different flowers look good to different people.
L18 Do not to become dizzy with success, nor be discouraged by failure.
L19 Haste brings no success. More haste, less speed.
L20 Preparation ensures success, not preparing spells failure.
L21 An inch of daylight is an inch of gold. Time is gold or precious.
L22 The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Your wife may be someone else's lover
L23 To carry the thing through, whatever the consequences; in for a penny, in for a pound

Chinese Zodiac

Birth Year

1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004
1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005
1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006
1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012
1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014
1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015

Zodiac

Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Boar
Rat
Ox
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Sheep