Expressions (test)

風調雨順百花開、猴年亨通好彩頭。
fēngtiáoyǔshùn bǎi huā kāi、 hóu nián hēngtōng hǎocǎitóu。
May we have good rain and wind and may all the flowers blossom. May the year of the monkey go smoothly and be full of good omens.
恭喜大家過猴年、快樂逍遙樂神仙。
gōngxǐ dàjiā guò hóu nián、 kuàilè xiāoyáo lè shénxiān。
Wishing everyone a wonderful year of the monkey. May we all be happy and joyful as the gods and the fairies.

財源廣進、財源滾滾
cáiyuánguǎngjìn、 cáiyuángǔngǔn
financial avenues wide open; profits pouring in from all sides
心想事成
xīnxiǎngshìchéng
to have all of one’s wishes come true

金猴獻桃 – jīn hóu xiàn táo: the golden monkey gifts the magical peach

那要看, Na yao kan – it depends on, you need to consider

取決於, qǔjuéyú – depends on, be decided by

由於, yóuyú – because of, thanks to, as a result of, on account of

來源於, láiyuán yú – originate from, arise from, stem from (simpler: 來自, lái zì) or just yuanyu

尤其是, yóuqíshì – especially, above all

通過, tōngguò – through, as a result of, by means of, by way of, by

哪/那怕, nǎpà – even, even if, even though; (followed by zai) no matter how

說來話長 – shuōláihuàcháng, it’s a long story

反過來 – fǎnguòlái, conversely, on the other hand, in reverse order, turn upside down or inside out, in the opposite direction

反過來 – fǎnguòlái, turn upside down or inside out, conversely, on the other hand, in reverse order

相反 – xiāngfǎn, opposite; contrary; reverse

對面 – duìmiàn, opposite side; across from, directly ahead; from the opposite direction, face to face, in person

對方 – duìfāng, the other (or opposite) side; the other party

發達 – fādá: to development, the verb

發展- fāzhǎn: development, the noun

開發- kāifā: to develop, new things

怎麼好意思 – zěnme hǎoyìsi : deprecatingly, how could I have the nerve to do that, I would feel bad about…

謹慎駕駛! Drive carefully!

Ni shuo zenme yang, jiu zenme yang: whatever you say

要不… 也- yàobushì… yě… :If it weren’t for… really…

打死我也不…