Chinese Lunar New Year Quotes To Welcome The Year of the Tiger

Check out our latest collection of Chinese Lunar New Year quotes to welcome the year of the Tiger!

Chinese communities worldwide are getting ready to usher in the lunar new year.

In 2022, the Chinese new year starts on February 1st, according to the lunar calendar.

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The Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar, and it’s an occasion for families to gather for intimate dinners.

This year they will welcome the Chinese zodiac sign of the Tiger.

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2022 is the year of the Tiger, following the year of the Pig in 2019, the Rat in 2020, and the Boar in 2021.

Festivities will take place across the globe, with millions of people traveling to celebrate the occasion with their families and loved ones.

Also known as the Spring Festival, the holiday marks the end of the coldest days.

People in China will:

• welcome spring and what it brings
• plant and harvest their gardens
• be ready for fresh starts and new beginnings.

To welcome the year of the Tiger, enjoy our collection of happy Chinese Lunar New Year quotes, wishes, and greetings, collected from a variety of sources.

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Traditional Chinese New Year Quotes 

1. (Mandarin) “Xīnnián hǎo (新年好)—New Year Goodness.” 

2. (Cantonese) “Gong hei fat choy (恭喜发财)—Best wishes, wishing you happiness and prosperity.”

3. (Mandarin) “hǔ nián dà jí /hoo-nyen daa-jee/—Wishing you luck in the year of the Tiger!”

4. (Cantonese) “fu nin dai gat—Wishing you luck in the year of the Tiger!”

5. (Mandarin) “Hǔ hǔ shēng wēi /hoo-hoo shnng-way/—Wishing you the fullness of the vigor and vitality of the tiger.”

6. (Cantonese) “fu fu sang wai—Wishing you the fullness of the vigor and vitality of the tiger.”

7. (Mandarin) “lóng téng hǔ yuè /long tnng hoo yhwere/—Dragon soaring and Tiger leaping.”

8. (Cantonese) “lung tang fu joek—Dragon soaring and Tiger leaping.”

9. (Mandarin) “hé jiā huān lè /cher-jyaa hwan-ler/—Happiness for the whole family!”

10. (Cantonese) “hap gu fun lok—Happiness for the whole family!”

You will also enjoy our article on chinese proverbs.

Chinese New Year quotes to convey good wishes

11. “Wishing you good fortune on the Chinese New Year.” — Unknown

12. “Happy New Year, I wish you good health and lasting prosperity.” — Unknown

13. “May wealth always come your way. May it be auspicious and as you wish.” — Unknown

14. “Hope the days ahead are filled with immense joy and prosperity. Happy Chinese New Year.” — Unknown

15. “Hope the rising sun will bring with it bundles of joy, happiness, and luck. Happy Chinese New Year!” — Unknown

16. “I give you endless brand new good wishes. Please accept them as a new remembrance of our lasting friendship.” — Unknown

17. “Happy New Year! Always welcome the new morning with a new spirit, a smile on your face, love in your heart, and good thoughts in your mind.” — Unknown

18. “This New Year, may you find peace from within, and may you be capable of spreading such contentment around you. Happy Chinese New Year!” — Unknown

19. “As you step into the Chinese New Year, may God’s blessings guide you through your limitations and help you rise higher above your weaknesses.” — Unknown

20. “May your days be as glittery as a diamond, may your friends be as good as gold, may your heart stay as green as an emerald, and may your soul remain as pure as a pearl.” — Unknown

Short Chinese proverbs for the Chinese New Year

21. “A smile will gain you 10 more years of life.” — Chinese Proverb

22. “Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.” — Chinese Proverb

23. “Climb the mountains to see lowlands.” — Chinese Proverb

24. “Even a toad has four ounces of strength.” — Chinese Proverb

25. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Chinese Proverb

26. “Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.” — Chinese Proverb

27. “If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.” — Chinese Proverb

28. “Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.” — Chinese Proverb

29. “Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.” — Chinese Proverb

30. “A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune.” — Chinese Proverb

Chinese New Year Quotes from these wise proverbs

31. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” — Chinese Proverb

32. “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” — Chinese Proverb

33. “If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.” — Chinese Proverb

34. “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” — Chinese Proverb

35. “A good fortune may forebode a bad luck, which may, in turn, disguise a good fortune.” — Chinese Proverb

36. “If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” — Chinese Proverb

37. “Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” — Chinese Proverb

38. “Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past.” — Chinese Proverb

39. “He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.” — Chinese Proverb

40. “You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.” — Chinese Proverb

Chinese Lunar New Year quotes celebrating the new year

41. “Good health, good luck, and much happiness throughout the year.”

42. “Happy New Year, I wish you good health and lasting prosperity.”

43. “Just as you usher in lights, lanterns and other forms of illuminations to welcome the New Year, may the New Year usher in for you new hopes, dreams and aspirations.”

44. “Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year and I hope you will continue to enjoy good health.”

45. “Hope the rising sun will bring with it bundles of joy, happiness and luck. Happy Chinese New Year!”

46. “Wishing you good fortune on the Chinese New Year.”

47. “This New Year realize the fact that Lady Luck blesses only those who are cheerful and optimistic.”

Chinese Lunar New Year quotes you can write in a card

48. “May the new year bring in your life joys that never fade, hopes that never die, and strength that never weakens. Wishing you a very happy Chinese New Year.”

49. “This New Year, may prosperity and peace never abandon your home and hearth.”

50. “Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year.”

51. “As the new sun rises in a brand New Year, may it bring you good luck, prosperity, joy and contentment.”

52. “Good luck, good health, good cheer, and have a happy New Year.”

53. “May this New Year bring your way all that is the very best for you and your dear ones.”

54. “Here is wishing you a New Year that is abundant not only with wealth but also with wonderful memories.”

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Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China and to Chinese people all over.

It is a time for families to be together.

People born a year of the Tiger are thought to be brave, competitive, unpredictable, and confident.

They will experience their zodiac birth sign year in 2022, which is believed to be bad luck.

Wear red underwear and red socks if you want to keep misfortune from finding you!

The New Year’s Eve dinner is considered an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual “reunion dinner.”

It is believed to be the most important meal of the year, and millions of people are expected to be home to celebrate with their families.

Hopefully, the above quotes will help bring you happiness as you welcome the year of the pig.

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