Chinese phrases · 13 phrases
Chinese wedding wishes
Each with pinyin over every word, the English and sound.
新婚快乐！
Happy wedding!
恭喜你们结婚了！
Congratulations on getting married!
百年好合！
May you be happy together for a hundred years!
永结同心！
May your hearts be joined forever!
白头偕老！
May you grow old together!
天作之合！
A match made in heaven!
早生贵子！
May you soon have a baby!
祝你们幸福美满！
Wishing you a happy life together!
祝你们相亲相爱，白头到老！
Love each other all the way to old age!
新郎新娘真般配！
The bride and groom are a perfect match!
这是我们的一点心意。
This is a little something from us.
干杯！
Cheers!
结婚纪念日快乐！
Happy anniversary!
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What do you write in a Chinese wedding card?
百年好合 (bǎinián hǎohé, a hundred years of harmony) and 永结同心 (yǒng jié tóngxīn, hearts joined forever) are the classic four-character wishes, often written together; 新婚快乐 (xīnhūn kuàilè, happy wedding) is the simple one. Sign it 祝 (zhù, wishing) and your name.
How much money goes in a wedding red envelope?
Money is given in a red envelope (红包, hóngbāo), handed over with both hands with 这是我们的一点心意 (a little something from us). People give an even amount, often with 6 or 8 in it, and never one with a 4, since 四 (sì) sounds like 死 (sǐ, death).
How do I say them right?
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