Kung Hey Fat Tsoy
Tagalog
Tagalog phrasebook
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Alternative forms
- Kung Hei Fat Choy
- Kung Hey Fat Choi, Kung Hey Fat Choy
- Kung Hei Fat Tsoi, Kung Hei Fat Tsoy
- Kong Hei Fat Choi, Kong Hei Fat Choy
- Kong Hey Fat Choi, Kong Hey Fat Choy
- Kong Hei Fat Tsoi, Kong Hei Fat Tsoy
- Kong Hey Fat Tsoi
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 恭喜發財 / 恭喜发财 (gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4). Compare English Kung Hei Fat Choi.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuŋ ˌhej ˌfat ˈt͡ʃoj/ [kʊŋ ˌheɪ̯ ˌfat ˈt͡ʃoɪ̯]
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /kuŋ ˌhej ˌpat ˈt͡ʃoj/ [kʊŋ ˌheɪ̯ ˌpat ˈt͡ʃoɪ̯], (with nativization, no palatal assimilation) /kuŋ ˌhej ˌpat ˈtsoj/ [kʊŋ ˌheɪ̯ ˌpat̪ ˈt͡soɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -oj
- Syllabification: Kung Hey Fat Tsoy
Phrase
Kung Hey Fat Tsoy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜑᜒᜌ᜔ ᜉᜆ᜔ ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)
- Happy Chinese New Year
- Synonym: Kiong Hee Huat Tsai
Usage notes
- Some Chinese Filipinos recommend the usage of Kiong Hee Huat Tsai more than Kung Hey Fat Tsoy, despite historical 20th century prevalence of the latter, as majority of Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines speak or have Hokkien as their heritage language, rather than Cantonese.