Gong xi fa cai,” followed by the cheeky repartee “Hung pao na lai!” — which loosely means “Congratulations and be prosperous, now hand me the red packets of cash!” — is a common ...

it’s ‘gong xi fa cai’ (pronounced gong she fa tsai). FYI, it’s not a hard and fast rule but Cantonese is generally spoken in Guangdong (formerly known as Canton) and surrounding areas ...