CNY 2025 Year of Snake Prosperity Toss (Lau Sang)

 

CNY 2025 Year of Snake Prosperity Toss (Lau Sang / Yee Sang)

This year, we decided to try the say the Prosperity Toss in numbers from 1 to 10, 100, 1000, 10,000 ! 

一帆风顺

二龙腾飞

三羊开泰

四季平安

五福临门

六六大顺

七星高照

八方来财

九九同心

十全十美

百事亨通

千事吉祥

万事如意

Prosperity gods coming thru the door !

https://johorkaki.blogspot.com/2015/02/lou-hei-yee-sang-yusheng-meaning-of.html

The Singaporean's Origin of Yee Sang :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgQUePTnuTY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCUlfRKRL1U&t=41s

Prosperity Idioms for Lau Sang / Yee Sang 

There are variations of the auspicious phrases over the decades (since lou hei yee sang first appeared in the 1960s). Here are the common ones (in Mandarin Chinese):

Fish 年年有餘 (nián nián yǒu yú) Always have more than enough

Carrots 鸿运当头 (hóng yùn dāng tóu) May good fortune be upon you

Green radish 青春常驻 (qīng chūn cháng zhù) May you be youthful and vital always

White radish 风生水起 (fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ) May your success roar like the wind and waves

Pamelo / Lime 大吉大利 (dà jí dà lì) Wish you good luck and good profits

Pepper 招财进宝 (zhāo cái jìn bǎo) Attract wealth and receive treasures

Chinese 5-spice powder 五福臨門 (wǔ fú lín mén) May all good fortune be upon you and your family

Sesame seeds 大小平安 (dà xiǎo píng ān) Peace and safety for all in your family

Ground Peanut 金玉滿堂 (jīn yù mǎn táng) May your home be filled with wealth and treasure

Fried Crisps 黄金满地 (huáng jīn mǎn de) May wealth and prosperity be everywhere

Peanut oil 家肥屋嫩 (jiā féi wū nèn) Prosperity and harmony at home

Sesame oil 财源广进 (cái yuán guǎng jìn) May wealth pour in from all directions

Plum sauce 甜甜蜜蜜 (tián tián mì mì) May your life be sweet like honey!

Other auspicious phases (in Mandarin Chinese) commonly recited during the toss include:

新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè) Happy New Year!

喜气洋洋 (xǐ qì yáng yang) Joy is in the air!

恭喜發財 (gōng xǐ fā cái) Congratulations to you for your wealth / May you be rich and wealthy

龙马精神 (lóng mǎ jīng shén) Wish you good health and vitality

生意兴隆  (shēng yi xīng lóng) May your business thrive and flourish

財源滾滾 (cái yuán gǔn gǔn) May wealth roll in, in waves upon waves

工作顺利 (gōng zuò shùn lì) Wish you smooth progress at work

马到成功 (mǎ dào chéng gōng) Wish you swift success

步步高升 (bù bù gāo shēng) Steady progress with every step

大展鴻圖 (dà zhǎn hóng tú) May your success be glorious and prominent

花開富貴 (huā kāi fù guì) May your wealth and prestige bloom

万事如意 (wàn shì rú yì) May all your wishes come true

心想事成 (xīn xiǎng shì chéng) May all your wishes come true

萬事勝意 (wàn shì shèng yì) May everything turn out even better than what you wished for

吉星高照 (jí xīng gāo zhào) May the star of fortune shine brightly upon you

吉慶有餘 (jí qìng yǒu yú) May you have more than enough good fortune

名揚四海 (míng yáng sì hǎi) May your fame be known across the four seas

幸福永远 (xìng fú yǒng yuǎn) May your love be forever blissful

身体健康 (shēn tǐ jiàn kāng) Wish you good health

福壽雙全 (fú shòu shuāng quán) May you be blessed with good fortune and longevity

身壯力健 (shēn zhuàng lì jiàn) May you be strong and healthy

笑口常开 (xiào kǒu cháng kāi) Keep smiling always

歲歲平安 (suì suì píng ān) May peace and safety be with you, year after year

团团圆圆 (tuán tuán yuán yuán) May your family be united and harmonious

閤家平安 (gé jiā píng ān) Wish your family peace and safety

阖家欢乐 (hé jiā huān lè) Happiness for your whole family!