Someone in my high school alumni group chat greeted us all “Kiong Hee Huat Tsai” so I wondered what Chinese society this came from. I was surprised to find it came from my own – this is a Hokkien greeting among the FilChi in the Philippines (Filipino-Chinese)1. I graduated from an international school in Manila.
Don’t get me started on the (lack of any standard) Romanization there. Plus, there isn’t any romanization for Hokkien anyway, right? Well, except what I have seen discussed here in the forums.
Whatever the case, happy Year of the Rabbit, folks!
We were taught the same thing in elementary school back in canada with hong Kong teachers. Fun times. Pennies in red envelopes, learning about chinese culture etc.
