Learn and Use Year-of-the-Dragon Greeting Glossary and Ideas for Gift Card Wordings

Consecutive joyful gathering and visiting fill up the Chinese New Year holiday. It’s wise to prepare some Year-of-the-Dragon glossary to greet people. Also, you need to send gifts and fill out gift cards. Of course, there are many more phrase you could express thank you when you receive red pockets from your boss and colleagues on the lucky first day of work. In this article, we will introduce some amusing CNY greetings glossary, auspicious Chinese proverbs with “dragon” and new year wish gift card wordings. Learn and use now and get prepared for the new year conversation.

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Traditional Year-of-the-Dragon Greeting Phrases  

Auspicious Chinese Proverbs with “Dragon”, Art of Literature

These auspicious Chinese Proverbs with “Dragon” consist of 4 words, they are easy to remember and say with brisk rhythm, suitable for greeting and expressing thank you when you receive red pockets.

Wishes for Good Health

龍馬精神-May you have the energy of the soaring dragon and running horse

生龍活虎-May you have the vitality as the fierce tiger and dragon

龍精虎猛-May you look sharp like the hunting tiger and soaring dragon  

龍姿鳳彩-May you have the glamour of the divine dragon and phoenix

龍光煥發-May your face glow with beam of the dragon

Wishes for Study and Academic Achievements

龍虎榜門-Make the honor roll and pass the college entrance exam with high grades.

臥虎藏龍-Meet the opportunity to perform one’s talent

人中龍鳳-People with extraordinary gifts and capacity

筆走龍蛇-Excellent writing or painting skills

Wishes for Career

鯉躍龍門-In the legend, if a carp makes it to jumping over and across the magic bridge, it turn into a Gold dragon. This proverb is a metaphor for huge promotion in career

蛟龍得水-The dragon meets water, metaphor for that people meet the field where they are extra good at

猛龍過江-The vigorous dragon swims across the deep ocean, metaphor for the ability to tackle challenge.

龍驤虎視-The sharp vision of the tiger and dragon, metaphor for having big ambition and business acumen.

龍遊天下-The dragon travels around the world and gains respect, metaphor for expanding international business successfully.

龍躍千里-The dragon travels a thousand miles with one leap, metaphor for big promotional opportunity.

龍躍新程-The dragon travels freely in the unlimited sky, metaphor for beginning a whole new chapter.

龍騰虎躍-Metaphor for actions for big success

龍騰四海-Metaphor for outstanding performance in every aspect

Wishes for the Happy Family

龍送吉祥/龍瑞盈門/金龍報喜/祥龍銳氣- The year of dragon brings blessing to your home.

龍鳳呈祥- The dragon and phoenix implies of wealth and good luck, as well as perfect marriage.

乘龍快婿-The successful sons-in-law .  

龍來運轉/龍轉乾坤-Turn the disadvantage to advantage in the year of the dragon

Wishes for Prosperous Business

富貴興龍/龍華富貴/龍年大發-Assured big profit in the year of the dragon

配套成龍-Extraordinary personnel and mature operation system

車水馬龍-Busy production line and delivery

New Year Couplets With “Dragon”

Wishes for Good Luck

龍吟虎嘯，瑞氣千層。

春龍抬頭，鴻運當頭

龍年大吉，福星高照。

Wishes for Wealth and Career

金龍報喜，大展宏圖。

萬象更新，飛龍在天。

祥龍獻瑞，迎財接福。

龍轉乾坤，風生水起。

Wishes for Happiness and Lots of fun in Life

龍舞雲川，喜樂無邊。

龍馬精神，笑口常開。

龍鳳呈祥，歲歲安康。

Classic New Year Wish in English

You can express your best wishes with simple and sincere English words. Even for foreigners who have little acquaintance of the rare Chinese characters and Chinese traditional stories, they can still easily understand and naturally respond to you.

*Happy Long year. (Dragon in Chinese sounds similar to long, while in English long means lasting and long time)

*Wishing you a prosperous and blessed year ahead.

*Dance with the Dragon, delight in the New Year.

*2024 is the beginning of a whole new chapter. This is your year, make it happen!

New Year Wishes Message with Sense of Humor

*This is happening as you read. Wish you a good mood every day, prospective career and excellent performance at work and the best love and friendship. May you make big profit in the stock market and every business you dabble.

*Evidence confirmed that you are the one with super Dragon power. You will have the unlimited energy of the vigorous dragon and tiger, you will be adept at everything you do. Good luck always follows you wherever you go. May you wear Rolex, drive Rolls-Royce and live in the Emirate’s Palace this year. You are the happiest dragon man.

 *Set firecracker and expect an exciting year of the dragon. Wish you the best luck through the year.  May you have great opportunities, maintain good health and in shape, and enjoy all the delicious food around the world.

*I have the "The eight heavenly dragons" blessing for you. The first blessing is a compatible boss, the second blessing is terrified enemies, the third blessing is a caring lover, the the fourth is the help in need, the fifth is a happy family, the sixth is lot of fortune, the seventh is a happy mood always, and the eighth is good health and dynamism.

*Dragon man makes great achievement in the year of the dragon. May the year be filled with good luck and wealth. May you have the most clicking year ever and shine like the sun.

Gift Card New Year Wish Wordings

Gift Card Wordings for Family and Friends

The gift card content should vary by the recipients of the gift. For example, for gifts for the family and friends, you can express wishes on health, wealth, family, marriage of the children, career promotion, grandchildren's growth and study. Mentioning the recipient’s recent experience and the things they expected may give them the exact wishes as they want.

*Happy New Year! Wish my dearest uncle and aunt good health, unlimited energy just like the dragon and lots of wealth in your sweet home. May all the good luck follow you and you will have the perfect successful son-in-law!!

*Good luck and great success in the new year, the dragon’s divinity shines through the spring. Flowers bloom everywhere and wealth keeps coming. You will accumulate big wealth and be safe; Dear aunt, wish you and your family good health and a smooth year.

*Happy long year to my lovely brother and sister-in-law. May the adults enjoy work and climb up the career ladder and the children be intelligent and study hard.

*Eating kumquats brings good luck and gold, eating apples for protection through the year, eating dragon fruit for prosperity and eating kirin fruit to attract wealth. Be good and have fruits everyday. Dear Auntie Sammi, please take care. May you continue walking ten thousand steps a day and win every Mahjong game.

*May my dear uncle have lots of smile on your face and pleasuring delicacy everyday. Good luck in the year of the dragon.

*Congratulation on the new born baby girl, we all look forward to meeting this little princess. Wish you and your family good luck in the Year of the Dragon, may you make lots of money and may everything goes as you wish.

When you write gift cards for your clients and colleagues, remember to keep it professional. Don’t mention anything too private. You should also avoid cheesy jokes in case of misunderstanding.

Gift Card Wordings for Clients

It is important to show business etiquette and the necessary boundary. As for the content, you can wish their family well, wish for profit growth, thank them for the support and cooperation and encourage further cooperation. Traditional couplets and proverbs are recommended.

*吉祥龍添瑞，如意龍添喜，健康龍添壽。祝賀你和家人龍年吉祥，龍馬精神。

*祝福你新年一帆風順，二龍騰飛，三羊開泰，四季平安，五福臨門，六六大順，七星高照，八方來財，九九吉祥，十全十美。  

*龍年旺財，風生水起。祝賀貴司新一年蒸蒸日上，再創輝煌。

*龍年祝賀貴司萬事興龍，業績長虹。

*感謝劉總長期以來的支持和信任，XX公司全體同仁祝你家庭幸福，生活美滿； 

*XX在此給你拜個早年，祝你龍年富貴安康，喜氣洋洋。新一年期待與貴司攜手再創佳績。

Gift Card Wordings for Colleagues and Boss

Plain words feel sincere to express your gratitude and delivery best wishes to your colleagues and superiors. Again, try to remain professional and avoid mentioning private matters. You may wish them and their family good health and good luck, everything going on well with work. You could also express your thank you for their kind help.

*龍年到，福臨門，新年祝福你健康如意，工作順利，家庭幸福，喜樂無邊。

*祥龍賀歲，祝你和家人心想事成，好運相隨。

*在美好的龍年裡，祝願你和家人身體健康，家庭美滿，行運一條龍。

*歲屬龍龍布雨雨順風調呈稔歲，春迎燕燕銜花花團錦簇賀新春。祝你新年快樂，龍年大吉。

*與你共事使我獲益良多，非常感謝你的悉心指導。在此誠摯祝福你龍年快樂，喜樂相伴，工作順利。

*龍年新氣象，春歸萬物生。新年祝福你所想皆所願，所遇皆所期。 

I believe these greeting for the year of dragon will help with a good start of the year. Tips ahead, our Year of the Dragon gift hamper and CNY potted flower and potted Kumquat  collection has released, remember to place an order in advance and send along your best wishes to your family and friends, colleagues and clients.