Chinese

April Fools’ Day in Chinese is 愚人节 (Yúrénjié). 愚人节 refers to the first day of April.

In pinyin “Mister” in Chinese is xiānsheng, written 先生 (xiānsheng). It follows the surname, so “Mr. Wang” is Wáng xiānsheng.

In Chinese, ‘thank you very much’ can be expressed as 非常感謝 / 非常感谢. 非常感謝 / 非常感谢 conveys a deeper level of gratitude than just saying thank you.

In Chinese, one yuan is 一块钱. This phrase refers to the basic unit of currency used in China.

The English name Samantha is translated into Chinese as 萨曼莎. 萨曼莎 is used as a phonetic transliteration for the female given name Samantha.

kung hei fat choy is the Cantonese romanization of the Chinese greeting used to wish someone wealth and prosperity during the Chinese New Year.

The standard Mandarin word for wonton, the Chinese dumpling, is 餛飩 / 馄饨 (húntun).

The English phrase cat is translated into Chinese as 貓 / 猫. The word refers to the domestic species

The English word “triangle” is 三角形 in Chinese. Both forms refer to a triangle, a polygon with three sides.

In Chinese, the English phrase ‘rent’ can be expressed using several terms depending on the context, with the default form being 房租.