Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Year of the Monkey Greeting!



猴年送你五只猴:


Hóunián sòng nǐ wǔzhī hóu:


This Monkey year, I give you five monkeys:


机灵诡秘如猕猴,


jīling guǐmì rú míhóu,


the ingenuity of the macaque,


健康快乐像马猴,


jiànkāng kuàilè xiàng mǎhóu,


the health and happiness of the monkey,


悠闲富贵似猴子,


yōuxián fùguì shì hóuzi,


the leisure and wealth of monkey-kind,


无忧无虑比猿猴,


wúyōu wúlǜ bǐ yuánhóu,


the lightheartedness of apes and monkeys,


聪明伶俐胜孙猴。


cōngmíng línglì shèng sūnhóu.


and intelligence and wit surpassing the Monkey King.

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