Collection of Year of the Sheep New Year Blessings, Spring Couplets, and Greetings | 2015 Yiwei Year

The Year of the Sheep has arrived. Every Spring Festival, when visiting relatives and friends to pay New Year calls, you always need a few special auspicious phrases. We have specially compiled the most commonly used Year of the Sheep greetings, so you can speak sweetly in front of your elders and fill your wallet to the brim (no mistake). Our compiled Year of the Sheep blessings include four-character idioms, five- to twelve-character spring couplets, and longer greeting strings suitable for messaging apps such as mobile phones, Facebook, and Line—take your pick.

Year of the Sheep Blessings: Four-Character Idioms

• 三陽開泰 (Three suns bring prosperity);
• 洋洋得意 (Beaming with pride);
• 增添銀洋 (Adding silver dollars);
• 喜氣洋洋 (Full of joy);
• 事業飛揚 (A soaring career);
• 名揚四海 (Fame spreads across the four seas);
• 揚眉吐氣 (Feeling proud and elated);
• 福氣蕩漾 (Fortune ripples);
• 青春洋溢 (Full of youthful vigor);
• 才華洋溢 (Full of talent);
• 洋洋灑灑 (Flowing and abundant);
• 羊年財順 (Wealth flows smoothly in the Year of the Sheep);
• 身體無恙 (In good health);
• 愛禮存羊 (To preserve rituals for the sake of maintaining fundamentals);
• 陽關大道 (A broad, open road; also a metaphor for a bright future);
• 牽羊擔酒 (Leading a sheep and carrying wine—expressing consolation or congratulations);
• 素絲羔羊 (Referring to an honest official).
• 虎入羊群 (A tiger among a flock of sheep).

Year of the Sheep Blessings: Five-Character Couplets

• 馬首開新紀，羊腸拓錦途 (The horse’s head opens a new era; the sheep’s path blazes a splendid road).
• 馬蹄留勝跡，羊角搏青雲 (The horse’s hooves leave glorious traces; the sheep’s horns strive for the blue clouds).
• 馬蹄騰瑞雪，羊角觸紅梅 (The horse’s hooves leap through auspicious snow; the sheep’s horns touch the red plum).
• 馬載祥雲去，羊攜惠雨來 (The horse carries auspicious clouds away; the sheep brings beneficial rain).
• 五羊開玉局，萬馬闖雄關 (Five sheep open a jade game; ten thousand horses storm the mighty pass).
• 五羊爭獻瑞，萬馬喜留春 (Five sheep vie to offer auspiciousness; ten thousand horses joyfully keep spring).

Six-Character Couplets

• 駿馬四蹄擊鼓，羚羊雙角開春 (The steed’s four hooves beat the drum; the antelope’s two horns open spring).
• 立志當懷虎膽，求知莫畏羊腸 (In setting goals, harbor a tiger’s courage; in seeking knowledge, do not fear the winding sheep’s path).
• 馬嘯英雄浩氣，羊鳴世紀春光 (The horse neighs with heroic spirit; the sheep bleats the spring light of the century).
• 喜鵲登枝祝福，靈羊及地呈祥 (The magpie perches on a branch to bless; the auspicious sheep reaches the ground to bring good fortune).
• 駿馬四蹄擊鼓，羚羊雙角開春 (The steed’s four hooves beat the drum; the antelope’s two horns open spring).
• 立志當懷虎膽，求知莫畏羊腸 (In setting goals, harbor a tiger’s courage; in seeking knowledge, do not fear the winding sheep’s path).

Seven-Character Spring Couplets

• 家家戶戶喜洋洋，闔家團聚迎新年 (Every household is full of joy; the whole family gathers to welcome the New Year).
• 八駿嘶風傳捷報，五羊跳躍展新圖 (Eight steeds neigh in the wind bearing good news; five sheep leap to unfold a new picture).
• 人懷遠志馳良馬，世易新春喚白羊 (People harbor lofty ambitions riding fine horses; the world changes to a new spring calling the white sheep).
• 萬樹爭榮添翠色，五羊獻瑞報佳音 (Ten thousand trees vie in glory adding emerald hues; five sheep offer auspiciousness bearing good tidings).
• 一片白雲羊變幻，千條翠柳燕翻飛 (A white cloud shifts like sheep; a thousand green willows see swallows flit).
• 馬甲雄騎迎勝利，羊羹美酒慶豐收 (Armored heroic riders welcome victory; mutton soup and fine wine celebrate the harvest).
• 馬年事事如人意，羊歲時時報福音 (In the Year of the Horse all things go as wished; in the Year of the Sheep good news comes at every hour).
• 馬歲榮光輝日月，羊毫遒勁續春秋 (The glory of the Year of the Horse shines like sun and moon; the sheep-hair brush, vigorous, continues the ages).
• 馬歲事事合民意，羊年處處沐春風 (In the Year of the Horse all things match the people’s will; in the Year of the Sheep everywhere bathes in spring breeze).
• 小道羊腸無阻礙，雄心捷足好登攀 (The small winding sheep’s path has no obstacles; with ambition and nimble feet, it is good to climb).

Eight-Character Spring Couplets

• 立志當懷虎膽馳騁，求知莫畏羊腸扶搖 (In setting goals, harbor a tiger’s courage to gallop; in seeking knowledge, do not fear the winding sheep’s path to soar).
• 一家和睦一家福氣，四季平安四季春風 (A harmonious family is a blessed family; peace in all four seasons, spring breeze in all four seasons).
• 父慈子孝一團和氣，母愛媳賢共享天倫 (A loving father and filial son, a harmonious atmosphere; a mother’s love and a virtuous daughter-in-law share family bliss).
• 春滿人間歡歌陣陣，福臨門第喜氣洋洋 (Spring fills the world with waves of joyful song; fortune arrives at the household, full of joy).
• 文承百代鑄中國夢，藝囊四海譜華夏情 (Culture carries on a hundred generations to forge the Chinese Dream; art encompasses the four seas to compose the sentiment of Cathay).
• 福鹿吉羊三元開泰，堯天舜日萬象更新 (The auspicious deer and lucky sheep open prosperity; under the skies of Yao and sun of Shun, all things renew).
• 立志當懷虎膽馳騁，求知莫畏羊腸扶搖 (In setting goals, harbor a tiger’s courage to gallop; in seeking knowledge, do not fear the winding sheep’s path to soar).
• 綠草如茵羊盈瑞氣，紅桃似火猴沐春風 (Green grass like a carpet, sheep brimming with auspicious air; red peaches like fire, the monkey bathes in spring breeze).
• 時雨春風五羊獻穗，堯天舜日百鳳朝陽 (Timely rain and spring breeze, five sheep offer grain; under the skies of Yao and sun of Shun, a hundred phoenixes face the sun).
• 送馬年春花融白雪，迎羊歲喜鵲鬧紅梅 (Sending off the Year of the Horse, spring flowers melt the white snow; welcoming the Year of the Sheep, magpies frolic among red plum).

Nine-Character Spring Couplets

• 快馬加鞭不墜騰飛志，吉羊昂首更添奮發心 (Spur the fast horse on, never letting the soaring ambition fall; the auspicious sheep raises its head, adding even more drive).
• 歲序更新馬年留勝績，春風初度羊志展鴻猷 (The year renews, the Year of the Horse leaves glorious achievements; the spring breeze first passes, the sheep’s ambition unfolds grand plans).
• 留勝跡水秀山明草茂，譜新歌羊肥馬壯春榮 (Leaving glorious traces, clear waters and bright mountains and lush grass; composing new songs, fat sheep and strong horses, spring’s glory).
• 歲序更新馬年留勝績，春風初度羊志展鴻猷 (The year renews, the Year of the Horse leaves glorious achievements; the spring breeze first passes, the sheep’s ambition unfolds grand plans).
• 萬馬揚蹄踏凱歌而去，群羊翹首喚春信即來 (Ten thousand horses raise their hooves and depart to a victory song; the flock of sheep lifts its head calling spring’s tidings to come).
• 喜鵲迎春紅梅香瑞雪，吉羊賀歲金穗報豐年 (Magpies welcome spring, red plum scents the auspicious snow; the auspicious sheep celebrates the year, golden grain reports a bountiful year).
• 張燈結彩歡慶豐收歲，跑馬耍羊喜迎艷陽春 (Hanging lanterns and decorations to joyfully celebrate the harvest year; running horses and playing with sheep to joyfully welcome the bright spring).

Ten-Character Spring Couplets

• 紅杏叢中朝見牛羊出圈，綠柳郊外夕聞鳥雀歸林 (Among the red apricots, at dawn see cattle and sheep leave the pen; outside the green willows, at dusk hear birds return to the woods).
• 喜洋洋綠水青山春永駐，美泰泰豐衣足食福無邊 (Joyfully, green waters and blue mountains keep spring forever; beautifully, ample clothing and food bring boundless fortune).
• 羊筆如花寫就輝煌歲月，春風似剪裁成錦繡江山 (The sheep-hair brush like a flower writes glorious years; the spring breeze like scissors cuts out a splendid land).

Eleven-Character Couplets

• 春暖人心世界三千同雀躍，風搏羊角雲程九萬共鵬飛 (Spring warms hearts, the world’s three thousand leap together; the wind beats the sheep’s horns, the cloud journey of ninety thousand soars together with the roc).
• 國富民殷羊毫揮頌千秋業，年豐人壽燕剪裁成萬點春 (The nation rich and people prosperous, the sheep-hair brush praises a thousand-year enterprise; a bountiful year and long life, the swallow’s scissors cut out ten thousand points of spring).
• 浩氣常存頻加馬力奔新路，雄風不減再握羊毫繪壯圖 (Noble spirit ever present, frequently adding horsepower to run a new road; heroic bearing undiminished, again grasping the sheep-hair brush to paint a grand picture).
• 駿馬奔馳滿載烏金辭歲去，吉羊起舞豪吟白雪報春來 (The steed gallops, fully laden with black gold, bidding the year farewell; the auspicious sheep dances, boldly chanting white snow, announcing spring’s arrival).
• 馬首是瞻美酒千盅迎曙色，羊毫初試豪情萬斛寫春光 (Following the horse’s lead, a thousand cups of fine wine welcome the dawn; the sheep-hair brush first tried, boundless heroic feeling writes the spring light).
• 門對青山羊兔群群嬉碧毯，窗含綠水鴨鵝隊隊戲清波 (The door faces green mountains where flocks of sheep and rabbits play on the emerald carpet; the window holds green waters where teams of ducks and geese play in the clear waves).
• 前路輝煌笑看駿馬追風去，雄雷霹靂喜見商羊帶雨來 (The road ahead is brilliant, smiling as the steed chases the wind away; mighty thunder claps, joyfully seeing the rain-bringing bird come).
• 瑞雪綻紅梅君正嘯天傲地，勞春織綠草我來放馬牧羊 (Auspicious snow blooms red plum, you are roaring to the sky and proud of the earth; toiling spring weaves green grass, I come to let the horses run and tend the sheep).
• 三陽開泰來處處三春美景，五福駢臻至家家五穀豐登 (Three suns bring prosperity, everywhere the beautiful scenery of three springs; five blessings arrive together, every household enjoys a bumper harvest).

Twelve-Character Spring Couplets

• 馬步牽長風長隨遠景江山好，牽羊迎盛世依然十里杏花紅 (The horse’s pace draws the long wind, ever following the distant vista of a fine land; leading the sheep to welcome a prosperous age, still ten miles of red apricot blossoms).
• 萬馬闖雄關春回大地繁花俏，五羊開玉局旗展東風旭日輝 (Ten thousand horses storm the mighty pass, spring returns to the earth and flowers are lovely; five sheep open a jade game, banners unfurl in the east wind and the rising sun shines).

Greetings for Mobile Text Messages

The Year of the Sheep brings great fortune, and may all go as you wish.

The sheep has arrived, and good luck shines. Troubles move aside.

Wishing you in the Year of the Sheep: may you hold your head high, your business flourish, your future be a broad road, and your troubles fade away. May you make a fortune in the Year of the Sheep!

Touch the sheep’s back and joy doubles; stroke the sheep’s beard and blessings and longevity abound; bump the sheep’s horns and good luck is boundless; learn the sheep’s bleat and your mood is great; pat the sheep’s head and good luck is at hand; send sheep blessings, sincere and true. Wishing you an auspicious Year of the Sheep, beaming with pride!

May life be joyful, work be diligent like a sheep, career be at its zenith, and love be tender. May you hold your head high, your family be auspicious and content, your mood radiant, and your health excellent. May friends in the Year of the Sheep enjoy sheep blessings, drink foreign wine, and taste exotic fare!

Raise the sail of life and head toward the open road. Run toward the Year of the Sheep, reach the auspicious Yiwei year, and absorb the joy of the Year of the Sheep. Let dreams come true, ideals be realized, and auspiciousness shine high. May friends in the Year of the Sheep be joyful and make a fortune at the height of success!

Watch the sky full of rosy clouds—boundless happiness in the Year of the Sheep; listen to the sounds of nature—all dreams come true in the Year of the Sheep; admire the dancing snow—countless joys in the Year of the Sheep; observe the winter plum budding—auspiciousness follows in the Year of the Sheep. The Year of the Sheep has arrived; may you laugh every day!

Baa baa, the auspicious bleat of the sheep opens the door of good luck for you; bump bump, the happy horns of the sheep open a beautiful journey for you; long long, the peaceful beard of the sheep prays for boundless blessings and longevity. Wishing you great fortune in the Year of the Sheep, beaming with pride!

Spur the fast horse toward the Year of the Sheep, with the spirit of the dragon and horse to make a fortune. A happy life dressed in sheep’s clothing, buy a BMW to show off sheep style. Purple air comes from the east, sheep light radiant; an auspicious bountiful year, earning sheep wealth. Children go abroad to study, become famous and a sheep expert. May you show off all your sheep glory!

The clattering horse hooves gradually fade, the bleating sheep has long arrived. Yesterday’s joy is still by your side, today’s happiness is already in your heart. A brilliant scene has already arrived, warm blessings are being passed on. Wishing you great fortune in the Year of the Sheep!

Wishing you a joyful Year of the Sheep, a face full of radiant sunshine, love holding its head high, a career beaming with pride, bad luck fading away, and all things a broad road!

Spur the fast horse to welcome the Year of the Sheep, the Year of the Sheep arrives in the blink of an eye. Career steps onto the sheep’s road, content and proud, people laugh. A loving couple envied by others, a happy life always around. Healthy and free of worries, great fortune in the Year of the Sheep, full of joy!

Song drifts with the festivity of the Year of the Sheep, red candles sway with a happy mood, reunion foretells a scene of happiness, snowflakes guard the peace of the Year of the Sheep. The Year of the Sheep has arrived; may you achieve a win-win in both love and career.

Year of the Sheep blessings to you: good things come in pairs and your fame spreads, luck falls like snow filling the sky, happiness is sweet and smiles spread, career and love both held high, life is joyful and auspicious.

In the happy Yiwei year, roam freely like a sheep; in the Year of the Sheep, rise up and climb high. Auspicious sheep as you wish, hard work brings wealth, leading the sheep’s head, wealth flows richly. Grab a handful of wool and sheep wealth continues, stroke the sheep’s beard and add longevity. Wishing you in the Year of the Sheep: blessings, wealth, longevity, and health all come calling!

The Yiwei sheep bleats good news, the auspicious Year of the Sheep is reported. Touch the sheep’s head and good luck shines, make a good start and shout with joy. Joyful sheep sing and dance, leading the sheep’s head, happiness shines. In the auspicious Year of the Sheep, find a girlfriend, love forever and always laugh. May you form a happy bond in the Year of the Sheep, be proud for a lifetime, joyful!

In the Year of the Sheep, have the gentle character of a sheep, harmonious and united. The goat’s spirit of forging ahead, bravely climbing peaks. The ram’s bravery in driving off enemies and protecting the flock, heroic spirit. The lamb kneels to its mother while suckling, giving thanks. May you in the Year of the Sheep be healthy and joyful, frolicking like a sheep every day!

I am a little love sheep captured by you, living by your side; I am a little goat encouraged by you, climbing the peaks of career; I am a gentle little alpaca cared for by you, strolling on the beautiful grassland. The Year of the Sheep has arrived; I wish to be your forever little lamb, nestled by your side.

Source: Compiled from materials collected online.