Why can't you say Happy New Year when talking to Hong Kong people?

During the Chinese New Year, Hong Kong people never say "Happy New Year" and write letters without "wishing you happiness". Because "Kuaibailie" and "Kuaidi" are words that are easily confused in speech and sound, Hong Kong people are most taboo. During the New Year and Spring Festival, Hong Kong people usually express their blessings to their relatives and friends. The most frequently used words are "Congratulations on getting rich", "Getting rich in the New Year", "Prosperous business" and "Safe family".

Because Hong Kong people value auspiciousness and moral, there are more taboos in daily life than anywhere else in the mainland. The well-known "8" and "3" in Hong Kong dialect mean "rising" and "rising", so they are often used. In particular, the number "8" is the favorite of Hong Kong people, because the pronunciation of "8" is close to "fat", which means "getting rich" and "getting fat". Hong Kong candidates like to have the number "8" on their license plates, house numbers and auspicious days. The number "4" is the least popular in Hong Kong, because the pronunciation of "4" and "death" and "loss" is close to specialization and unlucky.

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Cantonese people don't like the word "bitter" in bitter gourd, so they change it to "cold melon". Chicken feet are called chicken feet, and dog meat is called fragrant meat. Because the pronunciation of strawberry equals unlucky mildew, we like to say "Stoli pear" in Cantonese, which comes from English strawberry. This word is pronounced loud and auspicious (pear = profit).

Because "bar" and "drop" are homophonic, we call "tear off" bamboo rise, hoping that "business will develop step by step". It's hard to stop doing business, so calling "stop" by car is called "slow" and calling "slow" when it's time to stop. To say that people are fat is called "gaining weight", and to say that people are thin is called "losing weight".