<p>It's quite common in chinese. The English equivalent of this phrase should be "thanks to you/your..".
托 means because of, a variant of this phrase can be 托您洪福, 托您的洪福..</p>

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2012-01-18T22:17:43.353Z
Fivesheep, I know your answer has been accepted, but can you expand it a bit? Thank you. :)
Alenanno
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2012-01-18T23:09:52.520Z
I think 托 translated to "rely on" is more precise here. 托 as in 依托 depends on. so 托你的福 -> relying on your 福.  福 as in 福气, means 'good fortune'. Chinese believes that 福 is a kind of positive energy, anyone round some with 福 will take some advantage of it.
Fivesheep
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2012-01-18T23:13:27.477Z
Thanks, consider including that in your answer so it's more visible. :)
Alenanno
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2012-01-19T18:06:01.030Z
pls use w/ caution. depending on the situation, it can sound quite sarcastic...bcz it's overly polite...rule of thumb is not to use it unless the recipient is 100 years old :) a modern day equivalent would be "在您的帮助下，。。。"
Laguna
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2012-01-19T18:42:47.400Z
additional info to my above comment: 1) if you are using 托您的洪福 to mean 'thanks to your help', then my above modern day equivalent is correct; but 2) if you are using it to mean 'thanks to the good fortune that you've brought me', then there really is no modern day equivalent that i can think of off the top of my head.
Laguna
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2012-01-18T02:16:48.090Z
2012-01-18T02:16:48.090Z
Fivesheep
<p>I think it means that I succeeded in part because of your luck.</p>

<p>I've heard this used when I was in Beijing a few times.</p>

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2012-01-18T01:41:56.680Z
More close to because of your blessing, I think
Ziyuan
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2012-01-18T01:55:55.690Z
I suspect that this comes from Japanese "おかけさまで". I don't recall hearing it a lot in China. It may appear more in a translation of Japanese work (movie, novel, etc).
fefe
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2012-01-18T02:23:23.050Z
Why Japanese? What's that mean in Japanese?
David Faux
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2012-01-18T03:08:50.360Z
@DavidFaux The same meaning. This maybe an misunderstanding, just a wild guess.
fefe
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2012-03-18T08:50:20.047Z
I hear "托您的福" more often as a sarcastic comment. A: 你今天没去看电影？You didn't go to the movies today? B: 托你的福，我帮你找钥匙找了半个小时，没来及去电影院。(Sarcastically) 托你的福! I spent half an hour looking for your key and missed the movie.
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When is it proper to use 托您的福?
# When is it proper to use 托您的福?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-01-18)

I think it means that I succeeded in part because of your luck.

I've heard this used when I was in Beijing a few times.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: More close to because of your blessing, I think  
> **username_2**: I suspect that this comes from Japanese "おかけさまで". I don't recall hearing it a lot in China. It may appear more in a translation of Japanese work (movie, novel, etc).  
> **username_0**: Why Japanese? What's that mean in Japanese?  
> **username_2**: @DavidFaux The same meaning. This maybe an misunderstanding, just a wild guess.  
> **username_3**: I hear "托您的福" more often as a sarcastic comment. A: 你今天没去看电影？You didn't go to the movies today? B: 托你的福，我帮你找钥匙找了半个小时，没来及去电影院。(Sarcastically) 托你的福! I spent half an hour looking for your key and missed the movie.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2012-01-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It's quite common in chinese. The English equivalent of this phrase should be "thanks to you/your..".
托 means because of, a variant of this phrase can be 托您洪福, 托您的洪福..

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Fivesheep, I know your answer has been accepted, but can you expand it a bit? Thank you. :)  
> **username_4**: I think 托 translated to "rely on" is more precise here. 托 as in 依托 depends on. so 托你的福 -> relying on your 福.  福 as in 福气, means 'good fortune'. Chinese believes that 福 is a kind of positive energy, anyone round some with 福 will take some advantage of it.  
> **username_5**: Thanks, consider including that in your answer so it's more visible. :)  
> **username_6**: pls use w/ caution. depending on the situation, it can sound quite sarcastic...bcz it's overly polite...rule of thumb is not to use it unless the recipient is 100 years old :) a modern day equivalent would be "在您的帮助下，。。。"  
> **username_6**: additional info to my above comment: 1) if you are using 托您的洪福 to mean 'thanks to your help', then my above modern day equivalent is correct; but 2) if you are using it to mean 'thanks to the good fortune that you've brought me', then there really is no modern day equivalent that i can think of off the top of my head.  

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