紅包

See also: 红包

Chinese

FWOTD – 5 February 2019

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for)
trad. (紅包)		紅	包
simp. (红包)		红	包

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngbāo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ baau¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fùng-pâu
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): âng-pau

(Teochew, Peng'im): ang⁵ bao¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hóngbāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngbau
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: hóngbāor
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngbaul
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ paʊɻʷ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ baau¹
  - Yale: hùhng bāau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ baau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ bao¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fùng-pâu
  - Hakka Romanization System: fungˇ bau´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fung² bau¹
  - IPA: /fuŋ¹¹ pau̯²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-pau
  - Tâi-lô: âng-pau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: angpaw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² paʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² paʊ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² paʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ paʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ paʊ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ang⁵ bao¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: âng pau
  - IPA ^(key): /aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pau³³/

Noun

紅包

red envelope; red packet (monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions, such as the Chinese New Year)
恭喜發財，紅包拿來！ [MSC, trad.]
恭喜发财，红包拿来！ [MSC, simp.]
Gōngxǐ fācái, hóngbāo ná lái! [Pinyin]
(a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money)
- 當500萬元大獎砸中上虞人阮某時，欣喜若狂的他選擇了高調慶祝，大擺宴席，大派紅包。 [MSC, trad.]
  当500万元大奖砸中上虞人阮某时，欣喜若狂的他选择了高调庆祝，大摆宴席，大派红包。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2009, Cai Huangshang (彩皇上), 中500萬就「消失」說明了啥
  Dāng 500 wàn yuán dàjiǎng zá zhòng Shàngyú rén Ruǎn mǒu shí, xīnxǐruòkuáng de tā xuǎnzé le gāodiào qìngzhù, dà bǎi yànxí, dà pài hóngbāo. [Pinyin]
  Ruan from Shangyu was wild with joy when he hit the five million dollar jackpot. He chose to have a lofty celebration, including a massive banquet and huge amounts of red envelopes.
bonus payment
bribe; kickback

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 紅包 (“red envelope”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		紅包
Mandarin	Beijing	紅包兒
Mandarin	Taiwan	紅包
Cantonese	Guangzhou	利市
	Hong Kong	利市
	Taishan	利市
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	紅包
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	紅包
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	紅包
	Dongshi (Dabu)	紅包
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	紅包
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	紅包
Min Nan	Xiamen	紅包
	Quanzhou	紅包
	Zhangzhou	紅包
	Taipei	紅包
	Kaohsiung	紅包
	Penang	紅包
	Singapore	紅包
	Philippines (Manila)	紅包

Descendants

English: ang pow, hong bao, hongbao, red envelope (calque), red packet (calque), red pocket (calque)
Indonesian: angpau, angpao, hongbao
Malay: angpau
Thai: อั่งเปา (àng-bpao)

See also

Arabic: عِيدِيَّة‎ (ʿīdiyya)

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