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Also known as ang pow, red packet

monetary gift given in eastern Asia

Key facts

Traditional chinese
紅包
Simplified chinese
红包
Literal meaning
red packet
Hanyu pinyin
hóngbāo
Ipa
[xʊ ̌ ŋ.pa ́ ʊ]
Romanization
fung bao
Yale romanization
hùhngbāau
Jyutping
hung4 baau1
Hokkien poj
âng-pau

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Alternative Chinese name Chinese利是, 利市 or 利事 Literal meaning"good for business"

Burmese name Burmeseအန်ပေါင်း an paung Vietnamese name Vietnamese alphabetlì xì mừng tuổi Hán-Nôm利市 𢜠歲 Thai name Thaiอั่งเปา RTGSang pow Japanese name Kanjiお年玉袋 祝儀袋

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