angpau

English

Noun

angpau (plural angpaus)

  1. Alternative form of ang pow
    • 1990, Contributions to Southeast Asian Ethnography, page 24:
      The lorchu' s angpau contained two Malaysian dollars, those of the thauke, 40 cents.
    • 2003, Choo Ming Ding & ‎Kee Beng Ooi, Chinese Studies of the Malay World: A Comparative Approach:
      It says the children receive angpau from the adults, while the old receive angpau from the young.
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