red envelope

English

Red envelopes

Etymology

red + envelope

Noun

red envelope (plural red envelopes)

A monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions, such as the Chinese New Year.

Synonyms

red packet
red pocket

Translations

monetary gift

Chinese:
Cantonese: 利市, 利是 (lai⁶ si⁶), 紅包, 红包 (hung⁴ baau¹)

Hakka: 紅包, 红包 (fùng-pâu)

Mandarin: 紅包 (zh), 红包 (zh) (hóngbāo), 利市 (zh) (lìshì), 利是 (zh) (lìshì) (regional), 壓歲錢 (zh), 压岁钱 (zh) (yāsuìqián) (New Year's gift)

Min Nan: 紅包 (zh-min-nan), 红包 (âng-pau)
Finnish: punainen kirjekuori
French: enveloppe rouge f, paquet rouge m
German: Hong Bao m, n (from Chinese), roter Umschlag m
Indonesian: angpau (id) (from Chinese)

Japanese: 祝儀袋 (しゅうぎぶくろ, shūgi-bukuro) (wedding gift), お年玉 (おとしだま, otoshidama) (New Year's gift)
Korean: 세뱃돈 (sebaetdon)
Malay: angpau (from Chinese)
Portuguese: envelope vermelho m
Russian: кра́сный конве́рт m (krásnyj konvért)
Spanish: sobre rojo m
Thai: อั่งเปา (th) (àng-bpao) (from Chinese)
Vietnamese: lì xì (vi) (from Chinese), phong bao mừng tuổi

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