ang pow

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ɑŋ(ˈ)paʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of red envelope (“hongbao”). Malaysia,Singapore
    — However, if you come across kids of the really mercenary kind, then you wish you could snatch back the ang pow from their greedy hands. A kid is supposed to receive an ang pow, thank the giver, then put away his ang pow immediately.

词形变化

ang pows plural angpau alternative ang pao alternative angpao alternative ang pau alternative

词源

From Hokkien 紅包／红包 (âng-pau, literally “red packet”). Doublet of hong bao.
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