angpau

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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.

Indonesian

Red envelopes

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Xiamen Hokkien 紅包／红包 (âng-pau, “red packet”). Compare Mandarin 紅包／红包 (hóngbāo, “red packet”). Doublet of hongbao.

Pronunciation

Noun

angpau (first-person possessive angpauku, second-person possessive angpaumu, third-person possessive angpaunya)

  1. red envelope; ang pow: A red envelope which one fills with money and gives as a gift especially to children and unmarried people on Chinese New Year.

Synonyms

Malay

Etymology

From Hokkien 紅包／红包 (âng-pau, “red packet”).

Noun

angpau (Jawi spelling اڠڤاو, plural angpau-angpau, informal 1st possessive angpauku, 2nd possessive angpaumu, 3rd possessive angpaunya)

  1. red envelope; ang pow: A red envelope which one fills with money and gives as a gift in many Asian countries, especially to children and unmarried people on Chinese New Year.

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