利市

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 利市. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 利市, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 利市 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 利市 you have here. The definition of the word 利市 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of利市, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

advantage; benefit; profit
advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
 
 market; city
simp. and trad.
(利市) 		利 市
alternative forms 利是 Cantonese
利事 Cantonese
利士 Cantonese
利市 (紅包) - contemporary red envelopes

Pronunciation

Note:
  • lai6 si6, lei6 si6 - red envelope, lucky;
  • lei6 si5 - literary.

Noun

利市

  1. profits
  2. (literary) good business; good market
  3. (dialectal) omen of good business
  4. (Cantonese, Hakka, Nanning Pinghua, Guangxi Mandarin, Teochew) red envelope; red packet; lai see (a monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions) (Classifier: 封)
    封一百蚊利市畀佢啦。
    fung1 jat1 baak3 man1 lai6 si6 bei2 keoi5 laa1.
    Give him a $100 red envelope.

Synonyms

  • (red envelope):
Dialectal synonyms of 紅包 (“red envelope”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 紅包
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 紅包兒
Taiwan 紅包
Singapore 紅包
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 紅包
Southwestern Mandarin Guilin 紅包, 封包
Liuzhou 紅包
Nanning (Fujian) 封包, 利市
Nanning (Wuming) 封包, 利市, 紅包
Hechi (Yizhou) 封包, 利市, 紅包
Cantonese Guangzhou 利市
Hong Kong 利市
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 賞封
Macau 利市
Guangzhou (Panyu) 利市
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 利市
Guangzhou (Conghua) 利市
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 利市
Foshan 利市
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 利市
Foshan (Shunde) 利市
Foshan (Sanshui) 封包, 利市
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 封包
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 利市
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 利市
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 利市
Zhuhai (Doumen) 利市
Jiangmen (Baisha) 利市
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 利市
Taishan 利市
Kaiping (Chikan) 利市
Enping (Niujiang) 利市
Heshan (Yayao) 利市
Dongguan 利市
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 利市
Nanning 利市
Guiping (Jiangkou) 利市
Guiping (Madong) 封包, 利市
Baise 利市
Qinzhou 利市, 封包
Qinzhou (Changtan) 利市, 封包
Singapore (Guangfu) 紅包
Gan Pingxiang 紅包
Hakka Meixian 利市
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 利市
Dongguan (Qingxi) 利市, 利市包
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 利市
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 利市袋
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 利市
Yudu 紅包
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 紅包
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 紅包
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 紅包
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 紅包
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 紅包
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 紅包
Bobai (Lingping) 封包
Southern Min Xiamen 紅包
Quanzhou 紅包
Shishi 紅包
Zhangzhou 紅包
Tainan 紅包
Penang (Hokkien) 紅包
Singapore (Hokkien) 紅包
Manila (Hokkien) 紅包
Chaozhou 紅包, 封包
Shantou 紅包
Jieyang 紅包, 利市
Singapore (Teochew) 紅包
Pontianak (Teochew) 紅包
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 利市, 利市包
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 利市
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Yangjia) 封包
Lingchuan (Sanjie) 封包, 紅包
Wu Danyang 紅包
Jinhua 紅包
Xiang Loudi 紅包

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: lai see
  • → Macanese: laissí
  • → Vietnamese: lì xì
  • → Zhuang: leixseih (“red envelope”)

Adjective

利市

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) lucky
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, of a business) prosperous

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia