紅包

See also: 红包

Chinese

FWOTD – 5 February 2019

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for)
trad. (紅包)		紅	包
simp. (红包)		红	包

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngbāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ baau¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): fùng-pâu

  (Hailu, HRS): fung bau^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fung² bau¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): âng-pau

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ang⁵ bao¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngbāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngbao
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-pao¹
    • Yale: húng-bāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngbau
    • Palladius: хунбао (xunbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (紅包兒／红包儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngbāor
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngbaor
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-pao¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: húng-bāur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngbaul
    • Palladius: хунбаор (xunbaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ baau¹
    • Yale: hùhng bāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ baau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ bao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fùng-pâu
    • Hakka Romanization System: fung^ˇ bau^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fung² bau¹
    • Sinological IPA: /fuŋ¹¹ pau̯²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: fung bau^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /fuŋ⁵⁵ pau⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fung² bau¹
    • Sinological IPA: /fʊŋ¹¹ pau⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-pau
    • Tâi-lô: âng-pau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: angpaw
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² pau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² pau³³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ pau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ pau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² pau⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ang⁵ bao¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: âng pau
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pau³³/

Noun

紅包

1. red envelope; red packet (monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions, such as the Chinese New Year)

   恭喜發財，紅包拿來！ [MSC, trad.]
   恭喜发财，红包拿来！ [MSC, simp.]

   Gōngxǐ fācái, hóngbāo ná lái! [Pinyin]

   (a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money)

   我覺得他們做得很好，應該給他們漲工資，發紅包。 [MSC, trad.]
   我觉得他们做得很好，应该给他们涨工资，发红包。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ juéde tāmen zuò de hěn hǎo, yīnggāi gěi tāmen zhǎng gōngzī, fā hóngbāo. [Pinyin]

   I think they have done a good job, so we should raise their wages and give them red envelopes.

   • 當500萬元大獎砸中上虞人阮某時，欣喜若狂的他選擇了高調慶祝，大擺宴席，大派紅包。 [MSC, trad.]
     当500万元大奖砸中上虞人阮某时，欣喜若狂的他选择了高调庆祝，大摆宴席，大派红包。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2009, Cai Huangshang (彩皇上), 中500萬就「消失」說明了啥

     Dāng 500 wàn yuán dàjiǎng zá zhòng Shàngyú rén Ruǎn mǒu shí, xīnxǐruòkuáng de tā xuǎnzé le gāodiào qìngzhù, dà bǎi yànxí, dà pài hóngbāo. [Pinyin]

     Ruan from Shangyu was wild with joy when he hit the five million dollar jackpot. He chose to have a lofty celebration, including a massive banquet and huge amounts of red envelopes.

2. bonus payment
3. bribe; kickback

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 紅包 (“red envelope”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
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
	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

Descendants

• → English: ang pow, hong bao, hongbao, red envelope (calque), red packet (calque), red pocket (calque)
• → Indonesian: angpau, angpao, hongbao
• → Khmer: អាំងប៉ាវ (ʼang paaw)
• → Malay: angpau
• → Tagalog: ampaw, angpao
• → Thai: อั่งเปา (àng-bpao)

See also

• Arabic: عِيدِيَّة (ʕīdiyya)