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恭喜發財,利是𢭃來
gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si6 dau6 loi4 |
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A cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! Said at Chinese New Year, for example, to an older (and hopefully both generous and wealthy) relative [Var.] 恭喜發財,利市𢭃來 ; 恭喜發財,利事𢭃來 ;also var. for 𢭃 is 斗,逗,兜[華]: 恭喜發財,紅包拿來 Level: 3 Google Frequency: 183 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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恭喜發財,利是𢭃來 / 恭喜发财,利是𢭃来 | ||
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Characters in this word:恭 gung1 - respectful; deferential喜 hei2 - happy; joyful; pregnancy; be fond of 發 faat3 - send out, launch; generate; trigger off 財 coi4 - wealth; riches; money , - (not in database) 利 lei6, lai6 - profit; gains; benefit; serve 是 si6 - is 𢭃 dau6 dau3 - receive; hold up; touch 來 loi4 - come; arrive; future |
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