袋袋平安 (doi6 doi6 ping4 on1 | ) : to acquire and keep safe a sum of money, a pun on 代代平安 (lit., "every pocket is secure")

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袋袋平安

doi6 doi6 ping4 on1

to acquire and keep safe a sum of money, a pun on 代代平安 (lit., "every pocket is secure")

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

袋袋平安

This word has been viewed 2126 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 28th May 2007 22:16 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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袋 doi6 doi6*2 - pocket; bag; sack
袋 doi6 doi6*2 - pocket; bag; sack
平 ping4 peng4 - peaceful; level
安 on1 - peaceful; stabilize; install; fabricate

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

代代平安 doi6 doi6 ping4 on1 = New Year's greeting "peace on each generation"

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