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恭喜發財,紅包拿來
gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 hung4 baau1 naa4 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 [粵]: 恭喜發財,利是逗來 ; 恭喜發財,利事逗來 ; 恭喜發財,利市逗來 Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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恭喜發財,紅包拿來 / 恭喜发财,红包拿来 | ||
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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) 紅 hung4 gung1 - red; successful; revolutionary; bonus 包 baau1 - wrap; package; bun 拿 naa4 - take 來 loi4 - come; arrive; future |
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