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    紅包 红包 red_packet

    A monetary gift given in Chinese and other Asian societies, usually during holidays (especially Chinese New Year) or on special occasions, such as births or weddings. Often presented in a small decorative envelope, often in a red color with a gold accent, symbolizing luck and wealth and prompting its common English name of the "red envelope". It may be depicted in artwork as a symbol of good fortune, prosperity, or festive themes. It could be shown being exchanged between characters, held in their hands, or featured as part of a cultural or holiday-themed scene.

    The Chinese character 福 (fortune) is often found on the front of a hongbao. Other characters that may appear include 囍, 財, 賀 and 春. Occasionally some of these characters can be found upside down as a play on the word "to arrive" (pronounced the same as "upside down"). Characters are almost always written in Traditional Chinese for aesthetic reasons.

    Despite the name, the "red envelope" can be found in other colors such as gold (second most common color) or pink. Whites and blacks are avoided as predominant colors though, as these are considered funeral colors.

    Mandarin: 紅包 (Traditional) / 红包 (Simplified) (Hong-Bao)
    Min Nan/Hokkien: 紅包 (Ang-Pow or Ang-Pao)
    Cantonese: 利事 (Lai-See)

    Examples

    • Danbooru post #3787016: Multiple different designs and common Chinese characters
    • Danbooru post #1357930
    • Danbooru post #4353727

    See also

    • Chinese New Year
    • otoshidama Japanese equivalent. Often white.

    External links

    • Wikipedia: Red envelope

    The following tags are aliased to this tag: angpao, lai_see, and red_envelope (learn more).

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