# 紅包
## Chinese

* 紅包 (Written Standard Chinese)
* È̤ng-bău (Eastern Min)
* Âng-pau (Southern Min)
* red envelope (English)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hóngbāo
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hung$^4$ baau$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): fùng-pâu
    (Hailu, HRS): fung bau$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): fung$^2$ bau$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): âng-pau
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ang$^5$ bao$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hóngbāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hóngbao
*** Wade–Giles: hung$^2$-pao$^1$
*** Yale: húng-bāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngbau
*** Palladius: хунбао (xunbao)
*** Sinological IPA : /xʊŋ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (紅包兒／红包儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hóngbāor
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hóngbaor
*** Wade–Giles: hung$^2$-pao$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: húng-bāur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngbaul
*** Palladius: хунбаор (xunbaor)
*** Sinological IPA : /xʊŋ³⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hung$^4$ baau$^1$
*** Yale: hùhng bāau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hung$^4$ baau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hung$^4$ bao$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hʊŋ²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fùng-pâu
*** Hakka Romanization System: fung$^ˇ$ bau$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fung$^2$ bau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /fuŋ¹¹ pau̯²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: fung bau$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /fuŋ⁵⁵ pau⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fung$^2$ bau$^1$
*** 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: ang$^5$ bao$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: âng pau
*** Sinological IPA : /aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pau³³/

### Noun

紅包
* red envelope; red packet (monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions, such as the Chinese New Year)
       Gōngxǐ fācái, hóngbāo ná lái! [Pinyin]
       (a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money)
       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.
    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.
* bonus payment
* bribe; kickback

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 紅包 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 紅包兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 紅包 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 紅包 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 紅包 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 紅包, 封包 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 紅包 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Fujian) | 封包, 利市 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 封包, 利市, 紅包 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 封包, 利市, 紅包 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 賞封 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 封包, 利市 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 封包 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jiangkou) | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Madong) | 封包, 利市 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 利市 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 利市, 封包 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Changtan) | 利市, 封包 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 紅包 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 紅包 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 利市 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 利市 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 利市, 利市包 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 利市 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 利市袋 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 利市 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 紅包 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 紅包 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 紅包 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 紅包 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 紅包 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 紅包 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 紅包 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Lingping) | 封包 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 紅包, 利市 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 紅包 |
| Southern Min | 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 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 封包, 紅包 |
| Wu | Danyang | 紅包 |
| Wu | 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)