利市

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

利市 (紅包) - contemporary red envelopes

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

利市

  1. profits
  2. (literary) good business; good market
  3. (dialectal) omen of good business
  4. (Cantonese, Hakka, Nanning Pinghua, Guangxi Mandarin, Teochew) red envelope; red packet; lai see (a monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions) (Classifier: 封)

Synonyms
  • (red envelope):

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • 利市封
  • 利市核

Descendants
  • → English: lai see
  • → Macanese: laissí
  • → Vietnamese: lì xì
  • → Zhuang: leixseih (“red envelope”)

Adjective

利市

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) lucky
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, of a business) prosperous

Derived terms
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