袋袋平安

Chinese

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Etymology

Homophonic pun on 代代平安 (doi⁶ doi⁶ ping⁴ on¹, literally “wish every generation safe and sound”).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): doi⁶ doi⁶ ping⁴ on¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: doi⁶ doi⁶ ping⁴ on¹
  - Yale: doih doih pìhng ōn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: doi⁶ doi⁶ ping⁴ on¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: doi⁶ doi⁶ ping⁴ on¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːi̯²² tɔːi̯²² pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

袋袋平安

(Cantonese) to keep something safe after receiving it, especially money

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