angpau

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A form of ang pow — Synonym of red envelope (“hongbao”).

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Meanings

nounangpau (plural angpaus)

plural angpaus

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ang pow.

    The lorchu' s angpau contained two Malaysian dollars, those of the thauke, 40 cents.

    1990, Contributions to Southeast Asian Ethnography, page 24
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    It says the children receive angpau from the adults, while the old receive angpau from the young.

    2003, Choo Ming Ding, Kee Beng Ooi, Chinese Studies of the Malay World: A Comparative Approach
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APA

angpau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angpau

MLA

“angpau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angpau. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angpau,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angpau.

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