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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
English
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Etymology
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From
red
+
packet
, a
calque
of
Chinese
紅包
/
红包
.
Pronunciation
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(
Received Pronunciation
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌɹɛd ˈpækɪt/
(
General American
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌɹɛd ˈpækət/
Rhymes:
-ækɪt
Hyphenation:
red pack‧et
Noun
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red
packet
(
plural
red packets
)
Synonym of
red envelope
Synonyms:
red envelope
,
angpao
,
ang pao
,
angpow
,
ang pow
,
hongbao
,
lai see
Categories
:
English terms calqued from Chinese
English terms derived from Chinese
English terms with IPA pronunciation
Rhymes:English/ækɪt
Rhymes:English/ækɪt/3 syllables
English lemmas
English nouns
English countable nouns
English multiword terms
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