ang pow

英语

其他形式

• angpau, ang pao, angpao, ang pau

词源

源自閩南語 紅包／红包 (âng-pau)。hong bao 的同源對似詞。

发音

• (新加坡) 國際音標^(幫助): /ɑŋ paʊ/, [ɑŋ˨ paʊ˦]
• 韻部：-aʊ

名词

ang pow (複數 ang pows)

1. hongbao之同義詞
   • 1996, Su Kim Lee, Malaysian flavours: insights into things Malaysian，第 88 頁:

     However, if you come across kids of the really mercenary kind, then you wish you could snatch back the ang pow from their greedy hands. A kid is supposed to receive an ang pow, thank the giver, then put away his ang pow immediately.

     但如果你遇到是那种“唯利是图”的小孩，有时你真希望自己能从他们贪婪的双手中把红包抢回来。按照常理，小孩收到红包后要感谢，然后马上把红包收起来。

   • 2010, Ooi Keat Gin, The A to Z of Malaysia, →ISBN，第 19 頁:

     A traditional and popular gift, ang pow is given at a house warming, during the tea ceremony to a bridal couple, at a farewell, on a birthday, in return for a favor or a donation, and on other occasions. A symbolic ang pow is given to a prospective client by a coffin maker upon the former exiting his premises, regardless of any transaction.

     红包是传统而又十分流行的礼物。乔迁喜宴、结婚典礼、告别、生日、回馈人情、捐赠等等场合，都有红包的身影。做棺材的人也会在潜在客户离开店铺时向其赠送一个象征性的红包，无论是否达成交易。

   • 2014, Bryan Paul Lai, The Joy of Life: The Land Below The Wind, →ISBN，第 87 頁:

     After the scrumptious dinner, which I had never before eaten so much, came to an end, it was customary for the parents to hand out red packages or ang pow to the children and unmarried adults.

     这餐晚饭是我有史以来吃的最多的一次。年夜饭吃完后，父母通常会向孩子和未婚大人发红包。

   • 2016, Wong Chai Kee, Even When She Forgot My Name: Love, Life and My Mother’s Alzheimer’s, →ISBN:

     I wrote the amount on each ang pow. When Chinese New Year came, just after the Alzheimer's diagnosis, I thought all Ma could do was hand out the ang pows.

     我在每封红包上都写上了金额。阿嫲才确诊了阿尔茨海默病，农历新年又来了，我想她所能做的也就是发红包了。