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利是 (lai6 si6, lei6 si6) — A red paper envelope containing money, given as a gift; red packet; lucky money in Cantonese

laiˍ₆利si6,是
Mandarin Pinyin: li4 shi4

Meaning of 利是

nounA red paper envelope containing money, given as a gift; red packet; lucky money

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Example Sentences with 利是

daaiˍ₆大gatˉ¹吉leiˍ₆利si6!是！
Good luck! (said to ward off bad luck)
go˗₃個leiˍ₆利siˍ₆是fungˉ¹封hungˎ₄紅dongˉ¹當dong1.當。
The red envelope is bright red.
jatˉ¹一gong2:講：gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coi4,財，leiˍ₆利siˍ₆是touˊ²𢭃loi4!來！
As soon as they speak: Happy New Year, give me a red envelope!
sai˗₃細lou2:路：gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coi4,財，leiˍ₆利siˍ₆是touˊ²𢭃loi4!來！
Kid: Happy New Year, give me a red envelope!
jamˊ²飲heiˊ²喜gauˊ²酒jiu˗₃要fungˉ¹封leiˍ₆利si6.是。
You need to give a red envelope for a wedding banquet.
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Characters in 利是

利lei6,
sharp
是si6
indeed; yes; right; positive

Words Containing 利是

利是封lei6 si6 fung1
red packet, red paper envelope (used for give gift money)
大吉利是daai6 gat1 lai6 si6
a phrase used in a superstitious manner to wish one good luck; "to touch wood" (a superstition to ward off bad luck and welcome good luck); "fingers crossed" (a superstition to ward off bad luck and welcome good luck); hope for the best
恭喜發財,利是𢭃來gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si6 dau6 loi4
Said at Chinese New Year, for example, to an older (and hopefully both generous and wealthy) relative
利利是是lei6 lei6 si6 si6
great profit (well wishes) [Var.] 利利事事 [華]: 大吉大利

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