帛金 (baak6 gam1) — funeral money ('pak kum') – money contributed by one's acquaintances or associates to pay towards the funeral of one's family member | This term appears to be used only by the southeast Chinese and their overseas diaspora in Cantonese

baakˍ₆gamˉ¹
Mandarin Pinyin: bo2 jin1

Meaning of 帛金

nounfuneral money ('pak kum') – money contributed by one's acquaintances or associates to pay towards the funeral of one's family member | This term appears to be used only by the southeast Chinese and their overseas diaspora

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