ang pow

/ˈɑŋ ˈpaʊ/

Meanings

noun

红包，利是 (Cantonese).

A red, decorated envelope containing money given during special occasions such as weddings and the Chinese New Year.

Examples :

"During Chinese New Year, children happily receive ang pow from their relatives. "

春节期间，孩子们开心地从亲戚那里收到红包/利是。

Related Words

happily adverb

/ˈha.pə.li/ /ˈhæ.pə.li/

也许，可能。

"Happily, I found my lost keys under the sofa. "

也许，我在沙发底下找到了我丢失的钥匙。

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

包含，容纳。

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

装有我旧玩具的箱子被储存在阁楼里。

special noun

/ˈspɛ.ʃəl/

特价，优惠，打折

"The store is offering a special on school supplies this week. "

这家店这周文具用品有特价优惠。

weddings noun

/ˈwɛdɪŋz/

婚礼，喜事

"Her announcement was quite a surprise, coming a month after she published the words "I hate weddings with a passion and a fury I can only partially explain rationally.""

她发表了一段话，说她极其厌恶婚礼，那种厌恶之情强烈到难以用理性解释。所以，一个月后她突然宣布婚讯，这真是太令人惊讶了。

occasions noun

/əˈkeɪʒənz/

机会，时机

"At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation."

此时，她抓住了这个机会，发表了自己的看法。

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

envelope noun

/ˈɒn.və.ləʊp/ /ˈɑn.vəˌloʊp/ /ɛnˈvɛləp/

信封

"My sister put the letter in an envelope and took it to the mailbox. "

我妹妹把信放进信封里，然后拿到邮箱寄走了。

receive noun

/ɹɪˈsiːv/

接收, 收取, 接纳

"The data receive from the sensor showed a temperature increase. "

从传感器接收的数据显示温度升高了。

relatives noun

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪvz/

亲戚，家属

"Why do my relatives always talk about sex?"

为什么我的亲戚们总是谈论性话题？

decorated verb

/ˈdɛkəɹeɪtɪd/

装饰，装点。

"We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles."

我们用金属箔条和小饰品装饰了圣诞树。

money noun

/ˈmʌni/

钱，货币

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "

政府使用钱，这种具有法律和社会约束力的财富凭证，来支付教师的工资。 (Zhèngfǔ shǐyòng qián, zhè zhǒng jùyǒu fǎlǜ hé shèhuì yuēshù lì de cáifù píngzhèng, lái zhīfù jiàoshī de gōngzī.)

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

持续，延续，持久。

"The storm during all night. "

暴风雨持续了整夜。