lai see

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lai see

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From Cantonese 利市 (lai6 si6).

noun lai sees

Hong Kong, countable, uncountable Lucky money, usually coming in red envelopes for Chinese New Year. Even though we're still in the middle of Chinese New Year holiday week, it doesn't feel like Chinese New Year this year. People aren't handing out lai sees on the street. Lai sees are red packets filled with money, and every year around this time, I always get a bunch from strangers on the street.

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@misc{lai_see_2026,
  title = {lai see},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lai%20see},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}