True meaning of the ang pow


THIS is the first year that I am reading about a few banks offering e-Angpow or telegraphic transfer Angpow, which is indeed a misguided and misconstrued idea of the angpow.

A hongbao (in Mandarin or Cantonese) or ang pow (in Hokkien) is a gift of money inserted into a red packet.

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