"angpau" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angpaus [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} angpau (plural angpaus)
  1. Alternative form of ang pow Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ang pow
    Sense id: en-angpau-en-noun-JNkbhFAR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The lorchu' s angpau contained two Malaysian dollars, those of the thauke, 40 cents.",
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          "ref": "2003, Choo Ming Ding, Kee Beng Ooi, Chinese Studies of the Malay World: A Comparative Approach:",
          "text": "It says the children receive angpau from the adults, while the old receive angpau from the young.",
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