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- noun Alternative form of
hong bao .
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Examples
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Because of low salaries, journalists in China often struggle with whether to take bribes, called hongbao, or red envelopes.
NYT > Global Home 2009
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Because of low salaries, journalists in China often struggle with whether to take bribes, called hongbao, or red envelopes.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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It is tradition in Chinese culture to use red envelopes to give money at celebrations like Chinese New Year and these envelopes -- called hongbao -- are now printed by banks as a marketing tool, he said.
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Traditionally, the Chinese give gifts of cash in red envelopes called hongbao (a sample of the Taiwan style is pictured above) to relatives and business associates.
ShoppingBlog.com 2009
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Politicians and environmentalists handed out candy in "hongbao" or red envelopes, and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson arrived in a Chinese shirt of burgundy silk fit for a Mandarin.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Politicians and environmentalists handed out candy in "hongbao" or red envelopes, and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson arrived in a Chinese shirt of burgundy silk fit for a Mandarin.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Politicians and environmentalists handed out candy in "hongbao" or red envelopes, and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson arrived in a Chinese shirt of burgundy silk fit for a Mandarin.
The Seattle Times 2010
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On your first meeting with the prospective consultant, he advises that you offer hongbao (red envelopes of money) to each of the 20 officials involved in your case -- if you deliver the RMB20K, he'll quietly distribute the envelopes.
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After all, the expense is small if it guarantees government approval of your business license, and hongbao is part of Chinese New Year celebrations.
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On your first meeting with the prospective consultant, he advises that you offer hongbao (red envelopes of money) to each of the 20 officials involved in your case -- if you deliver the RMB20K, he'll quietly distribute the envelopes.
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