What does ang pow mean?
Ang pow means Alternative form of ang pow (“angpao, red envelope”)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of ang pow (“angpao, red envelope”)..
It is the Chinese New Year season and one of your Chinese dealers give you an angpow (Chinese New Year packet). Opening the angpow you discover that it contains RM 50. He tells you that giving angpow is part of his custom during the festive season.
After a wedding was over a matchmaker was generally rewarded with a leg of pork, two bottles of brandy and an angpow; one set of each from the groom's and the bride's parents.
The gift of angpow was placed beside the basin. When my mum was walking out, the bomoh took the angpow and put in into his cloth bag.
Big Mole dragged Kim aside and whispered, “Don't forget to give that man an angpow later.” “I am no good at all this motherly thing—how much to give?” “One dollar is all right, it's for good luck too,” Big Mole insisted.
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Ang pow means Alternative form of ang pow (“angpao, red envelope”)..
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It is the Chinese New Year season and one of your Chinese dealers give you an angpow (Chinese New Year packet). Opening the angpow you discover that it contains RM 50. He tells you that giving angpow is part of his custom during the festive season.
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