紅色炸彈
简 红色炸弹 · 繁 紅色炸彈Meanings
- (jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift)
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2–4–4–4 · hong2 se4 zha4 dan4
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hung4 sik1 zaa3 daan2
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- (figurative, informal, humorous) red-coloured wedding invitation card (which implies a loss of money for the receiver in the near future, from having to give a red packet upon attendance) (Classifier: 份 m c; 張／张 m c mn; 封 m c; 顆／颗 m)
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