Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lai see

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
lai see
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lucky money, usually coming in red envelopes for Chinese New Year.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Cantonese 利市 (lai6 si6).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lai sees (plural)

Questions

What does lai see mean?
Lucky money, usually coming in red envelopes for Chinese New Year.
Where does lai see come from?
From Cantonese 利市 (lai6 si6).

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