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平ping4安on1包baau1

ping4 on1 baau1píng ān bāo

English

  1. Ping on bun, a type of traditional Cantonese food in Hong Kong
  2. "Ping On bun", a food with sweet filling in traditional rituals dedicated to ghosts, later popular in Cheung Chau Bun Festival

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種儀式食品；源於盂蘭勝會／中元法會、太平清醮、神誕等祭祀活動中，用嚟祭幽施食嘅包；外形係白色圓形，入面有甜餡，表面會扱有吉祥意思嘅紅字，例如係「平安」，寓意平安健康；因為長洲太平清醮嘅搶包山活動而聞名（量詞：隻／個）

Sources: cc-canto, words.hk

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