利lei6市si5

English

1. business profit
2. (noun) good luck
3. red packets: red packets are gifts of cash, wrapped in a red or golden envelope; they are usually given during the Lunar New Year or on special occasions, usually by married couples to children, unmarried friends or unmarried relatives, or by employers to employees, as a token of good luck.
4. auspicious
5. lucky
6. small sum of money offered on festive days

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 送俾人用嚟表達祝福嘅錢；一般用紅色或者金色嘅封套（利是封）入住，主要喺過年時派。喺香港，已婚嘅會派俾小朋友、後輩、未婚嘅朋友，老闆都會派俾員工。（量詞：封）

Examples

• 派利是

  to give out red packets