利lei6是si6

English

1. variant of 利事[li4 shi4]
2. (noun) Red pocket money (which put in red envelopes and given to unmarried people in Chinese New Year)
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.

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

• 意大利是一个半岛。

  Italy is a peninsula.

  Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

• 最大的胜利是战胜自己。

  The biggest victory is to win over yourself.

  Tatoeba · go_oo CC BY

• 義大利是很美麗的國家。

  Italy is a very beautiful country.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 她去意大利是为了学习音乐。

  She went to Italy to study music.

  Tatoeba · anndiana CC BY

• 勝利是用許多人的性命換來的。

  The victory was won at the cost of many lives.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY