Editing Red envelope (section)

{{Short description|Gift envelope containing cash}}
{{redirect|Hongbao|the Chinese naval commander|Hong Bao|other uses|Red envelope (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| pic = Ang pow.jpg
| picsize = 250px
| piccap = Assorted examples of contemporary red envelopes
| t = {{linktext|紅包}}
| s = {{linktext|红包}}
| l = "red packet"
| p = hóngbāo
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|h|ong|2|.|b|ao|1}}
| j = hung4 baau1
| y = hùhngbāau
| h = fung bao
| poj = âng-pau
| c2 = {{linktext|利是}}, {{linktext|利市}} {{small|{{lang|en|or}}}} {{linktext|利事}}
| l2 = "good for business"
| p2 = lìshì
| mi2 = {{IPAc-cmn|l|i|4|.|sh|i|4}}
| j2 = lai6 si6
| y2 = làihsih
| h2 = li si
| poj2 = lī-chhī
| kanji = {{linktext|お年玉袋}}<br/>{{linktext|祝儀袋}}
| revhep = otoshidama-bukuro<br/>shūgi-bukuro
| tgl = {{Script|Tglg|ᜀᜅ᜔ᜉᜏ᜔}} / {{Script|Tglg|ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜏ᜔}}<br/>{{Transliteration|tl|angpao / ampaw}}
| ceb = ang pao
| khm = អាំងប៉ាវ<br/>{{Transliteration|km|ăngpav}}<!--or {{Transliteration|km|tae ea}} - should have Khmer script first-->
| tha = อั่งเปา
| rtgs = ang pow<!--tae ea - should have Thai script first-->
| qn = lì xì<br/> mừng tuổi
| hn = 利市<br/>𢜠歲
| my = အန်ပေါင်း<br/>an paung
| ms = angpau
}}

A '''red envelope''', '''red packet''', '''lai see''' ({{Lang-zh|t=利是|s=利是|cy=laih sih|first=t}}), '''hongbao''' or '''ang pau''' ({{Lang-zh|s=红包|t=紅包|p=hóngbāo|poj=âng-pau|first=t}}) is a gift of money given during holidays or for special occasions such as weddings, graduations, and birthdays.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Red Pockets|url=https://chinesenewyear.net/red-pockets/|access-date=3 April 2021|website=chinesenewyear.net|archive-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409160124/https://chinesenewyear.net/red-pockets/|url-status=live}}</ref> It originated [[Chinese culture|in China]] before spreading across parts of Southeast Asia and other countries with sizable [[Overseas Chinese|ethnic Chinese populations]].

In the mid-2010s, a digital equivalent to the practice emerged within [[messaging app]]s with [[mobile wallet]] systems localized for the [[Chinese New Year]], particularly [[WeChat]].