Where does “lì xì” come from?

lì xì (Vietnamese) comes from Cantonese 利市.

lì xì (Vietnamese): to give money in (usually) red envelopes to children or elders during the Lunar New Year; to give gratuity

Definitions

  1. to give money in (usually) red envelopes to children or elders during the Lunar New Year; to give gratuity

Ancestry of “lì xì”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese利市—

Words derived from “lì xì”

Every word from Cantonese 利市 →