袋袋平安

Chinese
 
a pouch; bag; sack
a pouch; bag; sack; pocket
 
a pouch; bag; sack
a pouch; bag; sack; pocket
 
safe and sound; safe; peaceful
safe and sound; safe; peaceful; peaceful and at ease
trad. (袋袋平安) 袋 袋 平安
simp. #(袋袋平安) 袋 袋 平安
Literally: “put into bag, and then it would be safe”.

Etymology

Homophonic pun on 代代平安 (doi6 doi6 ping4 on1, literally “wish every generation safe and sound”).

Pronunciation

Idiom

袋袋平安

  1. (Cantonese) to keep something safe after receiving it, especially money
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