Culture and festivalsChinese New Year in Thai
“Chinese New Year” in Thai is ตรุษจีนdtrùt-jiin; you'll also hear อั่งเปาàng-bpao (red envelope).
Chinese New Year noun
- dtrùt low
- jiin mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
red envelope (of money), ang pao noun
- àng low
- bpao mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ตรุษจีนdtrùt-jiin is Chinese New Year, in January or February, a big celebration for Thailand's many families of Chinese descent. Bangkok's Chinatown, เยาวราชyao-wá-râat, fills with red lanterns, lion dances and food stalls; families honour their ancestors, and children get red envelopes of money, อั่งเปาàng-bpao. The wish everyone shares is เฮงๆheng-heng, "lucky, lucky!", from Teochew Chinese.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- trut jin
- truut jeen
- trud jeen
- ang pao
- ang bao
- angpao
More culture and festivals in Thai
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