老毛
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[old hair]] a red packet containing so-called "lucky money" distributed during the Lunar New Year and on other ritual occasions, including the lucky money given by a gang recruit to his big brother on joining the gang (triad jargon, gwdl 18, 11); lucky money given to an actor by the director when character the actor is playing dies (actors' jargon); lucky money in various occupational jargons, including restaurant worker slang.
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  1. 1 [[old hair]] a red packet containing so-called "lucky money" distributed during the Lunar New Year and on other ritual occasions, including the lucky money given by a gang recruit to his big brother on joining the gang (triad jargon, gwdl 18, 11); lucky money given to an actor by the director when character the actor is playing dies (actors' jargon); lucky money in various occupational jargons, including restaurant worker slang.
  2. 2 ní fúng haih lóuh mouh 呢封係「老毛」 — This is the compensation fee [paid by one triad group to another in compensation for taking one of its followers] (snch 41, 27).
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