广东话把过年送的红包叫“利是”。每年元旦过后,香港会展中心等甲级写字楼大堂中那些尖尖高高的圣诞树便完成了它们的洋节使命,取而代之的是一株株长得团团圆圆的桃花树。这些连根带泥购自广东的大桃树,枝条上除了缀满迎春绽放的粉色桃花,还挂着许多红色的“利是”-桃花象征兴旺勃发、鸿运当头,“利是”则寓意大吉大利、财源滚滚。 Cantonese New Year to send the red envelope called “Lee is.” After New Year’s Day each year, the steeply tall Christmas trees in the Grade A office lobby such as the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center have completed their mission as a foreign country, replacing them with a round peach tree. These rooted strips of mud were purchased from the large peach trees in Guangdong. Apart from the pink peach blossoms blooming in the spring, branches hung with many red “li is” - the peach symbolized the prosperous prosperity and the great fortune. “Lee is the” ,Extra cash.