红包给多少

要过年了，我们给孩子准备红包吧。我觉得给一千块钱，钱多一点，孩子会很高兴。

New Year's almost here, let's get the red envelopes ready for the kids. I think we should give 1000 yuan, a bit more money, the kids will be very happy.

一千块钱不少，但是钱多不是最好的，红包的数字也要吉利。

1000 yuan isn't little, but more money isn't the best thing, the number on the red envelope needs to be auspicious too.

一千里没有四，为什么不合适？

There's no four in 1000, why isn't it suitable?

一千没有四，音是没问题。但是我想要一个吉利的数字。

1000 doesn't have a four, the sound is fine. But I want a number that's actually auspicious.

吉利的数字？什么数字是吉利的？

An auspicious number? What number is auspicious?

八很吉利，八的音和发财一样，过年的时候大家都想发财，所以八是好数字。六和九也很吉利。

Eight is very auspicious, the sound of eight is the same as 'getting rich', during the new year everyone wants to get rich, so eight is a good number. Six and nine are auspicious too.

那四为什么不合适？

Then why isn't four suitable?

四的音不好，那个音和一个字一样，大家都不喜欢说那个字。所以红包不能给四百，也不能给四十四。

The sound of four isn't good, that sound is the same as a certain character, one that everyone avoids saying. So a red envelope can't have 400 in it, and it can't have 44 either.

我知道了。但是八百比一千少，钱少，孩子会不会不高兴？

I get it now. But 800 is less than 1000, if there's less money, will the kids be unhappy?

八百也是很多钱了，八百里有八，很吉利，让人想发财，我觉得八百很合适。

800 is already a lot of money, there's an eight in 800, it's very auspicious, it makes people think of getting rich, I think 800 is suitable.

好，那我们就给八百吧。八百也是好数字，不是四，也不少。

Okay, then let's give 800. 800 is also a good number, it's not four, and it isn't little either.

太好了！那我们给八百，不是一千，八百合适，也吉利。

Great! Then we'll give 800, not 1000, 800 is suitable, and it's auspicious.

红包准备好了，过年可以给孩子了。

The red envelopes are ready, we can give them to the kids for the new year.

过年好！孩子看到红包，会很高兴。

Happy New Year! When the kids see the red envelopes, they'll be very happy.