chip in for a gift; contribute money for weddings/funerals
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb phrase
chip in for a collective gift; pool money for a present
informalA common social practice in China, especially for colleagues or friends to buy a gift for someone.
The manager is getting married next month; our office is going to chip in for a gift together.
Xiao Wang had a baby; everyone is chipping in one hundred yuan each.
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For the teacher's retirement gift this time, all our classmates chipped in.
verb phrase
attend and give a monetary gift for weddings or funerals
informalRefers to the act of going to a wedding ('red event') or funeral ('white event') and giving money ('fèn zi') as a gift or condolence.
I'm going to attend and give a gift to my cousin tomorrow; her daughter is getting married.
The neighbor's elderly relative passed away; Mom went to their house to offer condolences and a monetary gift.
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Nowadays, many people use WeChat red envelopes to give monetary gifts without attending in person.