礼金

禮金
lǐjīn
monetary gift

CEDICT

  1. betrothal money for the bride's family during engagement
  2. gift of money; monetary gift
  3. key money

Wiktionary

  1. 订婚时男方给女方的聘金。
  2. 当作礼物的现金。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 礼 lǐ
  1. gift
  2. rite
  3. ceremony
  4. propriety
  5. etiquette
  6. courtesy

classifier: 份
2 金 jīn
  1. gold
  2. chemical element Au
  3. generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
  4. money
  5. golden
  6. highly respected
  7. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 bāyīn