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[粵] hung4 [國] hong2 [1] [adj] red; reddish; rosy [2] [n] red cloth used on festive occasions [3] [adj] successful and popular [4] [adj] revolutionary; morally excellent [5] [n] bonus; dividend [粵] gung1 [國] gong1 used in the noun 女紅 (needlework) Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: 糸 (#120)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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紅 / 红 | ||
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紅酒 hung4 zau2 = red wine 紅日 hung4 jat6 = the red glowing sun 紅茶 hung4 caa4 = black tea 紅心 hung4 sam1 = hearts (suit in cards, lit., "red hearts") 紅豆 hung4 dau6*2 = red bean 眼紅 ngaan5 hung4 = jealous; furious 粉紅色 fan2 hung4 sik1 = pink 紅色 hung4 sik1 = red 紅白事 hung4 baak6 si6 = weddings and funerals 紅葡萄酒 hung4 pou4 tou4 zau2 = red wine See all 186 compounds (CantoDict reports 189 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 8 examples containing 紅
因為唔知底細,所以暫時叫佢紅鬼 粵
Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now. [Lit. because not-know exact-details, therefore temporarily call him red ghost. ("Red Ghost" here is a codename for a criminal. If his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)]
佢郁啲撞火﹐撞親火就面都紅晒。 粵
His face flares red whenever he gets cross, which happens quite often. [Cantonese language often prefers 'simple' repetition (撞火) to 'unnatural' conjunction (such as 每當) for the sense of "whenever".] |