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紅 (hung4) — revolutionary; morally excellent in Cantonese

hungˎ₄紅
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Mandarin Pinyin: hong2

Meaning of 紅

nounrevolutionary; morally excellent
nounred; reddish; rosy
nounred cloth used on festive occasions
nounbonus; dividend
nounsuccessful and popular
noun(figurative noun) blood (usually it refers to bleeding)

Example Sentences with 紅

毒品調查科已經懸紅五百萬通緝毒梟。
The Narcotics Bureau has offered a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of the drug lord.
紅湯定白湯?
Borscht or cream soup?
老虎竟然識食紅蘿蔔，真係咄咄怪事！
Tigers that eat carrots? How strange is that?!
景氣好壞可從口紅銷售量看出端倪
The sales volume of lipstick gives a clue as to how prosperous the economy is.
keoiˏ₅佢zingˍ₆淨haiˍ₆係zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意zoek˗₃著hungˎ₄紅sikˉ¹色kwanˎ₄裙,mouˏ₅冇dakˉ¹得gaaiˊ²解ge˗₃嘅。
She only loves to wear red dresses, which can't be explained why.
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Words Containing 紅

紅衫魚hung4 saam1 jyu2
golden threadfin bream
紅葡萄酒hung4 pou4 tou4 zau2
red wine
粉紅雜訊fan2 hung4 zaap6 seon3
pink noise
花紅faa1 hung4
a bonus; a premium
紅杏出牆hung4 hang6 ceot1 coeng4
cuckolds one's husband; has an affair
紅簿仔hung4 bou2 zai2
a bankbook；passbook (usually of a savings account and typically red in colour)
紅鱒鮭魚hung4 zyun1 gwai1 jyu2
sockeye salmon [粵]紅鱒三文魚
紅血球hung4 hyut3 kau4
red blood cell
紅肉橙hung4 juk6 caang2
a blood orange
紅燒牛肉麵hung4 siu1 ngau4 juk6 min6
braised beef noodles
桃紅色tou4 hung4 sik1
pink, peach color
紅樓夢hung4 lau4 mung6
Dream of the Red Chamber

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