紅彤彤

See also: 红彤彤

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	red	red
trad. (紅彤彤)		紅	彤	彤
simp. (红彤彤)		红	彤	彤
alternative forms		紅通通／红通通

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngtóngtóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ tung⁴ tung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngtóngtóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngtóngtóng
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-tʻung²-tʻung²
    • Yale: húng-túng-túng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngtorngtorng
    • Palladius: хунтунтун (xuntuntun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ tung⁴ tung⁴
    • Yale: hùhng tùhng tùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ tung⁴ tung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ tung⁴ tung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Adjective

紅彤彤

1. very red; strikingly red
2. (figurative) revolutionary; Communist; Red

   • 跟著毛主席當革命闖將 / 紅彤彤的世界由我們開創 [MSC, trad.]
     跟着毛主席当革命闯将 / 红彤彤的世界由我们开创 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1968, 《歌唱社会主义祖国》

     gēnzhe Máo Zhǔxí dāng gémìng chuǎngjiàng  /  hóngtóngtóng de shìjiè yóu wǒmen kāichuàng [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• (very red):
  • (Cantonese) 紅噹噹／红当当 (hung4 dong1 dong1-6), 紅扑扑 (hung4 bok1 bok1)
  • (Hokkien) 紅記記／红记记 (âng-kì-kì), 紅絳絳／红绛绛 (âng-kòng-kòng)