紅頭兵

See also: 红头兵

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	head; (noun suffix)	soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
trad. (紅頭兵)		紅	頭	兵
simp. (红头兵)		红	头	兵
Literally: “red-headed soldiers”.

Etymology

From the red headgear used by the unit.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngtóubīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄥ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): âng-thâu-peng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngtóubīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngtóubing
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-tʻou²-ping¹
    • Yale: húng-tóu-bīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngtourbing
    • Palladius: хунтоубин (xuntoubin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-thâu-peng
    • Tâi-lô: âng-thâu-ping
    • Phofsit Daibuun: angtau'pefng
    • IPA (Penang): /aŋ²³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻²¹ peŋ³³/

Noun

紅頭兵

1. (Malaysia) member(s) of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU)
   • 2013 October 16, Ng Kim Chew (黃錦樹), 南洋人民共和國備忘錄, 聯經出版事業公司, →ISBN, page 32:

     • 滿街都是紅頭兵和誓察，誰也出不了門。 [MSC, trad.]
       满街都是红头兵和誓察，谁也出不了门。 [MSC, simp.]

       Mǎn jiē dōu shì hóngtóubīng hé shì chá, shéi yě chū bùle mén. [Pinyin]

       The street was filled with cops and riot police. who also couldn't leave.

   • 朋友問，如果國防部一開始就安排軍人、紅頭兵（防暴警察啦！）協助執行任務，效果會不會更好？ [MSC, trad.]
     朋友问，如果国防部一开始就安排军人、红头兵（防暴警察啦！）协助执行任务，效果会不会更好？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020 March 25, 抗疫日記DAY08／劉必強‧非常時期非常手段打防疫戰, 劉必強, Sin Chew Daily

     Péngyǒu wèn, rúguǒ guófángbù yī kāishǐ jiù ānpái jūnrén, hóngtóubīng (fángbàojǐngchá la!) xiézhù zhíxíng rènwù, xiàoguǒ huì bù huì gènghǎo? [Pinyin]

     A friend asked, if the Ministry of Defence sent in the army and the FRU (the riot police, lah!) from the start to help achieve the mission, would the outcome be any better?

References

• Chia, Caroline, Hoogervorst, Tom, editors (2021), “Chapter 5 Native Lexical Innovation in Penang Hokkien: Thinking beyond Rojak”, in Sinophone Southeast Asia: Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas (Chinese Overseas: History, Literature, and Society; 20 [Open Access])‎^[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 176