Chinese

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to float
red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 
trad. (飄紅)
simp. (飘红)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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飄紅

  1. (Mainland China, Taiwan, stock market) to rise comprehensively
    滬指2%站上4500板块全線飄紅 [MSC, trad.]
    沪指2%站上4500板块全线飘红 [MSC, simp.]
    Hùzhǐ zhàng yú 2% Zhànshàng 4500 diǎn, bǎnkuài quánxiàn piāohóng. [Pinyin]
    The SSE Composite Index rose by more than 2%, reaching 4500 points, and [stock prices within the] sections have been rising across the board.

Usage notes

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This phrase only makes sense in Mainland China and Taiwan, where red digits indicate a rise and green digits mean a drop. That is not applicable to Hong Kong and Singapore, whose stock markets use the opposite colour scheme.