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红绿灯
hóng lǜ dēng



红绿灯
traffic lights


Definitions

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红绿灯
     1. Simplified form of 紅綠燈
紅綠燈hónglǜdēng
     1. n. traffic light
Components
     1. Simplified form of 紅
hóng
     1. red
           紅色 - red (color), tr=hóngsè
           紅茶 - black tea, lit=red tea, tr=hóngchá
           紅包 - red packet, tr=hóngbāo
           紅綠.色盲 - red-green colour blindness, tr=hónglǜ sèmáng
     2. (colloquial) popular; in vogue
           翻紅 - to be popular again, tr=fānhóng
           邁克爾·傑克遜 沒有 以前 那麼 紅 了。 - Michael Jackson is not as popular as he used to be., tr=Màikè'ěr Jiékèxùn méiyǒu yǐqián nàme hóng le.
     3. the red clothes and bunting used on festive occasions
           披紅 - to drape in red silk as a sign of honor or for festivity, tr=pīhóng
     4. festive occasion; wedding
           紅白喜事 - weddings and funerals, tr=hóngbáixǐshì
     5. (figurative) revolutionary; Communist; Red
           紅軍 - Red army, tr=hóngjūn
           又紅又專 - to have a procommunist mindset along with professional skill, tr=yòuhóngyòuzhuān
     6. (business, finance) bonus; extra dividend
           分紅 - distribute or draw dividends, tr=fēnhóng
     7. (literary) flower
           殘紅 - fallen petals, tr=cánhóng
     8. (literary) beautiful woman
     9. (literary) blood
           落紅 - to bleed as an indication of a broken virginity, tr=luòhóng
     10. (euphemism, Cantonese, Hakka) blood tofu
           豬紅 - pig blood tofu
           雞紅 - chicken blood tofu
           Hong
           女紅gōng - the feminine arts (e.g. needlework, sewing, embroidery), tr=nǚgōng
     11. (Placename in the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period in Chinese history, northeast of modern Tai'an, Shandong.)
绿
     1. Simplified form of 綠
lǜ, lù
     1. green
           綠色 - green (color)
     2. to become green
     3. (literary, only of hair) black and glossy (especially in a youthful-looking way)
           綠鬢 - black hair
     4. healthy; environmentally friendly; green
           綠 建築 - green building
           綠 住宅 - green home
     5. green leaves
     6. green field
     7. (zh-original, *籙)
     8. Alternative form of 菉 (name of a plant)
     9. (symbolic) Islam(ic); Muslim
           綠教 - (slang) Islam
     10. (politics) related to the pro-independence (pan-Green coalition) of Taiwan
           綠營 - Pro-Taiwan Independence camp
     11. (slang) to cuckold
           (syn, zh, 戴綠帽子)
     1. Simplified form of 燈
dēng, dēn
     1. lamp; light; lantern (for illumination)
           電燈 - electric light
           熄燈 - to turn off a light
     2. lamp (for heating)
           酒精燈 - alcohol burner
     3. (HKC, neologism) to jinx; to make incorrect predictions
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