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"red phoenix" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
丹凤 丹鳳 dān fèng red phoenix
Chinese Pinyin Translation
凤凰 鳳凰 fèng huáng phoenix syn
菲尼克斯 fēi ní kè sī Phoenix, capital of Arizona / also 鳳凰城|凤凰城[Feng4 huang2 cheng2]
通红 通紅 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red) syn
红军 紅軍 hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) syn
龙凤 龍鳳 lóng fèng dragon and phoenix
火狐 huǒ hú red panda (Ailurus fulgens) / red fox (Vulpes vulpes) syn
凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between syn
闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating
红头文件 紅頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies
八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
丹凤眼 丹鳳眼 dān fèng yǎn red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)
鸾凤 鸞鳳 luán fèng luan and phoenix / husband and wife / virtuous person / sovereign / belle syn
描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over
茜 qiàn (bound form) Indian madder / munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) / (bound form) madder red / dark red / alizarin crimson syn
缇 緹 tí orange-red silk / orange-red colored
凤 鳳 fèng phoenix syn
鸾 鸞 luán mythical bird related to phoenix syn
凰 huáng phoenix syn
红曲 紅曲 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits
鷟 zhuó phoenix / river gull
红色 紅色 hóng sè red (color) / revolutionary syn
红灯 紅燈 hóng dēng red light
辣椒酱 辣椒醬 là jiāo jiàng red pepper paste / chili sauce
红心 紅心 hóng xīn heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye syn
红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink)
亏欠 虧欠 kuī qiàn to have a deficit / to be in the red / to owe syn
斯诺 斯諾 sī nuò Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China
赤字 chì zì (financial) deficit / red letter syn
红十字会 紅十字會 hóng shí zì huǐ Red Cross
炽热 熾熱 chì rè red-hot / glowing / blazing / (fig.) passionate syn
紫红色 紫紅色 zǐ hóng sè red-purple / mauve / prune (color) / claret
红细胞 紅細胞 hóng xì bāo erythrocyte / red blood cell
红线 紅線 hóng xiàn red line
血色 xuè sè color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks
关卡 關卡 guān qiǎ checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn
红牌 紅牌 hóng pái red card (sports)
红木 紅木 hóng mù red wood / mahogany / rosewood / padauk
红脸 紅臉 hóng liǎn to blush / to turn red syn
红肿 紅腫 hóng zhǒng inflamed / red and swollen
红十字 紅十字 hóng shí zì Red Cross syn
红包 紅包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe syn
红豆 紅豆 hóng dòu azuki bean / red bean syn
发红 發紅 fā hóng to turn red / to blush / to flush
米拉 mǐ lā Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti)
红旗 紅旗 hóng qí red flag / CL:面[mian4] syn
五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored syn
勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù to fly into a rage / to see red syn
排场 排場 pái chang ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape syn
亏空 虧空 kuī kōng in debt / in the red / in deficit syn
鲜红 鮮紅 xiān hóng scarlet / bright red syn
气盛 氣盛 qì shèng red-blooded / full of vim / impetuous syn
红土 紅土 hóng tǔ red soil / laterite syn
仙鹤 仙鶴 xiān hè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) syn
小熊猫 小熊貓 xiǎo xióng māo lesser panda (Ailurus fulgens) / red panda syn
红血球 紅血球 hóng xuè qiú erythrocyte / red blood cell
红星 紅星 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star
灯红酒绿 燈紅酒綠 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment syn
红潮 紅潮 hóng cháo to blush / flush / red tide (algal bloom) / menstruation syn
橙红色 橙紅色 chéng hóng sè red-orange color / dark orange
红晕 紅暈 hóng yùn to blush / to flush red
丹参 丹參 dān shēn (botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza) syn
红萝卜 紅蘿蔔 hóng luó bo carrot / red radish syn
花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn
红场 紅場 hóng chǎng Red Square (in Moscow)
牛棚 niú péng cowshed / makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution / (baseball) bullpen
赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom) / wholehearted loyalty / to serve sb with body and soul syn
红叶 紅葉 hóng yè red autumnal leaves syn
杨梅 楊梅 yáng méi red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry syn
红卫兵 紅衛兵 hóng wèi bīng Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
暖色 nuǎn sè warm color (arch.) / esp. yellow, orange or red
印泥 yìn ní red ink paste used for seal syn
小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) syn
红领巾 紅領巾 hóng lǐng jīn red neckscarf / by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers
殷红 殷紅 yān hóng dark red syn
红烧肉 紅燒肉 hóng shāo ròu red braised pork
红彤彤 紅彤彤 hóng tōng tōng bright red syn
大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku")
丹顶鹤 丹頂鶴 dān dǐng hè (bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) syn
红宝书 紅寶書 hóng bǎo shū the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4])
红树 紅樹 hóng shù red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) / CL:棵[ke1]
红楼梦 紅樓夢 hóng lóu mèng A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[Cao2 Xue3 qin2], one of the four great novels
红酒 紅酒 hóng jiǔ red wine
红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube / red date
正着 正著 zhèng zháo head-on / red-handed
红地毯 紅地毯 hóng dì tǎn red carpet
林黛玉 lín dài yù Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
曹雪芹 cáo xuě qín Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4]
嫣红 嫣紅 yān hóng bright red syn
红灯区 紅燈區 hóng dēng qū red-light district
红莲 紅蓮 hóng lián red lotus
贾宝玉 賈寶玉 jiǎ bǎo yù Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗
红色警戒 紅色警戒 hóng sè jǐng jiè red
红辣椒 紅辣椒 hóng là jiāo hot red pepper / chili
深红色 深紅色 shēn hóng sè deep red / crimson / scarlet
红灯记 紅燈記 hóng dēng jì The Legend of the Red Lantern
红烛 紅燭 hóng zhú red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)
石头记 石頭記 shí tou jì The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4]
四大名著 sì dà míng zhù the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
丹霞 dān xiá Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong / Danxia landform (red conglomerate and sandstone)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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