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 火狐 huǒ hú red panda (Ailurus fulgens) / red fox (Vulpes vulpes) 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 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 白磷 bái lín white phosphorus 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 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) 小龙虾 小龍蝦 xiǎo lóng xiā crayfish / (esp.) red swamp crayfish 克氏原螯蝦|克氏原螯虾[ke4 shi4 yuan2 ao2 xia1] 紫檀 zǐ tán red sandalwood 石榴石 shí liu shí garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12) 不分青红皂白 不分青紅皂白 bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong 彼岸花 bǐ àn huā red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / cluster amaryllis 红学 紅學 hóng xué "Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions 薛宝钗 薛寶釵 xuē bǎo chāi Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉 马鹿 馬鹿 mǎ lù red deer / fool / idiot (from Japanese "baka") syn 溶血 róng xuè hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells leading to anemia) 