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] 通红 通紅 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red) syn 红十字与红新月国际大会 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent / International Conference of the Red Cross 国际红十字大会 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent / International Conference of the Red Cross 红眼 紅眼 hóng yǎn to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye syn 蝲蛄 là gǔ freshwater crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) 螯虾 螯蝦 áo xiā crayfish 沼泽 沼澤 zhǎo zé marsh / swamp / wetlands / glade syn 红树林 紅樹林 hóng shù lín mangrove forest or swamp 沼泽地 沼澤地 zhǎo zé dì marsh / swamp / everglade syn 泥沼 ní zhǎo swamp syn 黄鳝 黃鱔 huáng shàn Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) (CL:條|条[tiao2]) syn 泥淖 ní nào mud / muddy swamp / sump / fig. a sticky predicament 浸没 浸沒 jìn mò to immerse / to swamp 兑 兌 duì to cash / to exchange / to add (liquid) / to blend / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp / ☱ syn 菹 zū marshland / swamp / salted or pickled vegetables / to mince / to shred / to mince human flesh and bones / Taiwan pr. [ju1] 窊 wā lowland swamp 沼泽地带 沼澤地帶 zhǎo zé dì dài marsh / swamp / everglade 蕹菜 wèng cài water spinach / ong choy / swamp cabbage / water convolvulus / water morning-glory / Ipomoea aquatica (botany) 沙袋鼠 shā dài shǔ swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) 鲈鳗 鱸鰻 lú mán (Tw) giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata), aka swamp eel or marbled eel / (coll.) (alternative for the nearly homonymous 流氓[liu2 mang2]) gangster 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 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 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 赤壁 chì bì Chibi, county-level city in Xianning 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei / Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208 火斑鸠 火斑鳩 huǒ bān jiū (bird species of China) red collared dove / red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) 红色炸弹 紅色炸彈 hóng sè zhà dàn (jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift) 红十字会与红新月会国际联合会 紅十字會與紅新月會國際聯合會 hóng shí zì huì yǔ hóng xīn yuè huì guó jì lián hé huì International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 世界红十字与红新月日 World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 泛非红十字会和红心月会会议 Pan-African Conference of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 国际红十字和红新月运动 國際紅十字和紅新月運動 International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 自然保护联盟红皮书 自然保護聯盟紅皮書 IUCN Red Data Book / Red Data Book 红十字会与红新月会协会 紅十字會與紅新月會協會 League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 红十字与红新月救灾原则和规则 紅十字與紅新月救災原則和規則 Principles and Rules for Red Cross and Red Crescent Disaster Relief 阿拉伯红新月和红十字组织 阿拉伯紅新月和紅十字組織 Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization 朱绂 朱紱 zhū fú (archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant / red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official) / to be an official 朱漆 zhū qī (traditional) red paint / red lacquer 红色 紅色 hóng sè red (color) / revolutionary syn 红旗 紅旗 hóng qí red flag / CL:面[mian4] syn 红叶 紅葉 hóng yè red autumnal leaves syn 血色 xuè sè color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks 红包 紅包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe syn 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 鲜红 鮮紅 xiān hóng scarlet / bright red syn 红豆 紅豆 hóng dòu azuki bean / red bean syn 红星 紅星 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star 五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored 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 关卡 關卡 guān qiǎ checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn 红灯 紅燈 hóng dēng red light 炽热 熾熱 chì rè red-hot / glowing / blazing / (fig.) passionate syn 赤字 chì zì (financial) deficit / red letter syn 红肿 紅腫 hóng zhǒng inflamed / red and swollen 红晕 紅暈 hóng yùn to blush / to flush red 红线 紅線 hóng xiàn red line 发红 發紅 fā hóng to turn red / to blush / to flush 红牌 紅牌 hóng pái red card (sports) 红十字会 紅十字會 hóng shí zì huǐ Red Cross 红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube / red date 正着 正著 zhèng zháo head-on / red-handed 红木 紅木 hóng mù red wood / mahogany / rosewood / padauk 米拉 mǐ lā Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti) 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù to fly into a rage / to see red syn 红地毯 紅地毯 hóng dì tǎn red carpet 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 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 红心 紅心 hóng xīn heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye syn 红细胞 紅細胞 hóng xì bāo erythrocyte / red blood cell 杨梅 楊梅 yáng méi red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry syn 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] 红领巾 紅領巾 hóng lǐng jīn red neckscarf / by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers 嫣红 嫣紅 yān hóng bright red syn 红土 紅土 hóng tǔ red soil / laterite syn 殷红 殷紅 yān hóng dark red syn 紫红色 紫紅色 zǐ hóng sè red-purple / mauve / prune (color) / claret 红灯区 紅燈區 hóng dēng qū red-light district 红莲 紅蓮 hóng lián red lotus 排场 排場 pái chang ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape syn 红十字 紅十字 hóng shí zì Red Cross syn 红脸 紅臉 hóng liǎn to blush / to turn red syn 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 丹参 丹參 dān shēn (botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza) syn 气盛 氣盛 qì shèng red-blooded / full of vim / impetuous syn 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 红卫兵 紅衛兵 hóng wèi bīng Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976) 红色警戒 紅色警戒 hóng sè jǐng jiè red 亏欠 虧欠 kuī qiàn to have a deficit / to be in the red / to owe syn 红烧肉 紅燒肉 hóng shāo ròu red braised pork 红萝卜 紅蘿蔔 hóng luó bo carrot / red radish syn 仙鹤 仙鶴 xiān hè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) syn 红辣椒 紅辣椒 hóng là jiāo hot red pepper / chili 