紅日

See also: 红日

Chinese

Etymology 1

		red	sun
trad. (紅日)		紅	日
simp. (红日)		红	日

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngrì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄖˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ jat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngrì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄖˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngrìh
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-jih⁴
    • Yale: húng-r̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngryh
    • Palladius: хунжи (xunži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ jat⁶
    • Yale: hùhng yaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ jat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ yed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ jɐt̚²/

Noun

紅日

1. (literary) red sun; rising sun

Etymology 2

		red	day
trad. (紅日)		紅	日
simp. (红日)		红	日

Due to the fact that public holidays are usually coloured red on a calendar.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ jat^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ jat^6-2
    • Yale: hùhng yát
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ jat^9-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ yed^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ jɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

Noun

紅日

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) public holiday

   聽日紅日，唔使返工。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   听日红日，唔使返工。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ting¹ jat⁶ hung⁴ jat^6-2, m⁴ sai² faan¹ gung¹. [Jyutping]

   Tomorrow is a public holiday, so I don't need to go to work.

Synonyms

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• 公休 (gōngxiū)
• 公休日 (gōngxiūrì)
• 公共假期 (gōnggòng jiàqī)
• 公定假日 (gōngdìng jiàrì)
• 公眾假期 / 公众假期 (gōngzhòng jiǎqī)
• 大日子 (Singapore Hokkien, Malaysian Hokkien)

Related terms

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• 假日 (jiàrì)
• 假期 (jiàqī)
• 歇睏日 / 歇困日 (Hokkien)
• 歇睏時仔 / 歇困时仔 (Hokkien)
• 節日 / 节日 (jiérì)