紅頂商人

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")	merchant; businessperson; person of the Shang dynasty
trad. (紅頂商人)		紅	頂	商人
simp. (红顶商人)		红	顶	商人

Etymology

紅頂 / 红顶 means the red official hat worn in Qing dynasty. First used for describing Hu Xueyan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngdǐng shāngrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngdǐng shāngrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngdǐng shangrén
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-ting³ shang¹-jên²
    • Yale: húng-dǐng shāng-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngdiing shangren
    • Palladius: хундин шанжэнь (xundin šanžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

紅頂商人

1. Red hat merchant (government official who also appears as a businessman)