衝紅燈

Chinese

		of great force; towards; dash against	red light; stop light; red lantern
trad. (衝紅燈)		衝	紅燈
simp. (冲红灯)		冲	红灯

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ hung⁴ dang¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiong-âng-teng

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung¹ hung⁴ dang¹
    • Yale: chūng hùhng dāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ hung⁴ dang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ hung⁴ deng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiong-âng-teng
    • Tâi-lô: tshiong-âng-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiong'angdefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

衝⫽紅燈 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien) to run a red light; to jump a red light
2. (Cantonese, figurative, slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating

Synonyms

• 闖紅燈／闯红灯 (chuǎng hóngdēng)
• (to run a red light): (Cantonese) 衝燈／冲灯 (cung1 dang1)