見紅
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview |
red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular | ||
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trad. (見紅) | 見 | 紅 | |
simp. (见红) | 见 | 红 | |
Literally: “to see the red”. |
Etymology
[edit]From taboo of mentioning 血 (“blood”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiànhóng
- Wade–Giles: chien4-hung2
- Yale: jyàn-húng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannhorng
- Palladius: цзяньхун (czjanʹxun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gin3 hung4
- Yale: gin hùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gin3 hung4
- Guangdong Romanization: gin3 hung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːn³³ hʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Verb
[edit]見紅
- (euphemistic, usually of a woman) to bleed (especially during intercourse, menstrual periods, or prior to delivery)