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hunwejbin

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian хунвейби́н (xunvejbín), from Mandarin 紅衛兵红卫兵 (hóngwèibīng).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xunˈvɛj.bin/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjbin
  • Syllabification: hun‧wej‧bin

Noun

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hunwejbin m pers

  1. (historical) hongweibing, red guard (member of any of several organizations known as Red Guards or Red Guard)
    Synonym: czerwonogwardzista
    Holonym: Czerwona Gwardia
  2. (figuratively, literary) vigilante, titushky
    Synonym: bojówkarz

Declension

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Further reading

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  • hunwejbin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hunwejbin in Polish dictionaries at PWN