Chinese Character Dictionary

红火蚁

hóng huŏ yĭ

fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China

红熊猫

hóng xióng māo

lesser Panda

红灯

hóng dēng

red light

红灯区

hóng dēng qū

red-light district

红灯记

Hóng dēng jì

The Legend of the Red Lantern

红烧

hóng shāo

simmer-fried (dish)

红烧肉

hóng shāo ròu

red-cooked meat (pork)

红牌

hóng pái

red card (sports)

红牛

Hóng Niú

Red Bull (energy drink)

红牛皮菜

hóng niú pí cài

chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet

红玉髓

hóng yù suĭ

cornelian (mineral)

红珊瑚

hóng shān hú

red coral

红玛瑙

hóng mă năo

cornelian

红璧玺

hóng bì xĭ

topaz

红男绿女

hóng nán lu:4 nu:3

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

红白喜事

hóng bái xĭ shì

weddings and funerals

红矮星

hóng ăi xīng

red dwarf star

红磡

Hóng Kàn

Hung Hom, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong

红磷

hóng lín

red phosphorus

红移

hóng yí

red shift (astronomy)

红笔

hóng bĭ

red pen

红箍儿

hóng gū r

(northern dialects) red armband

红筹股

hóng chóu gŭ

red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside Mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange)

红粉

hóng fĕn

rouge and powder

红糖

hóng táng

dark brown sugar

红细胞

hóng xì bāo

erythrocyte

红绿灯

hóng lu:4 dēng

traffic light

红线

hóng xiàn

red line

红羊劫

hóng yáng jié

national disaster (ancient astrological allusion)

红股

hóng gŭ

(economics) bonus stock or share, i.e. share issued fully or partly paid to an existing shareholder in a company, generally on a pro rata basis

红背蜘蛛

hóng bèi zhī zhū

redback spider

红胡子

hóng hú zi

band of mounted bandits in Manchuria (archaic)

红脖子

hóng bó zi

redneck (mildly disparaging term for poor white Americans, sim. hillbilly)

红肿

hóng zhŏng

inflamed

红肠

hóng cháng

saveloy

红腹灰雀

hóng fù huī què

bullfinch (family Fringillidae)

红臂章

hóng bì zhāng

(southern dialects) red armband

红脸

hóng liăn

to blush

红色

hóng sè

red (color)

红色娘子军

hóng sè niáng zi jūn

Red Detachment of Women

红色高棉

Hóng sè Gāo mián

Khmer Rouge, Cambodian political party

红艳艳

hóng yàn yàn

brilliant red

红花

hóng huā

safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

红花岗

Hóng huā găng

Honghua district of Zun'yi city 遵義市|遵义市[Zūn yì shì], Guizhou

红花岗区

Hóng huā găng qū

Honghua district of Zun'yi city 遵義市|遵义市[Zūn yì shì], Guizhou

红苕

hóng tiáo

sweet potato or yam

红茶

hóng chá

black tea

红叶

hóng yè

red autumnal leaves

红莲

hóng lián

red lotus

红薯

hóng shŭ

sweet potato

红萝卜

hóng luó bo

carrot

红血球

hóng xuè qiú

erythrocyte

红血球生成素

hóng xuè qiú shēng chéng sù

erythropoietin (EPO)

红卫兵

Hóng wèi bīng

Red Guard(s) (during the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)

红衣主教

hóng yī zhŭ jiào

Catholic Cardinal

红豆

hóng dòu

azuki bean

红豆沙

hóng dòu shā

red bean paste

红超巨星

hóng chāo jù xīng

red super-giant (star)

红军

Hóng Jūn

Red Army

红轮

hóng lún

the sun