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Chinese
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red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
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background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
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| trad. (紅底)
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紅
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底
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| simp. (红底)
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红
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底
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Pronunciation
Noun
紅底
- (Cantonese) red underpants (often wore for good luck) (Classifier: 條／条)
- (Hong Kong) hundred-dollar banknote (Classifier: 張／张)
余輕輕取來，打開一看，大吃一驚，原來手袋內邊除三張紅底外，另有牛仔一張，來源未敢查明，心裏總是不安樂。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
余轻轻取来，打开一看，大吃一惊，原来手袋内边除三张红底外，另有牛仔一张，来源未敢查明，心里总是不安乐。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- From: 1953, 三蘇, 《經紀日記》, in 余非, 陳潔儀, editors, 《香港文學這樣讀 上卷》
- jyu4 hing1 hing1 ceoi2 loi4, daa2 hoi1 jat1 hon3, daai6 hek3 jat1 ging1, jyun4 loi4 sau2 doi6-2 noi6 bin1 ceoi4 saam1 zoeng1 hung4 dai2 ngoi6, ling6 jau5 ngau4 zai2 jat1 zoeng1, loi4 jyun4 mei6 gam2 caa4 ming4, sam1 leoi5 zung2 si6 bat1 on1 lok6.
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Synonyms
- (hundred-dollar banknote): 紅衫魚／红衫鱼 (hóngshānyú)
Derived terms
Adjective
紅底
- (Hong Kong, politics) sympathetic to the pro-Beijing camp