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Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
紅日
- (literary) red sun; rising sun
Etymology 2
Due to the fact that public holidays are usually coloured red on a calendar.
Pronunciation
Noun
紅日
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) public holiday
聽日紅日，唔使返工。 [Cantonese, trad.]
听日红日，唔使返工。 [Cantonese, simp.]- ting1 jat6 hung4 jat6-2, m4 sai2 faan1 gung1.
- Tomorrow is a public holiday, so I don't need to go to work.
Synonyms
- 公休 (gōngxiū)
- 公休日 (gōngxiūrì)
- 公共假期 (gōnggòng jiàqī)
- 公定假日 (gōngdìng jiàrì)
- 公眾假期 / 公众假期 (gōngzhòng jiǎqī)
- 大日子 (Singapore Hokkien, Malaysian Hokkien)