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Chinese
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red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
dust; powder
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| trad. (紅粉)
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紅
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粉
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| simp. (红粉)
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红
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粉
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| anagram
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粉紅／粉红
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From 紅／红 (hóng, “red”) + 粉 (fěn, “powder”).
Noun
紅粉
- (literary) rouge and powder
- (literary, figuratively) woman; beautiful woman; beauty
- (literary, figuratively) fallen flower petals; falling blossoms
Synonyms
- (fallen flower petals): (literary) 落花 (luòhuā), (literary) 落英 (luòyīng)
Etymology 2
From 紅／红 (hóng, “red”), as in "Red China" + 粉 (fěn, “fan”), short form of 粉絲／粉丝 (fěnsī).
Noun
紅粉
- (slang, neologism) devotee of the Communist Party of China; Chinese nationalist