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Chinese
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red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
tongue
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dog
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| trad. (紅舌狗)
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紅
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舌
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狗
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| simp. (红舌狗)
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红
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舌
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狗
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| Literally: “red-tongued dog”.
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Etymology
From the use of animals on Guinness packaging for exported stout to represent the local distributor of each country (a black dog for Malaysia, a wolf ("red-tongued dog") for Singapore, and a cat for Indonesia).
Pronunciation
Noun
紅舌狗
- (Singapore Hokkien) Guinness Foreign Extra Stout
- Synonym: (Malaysia) 烏狗 / 乌狗
Descendants