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Chinese
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red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
colour; countenance; face
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| trad. (紅顏)
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紅
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顏
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| simp. (红颜)
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红
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颜
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Pronunciation
Noun
紅顏
- (literary) pretty face; rosy complexion
- (literary, figurative) beautiful woman
慟哭六軍俱縞素，衝冠一怒為紅顏。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
恸哭六军俱缟素，冲冠一怒为红颜。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: c. 17th Century, Wu Weiye, Song of Yuanyuan (圓圓曲)
- Tòngkū liù jūn jù gǎosù, chōng guàn yī nù wèi hóngyán.
- The six armies, wailing and grieving, were uniformly clad in the white of mourning,
One wave of headgear-lifting anger propelled him, all for the sake of the fair-faced one (referring to Chen Yuanyuan, Wu Sangui's wife).
- (literary, figurative) youth
Synonyms
- 佳人 (jiārén)
- 佳麗 / 佳丽 (jiālì) (literary)
- 出水芙蓉 (chūshuǐfúróng) (figurative)
- 嫭 (hù) (literary)
- 嬌 / 娇 (jiāo)
- 美人 (měirén)
- 美女 (měinǚ)
- 行雨 (xíngyǔ) (literary, figurative)
- 靚女 / 靓女 (chiefly Cantonese)
- 麗人 / 丽人 (lìrén) (literary)
Dialectal synonyms of
美女 (“beautiful woman”)
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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美女, 美人, 佳人, 佳麗, 麗人, 紅顏, 嬋娟
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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美女, 美人, 佳人
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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美人兒
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| Taiwan
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美女
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| Singapore
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美女
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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靚女
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| Hong Kong
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靚女
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| Taishan
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靚女
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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靚女
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| Dongguan
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靚女
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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靚女
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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靚女
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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標緻妹仔, 靚妹仔, 靚女
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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靚女
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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媠查某
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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媠查某
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| Quanzhou
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媠查某
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| Anxi
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媠查某
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| Zhangzhou
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媠查某
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| Zhao'an
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媠查某
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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媠查某, 俏母
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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媠查某
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| Shantou
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雅諸娘
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| Jieyang
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雅諸娘, 雅儂
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| Leizhou
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顯娘
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| Wenchang
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靚母
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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靚母
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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靚妹
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Derived terms