紅頭火柴
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Chinese[edit]
red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
head; (noun suffix) | match | ||
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trad. (紅頭火柴) | 紅 | 頭 | 火柴 | |
simp. (红头火柴) | 红 | 头 | 火柴 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
紅頭火柴
- (literal) red-tip match (fire-starter)
- 2003, 錢乃榮, quoting Albert Bourgeois, 北部吳語研究, 上海大學出版社, page 150:
- (figurative) someone who is hotheaded