見紅

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
trad. (見紅)		見	紅
simp. (见红)		见	红
Literally: “to see the red”.

Etymology

From taboo of mentioning 血 (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànhóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ hung⁴
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵ci-ghon; ⁵ci ⁶ghon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànhóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànhóng
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-hung²
    • Yale: jyàn-húng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannhorng
    • Palladius: цзяньхун (czjanʹxun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ hung⁴
    • Yale: gin hùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ hung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ hung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ hʊŋ²¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵ci-ghon; ⁵ci ⁶ghon
    • MiniDict: ci^去 ghon; ci^去 ghon^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ji-hhon; ²ji ³hhon
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³³ ɦoŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕi⁴⁴  ɦoŋ²³/

Verb

見紅

1. (euphemistic, usually of a woman) to bleed (especially during intercourse, menstrual periods, or prior to delivery)