開門紅

See also: 开门红

Chinese

		to open the door; to open for business	red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
trad. (開門紅)		開門	紅
simp. (开门红)		开门	红

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiménhóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiménhóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiménhóng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-mên²-hung²
    • Yale: kāi-mén-húng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaimenhorng
    • Palladius: каймэньхун (kajmɛnʹxun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

開門紅

1. successful beginning
2. (figuratively, humorous) failing the first exam

Usage notes

May be used directly as a verb. To make verbification more explicit, it may be preceded by 取得 (qǔdé), 奪得／夺得 (duódé), 爭取／争取 (zhēngqǔ), etc.