紅粉

See also: 红粉

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	dust; powder
trad. (紅粉)		紅	粉
simp. (红粉)		红	粉
anagram		粉紅／粉红

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngfěn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hóngfěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hóngfěn
  - Wade–Giles: hung²-fên³
  - Yale: húng-fěn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngfeen
  - Palladius: хунфэнь (xunfɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Etymology 1

From 紅／红 (hóng, “red”) + 粉 (fěn, “powder”).

Noun

紅粉

(literary) rouge and powder
(literary, figuratively) woman; beautiful woman; beauty
(literary, figuratively) fallen flower petals; falling blossoms

Synonyms

(fallen flower petals): (literary) 落花 (luòhuā), (literary) 落英 (luòyīng)

Etymology 2

From 紅／红 (hóng, “red”), as in "Red China" + 粉 (fěn, “fan”), short form of 粉絲／粉丝 (fěnsī).

Noun

紅粉

(slang, neologism) devotee of the Communist Party of China; Chinese nationalist