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
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
開門紅
- successful beginning
- (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.