青紅火

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
trad. (青紅火) 青 紅 火
simp. (青红火) 青 红 火
anagram 紅青火／红青火
Literally: “green red light”.

Pronunciation

Noun

青紅火

  1. (Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) traffic light

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 紅綠燈 (“traffic light”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 紅綠燈, 交通信號燈, 號誌, 交通燈
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 紅綠燈兒
Taiwan 紅綠燈
Malaysia 紅綠燈, 紅青燈
Singapore 紅綠燈, 交通燈
Southwestern Mandarin Guilin 紅綠燈
Cantonese Hong Kong 紅綠燈, 交通燈
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 青紅燈
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 紅綠燈
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 紅青燈
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 青紅燈
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 青紅燈
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 紅青燈
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 紅青燈
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 紅青燈
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 青紅燈
Southern Min Xiamen 紅綠燈
Zhao'an 紅綠燈
New Taipei (Tamsui) 青紅燈
New Taipei (Pingxi) 青紅燈
Kaohsiung 青紅燈
Kaohsiung (Cijin) 青紅燈
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 青紅燈
Yilan 青紅燈
Yilan (Luodong) 青紅燈
Yilan (Toucheng) 青紅燈
Changhua (Yongjing) 紅青燈
Tainan 青紅燈
Tainan (Anping) 青紅燈
Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) 青紅燈
Kinmen 紅綠燈
Penghu (Xiyu) 青紅燈
Penang (Hokkien) 紅青火
Singapore (Hokkien) 青紅火, 青紅燈
Longyan 紅綠燈
Shantou 紅綠燈
Singapore (Teochew) 青紅燈, 青紅火
Qionghai 紅綠燈
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 紅綠燈
Wu Shanghai 紅綠燈
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