Mao-Bibel

German

Alternative forms

  • Maobibel

Etymology

From Mao (Mao) +‎ Bibel (Bible).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːoˌbiːbəl/

Noun

Mao-Bibel f (genitive Mao-Bibel, plural Mao-Bibeln)

  1. Little Red Book (widely distributed Communist book)
    Synonyms: (uncommon) Kleines Rotes Buch, (full title) Worte des Vorsitzenden Mao Tsetung
    • 2007 September 23, anonymous author, “Immer radikaler”, in Der Spiegel[1], interview with Daniel Cohn-Bendit:
      Ich habe Baader und Ensslin gesagt: Lasst diese Jugendlichen in Ruhe. Daraufhin zückte Baader seine Mao-Bibel und sagte: »Sie sind die Speerspitze des revolutionären Proletariats.«
      I told Baader and Ensslin to leave these youths alone. Thereupon Baader pulled out his Little Red Book and said: “They are the spearhead of the revolutionary proletariat.”

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