紅紅火火

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (紅紅火火)		紅	紅	火	火
simp. (红红火火)		红	红	火	火

Etymology

An AABB-type reduplication of 紅火／红火 (hónghuo).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hónghónghuǒhuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hónghónghuǒhuǒ [Phonetic: hónghónghuóhuǒ] → hónghonghuǒhuǒ (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ → ㄏㄨㄥˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄥㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ (toneless variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horng.hornghuuohuuo
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /xʊŋ³⁵ xʊŋ³ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

紅紅火火

(Mainland China) prosperous; flourishing
(Mainland China) lively; boisterous; magnificent

Derived terms

紅紅火火恍恍惚惚／红红火火恍恍惚惚 (hónghónghuǒhuǒ huǎnghuǎnghūhū)

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