報年紅
Chinese
year | red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular | |||
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trad. (報年紅) | 報 | 年 | 紅 | |
simp. (报年红) | 报 | 年 | 红 | |
Literally: “[new] year-announcing red”. |
Pronunciation
Noun
報年紅
- (chiefly Teochew) poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
- 地上的樹,格外青翠,草地格外潤濕、嫩綠,路也由原來的灰白變成了淡黑,樓前的迎春金桔、報年紅、黃菊,花兒葉兒格外的舒坦、豔麗、悅目…… [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2007, 郑素亮, 雾, in 《丑匾 散文集》, Beijing: 北京艺术与科学电子出版社, →ISBN, page 69
- Dìshang de shù, géwài qīngcuì, cǎodì géwài rùnshī, nènlǜ, lù yě yóu yuánlái de huībái biànchéng le dàn hēi, lóuqián de yíngchūn jīnjú, bàoniánhóng, huángjú, huār yèr géwài de shūtǎn, yànlì, yuèmù...... [Pinyin]
- The trees on the ground are particularly verdant; the lawn is particularly moist and green; the roads have also turned from a greyish white into a pale black; as for the kumquats, poinsettias, and yellow chrysanthemums for welcoming the spring at the front of the building, the flowers and leaves are particularly soothing, enchanting, and pleasing to the eye...
地上的树,格外青翠,草地格外润湿、嫩绿,路也由原来的灰白变成了淡黑,楼前的迎春金桔、报年红、黄菊,花儿叶儿格外的舒坦、艳丽、悦目…… [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 一品紅 (“poinsettia”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 一品紅, 猩猩木, 聖誕紅, 聖誕花 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 聖誕紅 |
Jinan | 一品紅 | |
Nanning (Wuming) | 一品紅 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聖誕花 |
Hong Kong | 聖誕花 | |
Nanning | 一品紅 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聖誕紅 |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聖誕紅 | |
Southern Min | Shantou | 報年紅 |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 報年紅 | |
Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 報年紅 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 象牙紅 |
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