東方紅

简 东方红 · 繁 東方紅
Mandarin · pinyin Dōng fāng Hóng

Meanings

  1. The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song
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東
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
紅
hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
东
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
红
hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
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1–1–2 · Dong1 fang1 Hong2

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dung1 fong1 hung4

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name

  1. (~街道, formerly ~鎮) Dongfanghong (a subdistrict and former town in Yuelu district, Changsha, Hunan, China)
  2. (~鄉) Dongfanghong (a township in Dongshan district, Hegang, Heilongjiang, China)

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