紅日

简 红日 · 繁 紅日
Mandarin · pinyin hóng rì

Meanings

  1. sun
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紅
hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
红
hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
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2–4 · hong2 ri4

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hung4 jat2

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noun · Etymology 1

  1. (literary) red sun; rising sun

noun · Etymology 2

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) public holiday

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