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紅五類

简红五类 · 繁紅五類

Mandarin · pinyin hóng wǔ lèi

the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
五: wǔ · five; surname
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红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
类: lèi · class, group, kind, category

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2–3–4 · hong2 wu3 lei4

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