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紅色炸彈

简红色炸弹 · 繁紅色炸彈

Mandarin · pinyin hóng sè zhà dàn

(jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift)

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
炸: zhà · to fry in oil; to scald; to explode
彈: Look up this written character
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
弹: dàn · pellet, bullet, shot, shell

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

2–4–4–4 · hong2 se4 zha4 dan4

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hung4 sik1 zaa3 daan2

Cantonese word readings for 紅色炸彈. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(figurative, informal, humorous) red-coloured wedding invitation card (which implies a loss of money for the receiver in the near future, from having to give a red packet upon attendance) (Classifier: 份 m c; 張／张 m c mn; 封 m c; 顆／颗 m)