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紅hung4事si6

hung4 si6hóng shìinferred

English

  1. major occasion that brings happiness and fortune to the family, such as wedding, new born, elderly's birthday, or new shop grand opening. Red means happiness for ethnic Chinese. Literally: red issue

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喜事,如結婚、嬰兒出世、老人家大壽、新店開張等;華人以紅色代表喜慶

Examples

  • 紅事撞白事好唔吉利。

    When an occasion of happiness collide with and occasion of sadness, it will bring bad luck.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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