红烛
hóng zhú
Pinyin

Definition

红烛
 - 
hóng zhú
  1. red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大红
dà hóng
  1. 1 crimson
粉红
fěn hóng
  1. 1 pink
红
Hóng
  1. 1 surname Hong
红包
hóng bāo
  1. 1 money wrapped in red as a gift
  2. 2 bonus payment
  3. 3 kickback
  4. 4 bribe
红色
hóng sè
  1. 1 red (color)
  2. 2 revolutionary
分红
fēn hóng
  1. 1 dividend
  2. 2 to award a bonus
口红
kǒu hóng
  1. 1 lipstick
姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng
  1. 1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
泛红
fàn hóng
  1. 1 to blush
  2. 2 to redden
  3. 3 flushed
火红
huǒ hóng
  1. 1 fiery
  2. 2 blazing
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4
  1. 1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
  2. 2 debauched and corrupt environment
烛光
zhú guāng
  1. 1 candle light
  2. 2 candle-lit (vigil etc)
  3. 3 candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
烛火
zhú huǒ
  1. 1 candle flame
爆红
bào hóng
  1. 1 to be a big hit
  2. 2 to be hugely popular
番茄红素
fān qié hóng sù
  1. 1 Lycopene
当红
dāng hóng
  1. 1 currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)
发红
fā hóng
  1. 1 to turn red
  2. 2 to blush
  3. 3 to flush
眼红
yǎn hóng
  1. 1 to covet
  2. 2 envious
  3. 3 jealous
  4. 4 green with envy
  5. 5 infuriated
  6. 6 furious
粉红色
fěn hóng sè
  1. 1 pink
红人
hóng rén
  1. 1 a favorite of sb in power
  2. 2 a celebrity
  3. 3 American Indian

Idioms (20)

一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
又红又肿
yòu hóng yòu zhǒng
  1. 1 to be red and swollen (idiom)
唱红脸
chàng hóng liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the hero (idiom)
  2. 2 to play the good cop
姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng
  1. 1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
洞房花烛
dòng fáng huā zhú
  1. 1 bridal room and ornamented candles
  2. 2 wedding festivities (idiom)
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4
  1. 1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
  2. 2 debauched and corrupt environment
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
  1. 1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
  2. 2 disillusioned with human society
  3. 3 to reject the world for a monastic life
红杏出墙
hóng xìng chū qiáng
  1. 1 lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a wife having an illicit lover
红男绿女
hóng nán lu:4 nu:3
  1. 1 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
红颜薄命
hóng yán bó mìng
  1. 1 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
绿女红男
lu:4 nu:3 hóng nán
  1. 1 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
绿惨红愁
lu:4 cǎn hóng chóu
  1. 1 (of women) grieved appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 sorrowful mien
脸红筋暴
liǎn hóng jīn bào
  1. 1 red and tense with anger (idiom)
脸红筋涨
liǎn hóng jīn zhǎng
  1. 1 red and tense with anger (idiom)
花无百日红
huā wú bǎi rì hóng
  1. 1 No flower can bloom for a hundred days.
  2. 2 Good times do not last long. (idiom)
万紫千红
wàn zǐ qiān hóng
  1. 1 thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
  2. 2 fig. a profusion of flourishing trades
蜡烛两头烧
là zhú liǎng tóu shāo
  1. 1 to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
  2. 2 to labor under a double burden

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