青紅火
Chinese
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (青紅火) | 青 | 紅 | 火 | |
| simp. (青红火) | 青 | 红 | 火 | |
| Literally: “green red light”. | ||||
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 紅綠燈 (“traffic light”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 紅綠燈, 交通信號燈, 號誌 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 紅綠燈兒 |
| Taiwan | 紅綠燈 | |
| Malaysia | 紅綠燈, 紅青燈 | |
| Singapore | 紅綠燈, 交通燈 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 紅綠燈, 交通燈 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 紅青燈 |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 紅青燈 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 紅青燈 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 紅青燈 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 紅青燈 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 青紅燈 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 紅綠燈 |
| Taipei | 青紅燈 | |
| Kaohsiung | 青紅燈 | |
| Tainan | 青紅燈 | |
| Yilan | 青紅燈 | |
| Kinmen | 紅綠燈 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 紅青火 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 青紅火, 青紅燈 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 紅綠燈 |
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