Usage of the character 红

Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

Hónghé

红河

[紅河]

Honghe county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Red River in China
Northern Vietnam

hóngyóu

红油

[紅油]

chili oil

hónglún

红轮

[紅輪]

the sun

kǒuhóng

口红

[口紅]

lipstick

hóngsǔn

红隼

[紅隼]

(bird species of China) common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

hóngshù

红树

[紅樹]

red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
CL:棵 (kē)

hónglín

红磷

[紅磷]

red phosphorus

dānghóng

当红

[當紅]

currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)

hóngtǔ

红土

[紅土]

red soil
laterite

hóngcháo

红潮

[紅潮]

to blush
flush
red tide (algal bloom)
menstruation

hónghǎi

红海

[紅海]

(neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海／蓝海 (lánhǎi))

zǒuhóng

走红

[走紅]

to be popular
to be in luck
to have good luck
to develop smoothly

hóngliǎn

红脸

[紅臉]

to blush
to turn red

zhūhóng

朱红

[朱紅]

vermilion

hóngjī

红机

[紅機]

red phone, a telephone in the secure internal phone system used by the CCP elite

Hóng'ān

红安

[紅安]

Hong'an county in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei

Hóngjūn

红军

[紅軍]

Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA
(Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946)

Diānhóng

滇红

[滇紅]

Dian Hong tea

hóngbāo

红包

[紅包]

money wrapped in red as a gift
bonus payment
kickback
bribe

hónggǒng

红汞

[紅汞]

merbromin
mercurochrome

hóngniáng

红娘

[紅娘]

matchmaker

wǎnghóng

网红

[網紅]

Internet celebrity; influencer

xīnghóng

猩红

[猩紅]

scarlet

jīnhóng

金红

[金紅]

reddish-gold (color)

pǐnhóng

品红

[品紅]

magenta; fuschia

xiūhóng

羞红

[羞紅]

to blush

hóngxīng

红星

[紅星]

red star
five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat
hot film star

hóngguì

红桧

[紅檜]

Formosan cypress, aka Taiwan red cedar (Chamaecyparis formosensis)

hóngchá

红茶

[紅茶]

black tea
CL:杯 (bēi),壺／壶 (hú)

hóngshǔ

红薯

[紅薯]

sweet potato

hóngqí

红旗

[紅旗]

red flag
CL:面 (miàn)

hónglián

红莲

[紅蓮]

red lotus

hóngtáng

红糖

[紅糖]

brown sugar

hóngdàn

红蛋

[紅蛋]

red-dyed egg, traditionally given to friends and relatives one month after the birth of one's child

fēnhóng

分红

[分紅]

dividend
to award a bonus

cuànhóng

窜红

[竄紅]

to become suddenly popular
suddenly all the rage

pīhóng

披红

[披紅]

to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor

hóngzǎo

红枣

[紅棗]

jujube
red date

hóngtáo

红桃

[紅桃]

heart ♥ (in card games)

yǎnhóng

眼红

[眼紅]

to covet
envious
jealous
green with envy
infuriated
furious

hónggǔ

红股

[紅股]

(economics) bonus stock or share, i.e. share issued fully or partly paid to an existing shareholder in a company, generally on a pro rata basis

hóngguǒ

红果

[紅果]

haw fruit

hóngwài

红外

[紅外]

infrared (ray)

hóngyè

红叶

[紅葉]

red autumnal leaves

Hóng Hǎi

红海

[紅海]

Red Sea

hóngmù

红木

[紅木]

red wood
mahogany
rosewood
padauk

shāohóng

烧红

[燒紅]

to heat until red-hot

Hóngxīng

红星

[紅星]

Hongxing district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

hónghuǒ

红火

[紅火]

prosperous

fānhóng

翻红

[翻紅]

(of a stock or index) to turn positive
to regain popularity

huāhóng

花红

[花紅]

flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc)
a bonus
crab apple (Malus asiatica)

Hónghézhōu

红河州

[紅河州]

Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南／云南 ( Yúnnán)

Hónggǔ Qū

红古区

[紅古區]

Honggu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市／兰州市 ( Lánzhōu Shì), Gansu

hónglàjiāo

红辣椒

[紅辣椒]

hot red pepper
chili

xiǎohóngméi

小红莓

[小紅莓]

cranberry

yīpǐnhóng

一品红

[一品紅]

poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

hóngháizhèng

红孩症

[紅孩症]

kwashiorkor (a form of malnutrition)

kǒuhóngjiāo

口红胶

[口紅膠]

glue stick

hóngjùxīng

红巨星

[紅巨星]

red giant (star)

hóngyǎnbìng

红眼病

[紅眼病]

pinkeye
envy
jealousy

hóngyángjié

红羊劫

[紅羊劫]

national disaster (ancient astrological allusion)

Zhōngguóhóng

中国红

[中國紅]

vermilion

Xiǎohóngmào

小红帽

[小紅帽]

Little Red Riding Hood

hóngwěidōng

红尾鸫

[紅尾鶇]

(bird species of China) Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni)

hóngwàixiàn

红外线

[紅外線]

infrared ray

hónghuǒyǐ

红火蚁

[紅火蟻]

fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China

hóngbìxǐ

红璧玺

[紅璧璽]

topaz

Hóngtǎqū

红塔区

[紅塔區]

Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市 ( Yùxīshì), Yunnan

hóngchájūn

红茶菌

[紅茶菌]

kombucha (fermented tea)

hónghúzi

红胡子

[紅胡子]

band of mounted bandits in Manchuria (archaic)

hónggūniang

红姑娘

[紅姑娘]

Chinese lantern plant
winter cherry
strawberry ground-cherry
Physalis alkekengi

shèngdànhóng

圣诞红

[聖誕紅]

poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

hóngdēngqū

红灯区

[紅燈區]

red-light district

hónggǔsuǐ

红骨髓

[紅骨髓]

red bone marrow; hematopoietic marrow

fānhónghuā

番红花

[番紅花]

saffron (Crocus sativus)

qīnghóngbāng

清红帮

[清紅幫]

traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons

chuǎnghóngdēng

闯红灯

[闖紅燈]

to run a red light
failing to stop at a red traffic light
(slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating

qīnghóngbāng

青红帮

[青紅幫]

traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons

hóngdìtǎn

红地毯

[紅地毯]

red carpet

nü'érhóng

女儿红

[女兒紅]

kind of Chinese wine

hóngjiǎoyù

红脚鹬

[紅腳鷸]

(bird species of China) common redshank (Tringa totanus)

hóngshùlín

红树林

[紅樹林]

mangrove forest or swamp

Hónghéxiàn

红河县

[紅河縣]

Honghe county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

hóngdòushā

红豆沙

[紅豆沙]

red bean paste

hóngmǎnǎo

红玛瑙

[紅瑪瑙]

cornelian

hóngtōngtōng

红彤彤

[紅彤彤]

bright red

Mǎnjiānghóng

满江红

[滿江紅]

Man Jiang Hong (Chinese poems)

Hónghuāgǎng

红花岗

[紅花崗]

Honghuagang District of Zunyi City 遵義市／遵义市 ( Zūnyì Shì), Guizhou

hóngdǐngméi

红顶鹛

[紅頂鶥]

(bird species of China) chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata)

hóngmǎjiǎ

红马甲

[紅馬甲]

red waistcoat
(stock market) floor trader; floor broker

dàhóngpáo

大红袍

[大紅袍]

an expensive type of oolong tea

Hóngshān Qū

红山区

[紅山區]

Hongshan District of Chifeng City 赤峰市 ( Chìfēng Shì), Inner Mongolia

hóngpūpū

红扑扑

[紅撲撲]

red
rosy
flushed

Hóngqiáoqū

红桥区

[紅橋區]

Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 ( Tiānjīnshì)

hóngxiōnghéng

红胸鸻

[紅胸鴴]

(bird species of China) Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)

hóngyīngqiāng

红樱枪

[紅櫻槍]

ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel

hóngxuèqiú

红血球

[紅血球]

erythrocyte
red blood cell

Zhōng Chǔhóng

钟楚红

[鍾楚紅]

Cherie Chung (1960-), Hong Kong actress

hónglüdēng

红绿灯

[紅綠燈]

traffic light
traffic signal

xīnghóngsè

猩红色

[猩紅色]

scarlet (color)

Hóngyuán Xiàn

红原县

[紅原縣]

Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

hóngcùlì

红醋栗

[紅醋栗]

red currant

yìngshānhóng

映山红

[映山紅]

Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii)

Hónggǎngqū

红岗区

[紅崗區]

Honggang district of Daqing city 大慶／大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang

Hóngxīnyuè

红新月

[紅新月]

Red Crescent

Hóngxīngqū

红星区

[紅星區]

Hongxing district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

hóngjiǎoxiāo

红角鸮

[紅角鴞]

(bird species of China) oriental scops owl (Otus sunia)

hóngtōngtōng

红通通

[紅通通]

variant of 紅彤彤／红彤彤 (hóngtōngtōng)

hóngzuǐ'ōu

红嘴鸥

[紅嘴鷗]

(bird species of China) black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

hóngqīshù

红桤树

[紅榿樹]

red alder (Alnus rubra)

hóngbózi

红脖子

[紅脖子]

redneck

zǐhóngsè

紫红色

[紫紅色]

red-purple
mauve
prune (color)
claret

yànhóngsè

艳红色

[艷紅色]

crimson

hónggāoliáng

红高粱

[紅高粱]

red sorghum

hóngyuánjī

红原鸡

[紅原雞]

(bird species of China) red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

shēnhóngsè

深红色

[深紅色]

deep red
crimson
scarlet

hóngjīnjūn

红巾军

[紅巾軍]

the Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty

hónglíngchóng

红铃虫

[紅鈴蟲]

pink bollworm
Pectinophora gassypiella

yùhóngshěng

玉红省

[玉紅省]

rubicene (chemistry)

kāiménhóng

开门红

[開門紅]

a good beginning

mǎntánghóng

满堂红

[滿堂紅]

success across the board
victory in everything one touches

hónggūr

红箍儿

[紅箍兒]

(northern dialects) red armband

Hóng'ānxiàn

红安县

[紅安縣]

Hong'an county in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei

hóngwǔlèi

红五类

[紅五類]

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

dàhóngguàn

大红鹳

[大紅鸛]

(bird species of China) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

hóngshānhú

红珊瑚

[紅珊瑚]

red coral
precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)

hónghóuliù

红喉鹨

[紅喉鷚]

(bird species of China) red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus)

hóngwěiméng

红尾鹲

[紅尾鸏]

(bird species of China) red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

dǎnhóngsù

胆红素

[膽紅素]

bilirubin

hóngxìbāo

红细胞

[紅細胞]

erythrocyte
red blood cell

hóngbìzhāng

红臂章

[紅臂章]

(southern dialects) red armband

hóngyànyàn

红艳艳

[紅艷艷]

brilliant red

Dōngfāng Hóng

东方红

[東方紅]

The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song

Hónglóu Mèng

红楼梦

[紅樓夢]

A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 ( Cáo Xuěqín), one of the four great novels

hóngchóugǔ

红筹股

[紅籌股]

red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange)

chénghóngsè

橙红色

[橙紅色]

red-orange color
dark orange

gǒngxiùhóng

汞溴红

[汞溴紅]

merbromin
mercurochrome

Hóng Móguǐ

红魔鬼

[紅魔鬼]

Red Devils, nickname of Manchester United Football Club

Hóngsìbǎo

红寺堡

[紅寺堡]

Hongsibao district of Wuzhong city 吳忠市／吴忠市 ( Wúzhōngshì), Ningxia

hóngshāoròu

红烧肉

[紅燒肉]

red braised pork

hóngméisù

红霉素

[紅黴素]

erythromycin

Zhū Hóngdēng

朱红灯

[朱紅燈]

Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion

hóngzuǐméng

红嘴鹲

[紅嘴鸏]

(bird species of China) red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)

hóngtóucài

红头菜

[紅頭菜]

beetroot

xīnghóngrè

猩红热

[猩紅熱]

scarlet fever

hóngmáodān

红毛丹

[紅毛丹]

rambutan or rumbutan (tropical fruit) (Nephelium lappaceum)

Hóngdēngjì

红灯记

[紅燈記]

The Legend of the Red Lantern

fěnhóngsè

粉红色

[粉紅色]

pink

hóngméisù

红霉素

[紅霉素]

erythromycin

Hóngqíqū

红旗区

[紅旗區]

Red flag city district
Hongqi district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市／新乡市 ( Xīnxiāngshì), Henan

hóngjiālún

红加仑

[紅加侖]

redcurrant

hóngcàitóu

红菜头

[紅菜頭]

beet; beetroot
(dialect) carrot

hóngluóbo

红萝卜

[紅蘿蔔]

carrot
red radish

rèhóngjiǔ

热红酒

[熱紅酒]

mulled wine

hóng'ěrbēi

红耳鹎

[紅耳鵯]

(bird species of China) red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)

Hóngwèibīng

红卫兵

[紅衛兵]

Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)

zànghónghuā

藏红花

[藏紅花]

saffron (Crocus sativus)

xuělǐhóng

雪里红

[雪裡紅]

potherb mustard
Brassica juncea var. crispifolia

dàihóngsè

带红色

[帶紅色]

reddish

Hóngbǎoshū

红宝书

[紅寶書]

the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄／毛主席语录 ( Máo Zhǔxí Yǔlù))

hóngyùsuǐ

红玉髓

[紅玉髓]

(mineralogy) carnelian

hóngxióngmāo

红熊猫

[紅熊貓]

lesser Panda
red panda
firefox

chànghóngliǎn

唱红脸

[唱紅臉]

to play the role of the hero (idiom)
to play the good cop

hóngbùràng

红不让

[紅不讓]

home run (loanword)
a big hit (hugely popular) (Tw)

hóngyānyān

红殷殷

[紅殷殷]

dark red
crimson
also pr. (hóngyīnyīn)

xiǎofěnhóng

小粉红

[小粉紅]

young Chinese cyber-nationalists

hóngyàoshuǐ

红药水

[紅藥水]

mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)

Hóngshízì

红十字

[紅十字]

Red Cross

Zēng Qìnghóng

曾庆红

[曾慶紅]

Zeng Qinghong (1939-), vice-president of PRC 2003-2008

hóngjiǎosǔn

红脚隼

[紅腳隼]

(bird species of China) Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)

hóngmíngdān

红名单

[紅名單]

whitelist

xuèhóngsù

血红素

[血紅素]

(biochemistry) heme
(Tw) hemoglobin

kāihóngpán

开红盘

[開紅盤]

(of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year
(of a business) to be profitable
(of a stock market) to rise
(sport) to win one's first match of a competition

qiéhóngsù

茄红素

[茄紅素]

Lycopene

xīhóngshì

西红柿

[西紅柿]

tomato
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

hónglǐngjīn

红领巾

[紅領巾]

red neckscarf
by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers

jīnhóngshí

金红石

[金紅石]

(mineralogy) rutile

hóng'ǎixīng

红矮星

[紅矮星]

red dwarf star

hóngbǎoshí

红宝石

[紅寶石]

ruby

zhuānhóngtǔ

砖红土

[磚紅土]

red brick clay

hóngjǐngtiān

红景天

[紅景天]

roseroot (Rhodiola rosea)

hóngwàiguāngpǔ

红外光谱

[紅外光譜]

infrared spectrum

yǎnquānhóngle

眼圈红了

[眼圈紅了]

to be on the verge of tears

hóngtóuyǎojuān

红头咬鹃

[紅頭咬鵑]

(bird species of China) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)

Hóngsè Gāomián

红色高棉

[紅色高棉]

Khmer Rouge, Cambodian political party

hóngnánlünü

红男绿女

[紅男綠女]

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

hóngméizhūquè

红眉朱雀

[紅眉朱雀]

(bird species of China) Chinese beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus davidianus)

hóngméihuāquè

红梅花雀

[紅梅花雀]

(bird species of China) red avadavat (Amandava amandava)

hóngzuǐlánquè

红嘴蓝鹊

[紅嘴藍鵲]

(bird species of China) red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)

hónghóuqiánniǎo

红喉潜鸟

[紅喉潛鳥]

(bird species of China) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)

hóngbèizhīzhū

红背蜘蛛

[紅背蜘蛛]

redback spider

hónglìgǔpiào

红利股票

[紅利股票]

scrip shares (issued as dividend payment)

Hóngsìbǎozhèn

红寺堡镇

[紅寺堡鎮]

Hongsibao district of Wuzhong city 吳忠市／吴忠市 ( Wúzhōngshì), Ningxia

hóngdǐnglüjiū

红顶绿鸠

[紅頂綠鳩]

(bird species of China) whistling green pigeon (Treron formosae)

běihóngwěiqú

北红尾鸲

[北紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)

hóngyánbómìng

红颜薄命

[紅顏薄命]

beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)

hónghóujīwēng

红喉姬鹟

[紅喉姬鶲]

(bird species of China) taiga flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla)

hóngxiōngjiǎozhì

红胸角雉

[紅胸角雉]

(bird species of China) satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)

hóngtóuqiányā

红头潜鸭

[紅頭潛鴨]

(bird species of China) common pochard (Aythya ferina)

hóngwěishuǐqú

红尾水鸲

[紅尾水鴝]

(bird species of China) plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus)

liǎnhóngjīnzhǎng

脸红筋涨

[臉紅筋漲]

red and tense with anger (idiom)

hóngjǐngbīnyù

红颈滨鹬

[紅頸濱鷸]

(bird species of China) red-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis)

kànpò-hóngchén

看破红尘

[看破紅塵]

(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society

yòuhóngyòuzhǒng

又红又肿

[又紅又腫]

to be red and swollen (idiom)

fěnhóngxiōngliù

粉红胸鹨

[粉紅胸鷚]

(bird species of China) rosy pipit (Anthus roseatus)

rénkǒuhónglì

人口红利

[人口紅利]

(economics) demographic dividend

hóngwěigēqú

红尾歌鸲

[紅尾歌鴝]

(bird species of China) rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)

liǔlühuāhóng

柳绿花红

[柳綠花紅]

lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom)
fig. all the colors of spring

dàhóngdàzǐ

大红大紫

[大紅大紫]

to hit the big time

hóngbānlángchuāng

红斑狼疮

[紅斑狼瘡]

(medicine) lupus erythematosus

hóngjiāozuǐquè

红交嘴雀

[紅交嘴雀]

(bird species of China) red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

hóngjǐngwěiwú

红颈苇鹀

[紅頸葦鵐]

(bird species of China) Japanese reed bunting (Emberiza yessoensis)

hóngdòushānchún

红豆杉醇

[紅豆杉醇]

Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy

hóngfùjǐnjī

红腹锦鸡

[紅腹錦雞]

(bird species of China) golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

yīyèbàohóng

一夜爆红

[一夜爆紅]

to become popular overnight

hóngxìngchūqiáng

红杏出墙

[紅杏出牆]

lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
fig. a wife having an illicit lover

hóngjiǎojiānniǎo

红脚鲣鸟

[紅腳鰹鳥]

(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)

hóngzuǐyāquè

红嘴鸦雀

[紅嘴鴉雀]

(bird species of China) great parrotbill (Conostoma oemodium)

huāhóngliǔlü

花红柳绿

[花紅柳綠]

red flowers and green willow
all the colors of spring

xīhóngjiǎoxiāo

西红角鸮

[西紅角鴞]

(bird species of China) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

dēnghóngjiǔlü

灯红酒绿

[燈紅酒綠]

lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
debauched and corrupt environment

hóngyāozhūquè

红腰朱雀

[紅腰朱雀]

(bird species of China) red-mantled rosefinch (Carpodacus rhodochlamys)

hónghēimíngdān

红黑名单

[紅黑名單]

whitelist and blacklist, i.e. 紅名單／红名单 (hóngmíngdān) and 黑名單／黑名单 (hēimíngdān)

wànzǐqiānhóng

万紫千红

[萬紫千紅]

thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
fig. a profusion of flourishing trades

hóngliǎnlúcí

红脸鸬鹚

[紅臉鸕鶿]

(bird species of China) red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile)

zhěhóngwěiqú

赭红尾鸲

[赭紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

hóngfùhuīquè

红腹灰雀

[紅腹灰雀]

(bird species of China) Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

qīnghóngzàobái

青红皂白

[青紅皂白]

the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)

hóngxiōnghēiyàn

红胸黑雁

[紅胸黑雁]

(bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)

dàhóngbízi

大红鼻子

[大紅鼻子]

rhinophyma (red nose, often related to rosacea or excessive alcohol)
brandy nose

hóngchìjúméi

红翅鵙鹛

[紅翅鵙鶥]

(bird species of China) Blyth's shrike-babbler (Pteruthius aeralatus)

hóngchìsǒuméi

红翅薮鹛

[紅翅藪鶥]

(bird species of China) scarlet-faced liocichla (Liocichla ripponi)

hóngsèzhàdàn

红色炸弹

[紅色炸彈]

(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)

hóngtóuwénjiàn

红头文件

[紅頭文件]