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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 灯红酒绿
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 灯红酒绿 | dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ | - lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking - debauched and corrupt environment |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 40,775 | 42,096 | 25,225 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 灯 | dēng | - lamp - light - lantern - CL:盞|盏[zhan3] |
| 红 | hóng | - surname Hong |
| 红 | gōng | - used in 女紅|女红[nu:3gong1] |
| 红 | hóng | - red - popular - revolutionary - bonus |
| 酒 | jiǔ | - wine (esp. rice wine) - liquor - spirits - alcoholic beverage - CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] |
| 绿 | lǜ | - green - (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
Other Words Containing 灯红酒绿
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 灯红酒绿 | - | - | 40,775 | 42,096 | 25,225 |