青紅火
Chinese
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
fire; angry; fierce 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, 交通燈 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 紅綠燈兒 |
| Taiwan | 紅綠燈 | |
| Guilin | 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) | 青紅燈 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 紅綠燈 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 紅青燈 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 青紅燈 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 青紅燈 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 紅青燈 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 紅青燈 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 紅青燈 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 青紅燈 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 紅綠燈 |
| Zhao'an | 紅綠燈 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 青紅燈 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 青紅燈 | |
| Kaohsiung | 青紅燈 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 青紅燈 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 青紅燈 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 青紅燈 | |
| Tainan | 青紅燈 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 青紅燈 | |
| Kinmen | 紅綠燈 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 青紅燈 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 紅青火 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 青紅火, 青紅燈 | |
| Longyan | 紅綠燈 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 青紅燈, 青紅火 | |
| Qionghai | 紅綠燈 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 紅綠燈 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 紅綠燈 |
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