「紅旗」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: hung4 kei4
Individual
Character Meaning:
紅 red; popular; favoured; blood as food
旗 flag; banner
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • red flag or banner (often implying danger) (measure word: 塊 / 支 / 面)
    (Cant.) 淺cin2水seoi2灣waan1泳wing6灘taan1已ji5經ging1掛gwaa3起hei2紅hung4旗kei4。
    (Eng.) The red flag is flying at Repulse Bay.
    (Cant.) 警ging2方fong1舉geoi2起hei2紅hung4旗kei4,警ging2告gou3示si6威wai1者ze2停ting4止zi2衝cung1擊gik1。
    (Eng.) The police raised the red banner to warn the protestors to stop charging.

  • guiding political/ideological principle, usually in relation to communism
    (Cant.) 打daa2着zoek6紅hung4旗kei4反faan2紅hung4旗kei4
    (Eng.) subtle political sabotage or undermining; literally: using the Red Flag to attack the Red Flag
    (Cant.) 三saam1面min6紅hung4旗kei4
    (Eng.) “Three Red Flags” (consisted of General Line for socialist construction, the Great Leap Forward and the people's communes, an ideological slogan in the late 1950s)

See also: 五星旗 扯旗 揸旗 旗幟 旗杆 米字旗 紅棍 花旗 落旗 錦旗 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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