hóng gōu
wide gap
gulf
chasm
lit. name of old canal in Henan that formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 漢|汉
hóng yàn
(bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
hóng
eastern bean goose
great
large
Xú Bēi hóng
Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European trained painter and influential art teacher
Lǐ Hóng zhāng
Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
Hóng mén yàn
Feast at Hongmen
fig. banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiangyu 項羽|项羽
jīng hóng
graceful (esp. of female posture)
lithe
Hóng hǎi
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Taiwan technology company
Huáng Fēi hóng
Wong Fei Hung (1847-1924), famous martial artist and revolutionary
hóng tú
variant of 宏圖|宏图[hong2 tu2]
hóng hú
swan
person with noble aspirations
āi hóng biàn yě
lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
starving people fill the land
lái hóng
incoming letter (literary)
xuě ní hóng zhǎo
a goose's footprint in the snow
vestiges of the past (idiom)
the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
qīng yú hóng máo
light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling
unimportant
fēi hóng tà xuě
see 雪泥鴻爪|雪泥鸿爪[xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3]
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
Hóng zhāng
Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
Cuī Hóng
Cui Hong, historian at the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
hóng tú dà jì
important large scale project
Tài shān hóng máo
as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)
fēi hóng xuě zhuǎ
see 雪泥鴻爪|雪泥鸿爪[xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3]
hóng máo Tài shān
light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
lái hóng qù yàn
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
hóng máo tài dài
light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
yuǎn fāng lái hóng
letter from afar (literary)
Zhāng Èr hóng
Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] (1952-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]
hóng yùn
variant of 紅運|红运[hong2 yun4]
hóng máo Tài Shān
lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
Gū Hóng míng
Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views
dà hóng lú
Grand Herald in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
Hóng mén Yàn
Feast at Hongmen
(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]
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