闖紅燈

Chinese

		to rush; break through	red light; stop light; red lantern
trad. (闖紅燈)		闖	紅燈
simp. (闯红灯)		闯	红灯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuǎng hóngdēng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cong² hung⁴ dang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chuǎng hóngdēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choang horngdeng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xʊŋ³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cong² hung⁴ dang¹
  - Yale: chóng hùhng dāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsong² hung⁴ dang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cong² hung⁴ deng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵ hʊŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

闖紅燈

to run a red light; to jump a red light
(figuratively) to brazenly defy rules; to violate prohibitions
(figuratively, slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 衝紅燈／冲红灯

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