Chinese-red
- adjective
- /ˈtʃaɪniːz rɛd/
:
rojo chino
- The muted color scheme of dark blues, browns, and grays is punctuated by strategically placed shots of Chinese red.
Examples
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The big old iron gate, painted an alarming Chinese red, was wide open, and so was the door.
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The cabinets that extend along another wall are painted Chinese-red.
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Sally dabbed the brush at the top of the tube of Chinese red lipstick.
Fiction book (2000) -
Over his naked paunch, he wrapped a Chinese red silk robe.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's a good sign," though she knocks on the nearest wood, a cigarette stand upholding blocks, jars, and sticks of makeup, its own Chinese-red lacquer peeling off.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong color like blood or tomatoes
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1.0
A very strong red colour that is easy to see
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3.4
A deep bright red color like a ruby
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2.0
A color that is between orange and red
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1.7
A color like orange but more red
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1.6
A bright, deep red like ripe cherries
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3.1
A deep bright red color like ripe cherries
A bright red to orange red color like the mineral that contains mercury
Bright red with a little orange
A bright red color with an orange tone
A bright orange-red color traditionally used to dye cotton cloth
A red color that looks partly orange
A bright red color with a strong orange tone
An orange color that looks more red than yellow
A color like orange with a little red
A deep warm red with a slight brown tone
How Red
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word Chinese-red comes from China, because traditional Chinese paintings and lacquerwork often used a strong, bright red. So Chinese-red now means that vivid 'bright red' color linked with Chinese art and celebrations.