紅線

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Chinese

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red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 
thread; string; wire
thread; string; wire; line
 
trad. (紅線/紅綫) /
simp. (红线) 线
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Noun

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紅線

  1. (literally) red line; red string (Classifier: c)
  2. (figurative) red thread of fate, relationship between a predestined love couple (as if tied by an invisible red string); marriage or matchmaking (Classifier: c mn)
  3. (figurative, literary) betrothal gifts
  4. (figurative, politics) central and politically correct theme of a piece of writing
  5. (figurative) main thread in literary works
  6. (figurative) red line (a boundary or limit which should not be crossed); bottom line

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紅線

  1. Hong Xian, the protagonist in the Tang dynasty tale The Story of Hong Xian