大红灯笼高高挂

Traditional: 大紅燈籠高高掛

Dà hóng Dēng lóng Gāo gāo Guà

Dictionary entry

Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]

What does 大红灯笼高高挂 mean?

大红灯笼高高挂 (Dà hóng Dēng lóng Gāo gāo Guà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)红Hóngsurname Hong 灯dēnglamp · light 笼lóngenclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket · steamer basket 高Gāosurname Gao 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) · to hang up (the phone)

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大红灯笼高高挂

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