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Chinese red

noun

vermilion; orange red; red chrome.

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Origin of Chinese red

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby Chinese red

Chinese lug, Chinese medicine, Chinese money, Chinese mustard, Chinese puzzle, Chinese red, Chinese restaurant syndrome, Chinese Revolution, Chinese sacred lily, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chinese snowball
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British Dictionary definitions for Chinese red

Chinese red

noun

  1. a bright red colour
  2. (as adjective)a Chinese-red bag
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