"紅顏禍水" meaning in All languages combined

See 紅顏禍水 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /xʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /hʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²¹ wɔː²² sɵy̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 红颜祸水 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 紅顏禍水
  1. charming beauty who makes men fall and leads to disasters (such as a loss of wealth or reputation, or a toppled nation); dangerous woman; femme fatale (Classifier: 灘/滩) Wikipedia link: Bao Si, Daji, Mo Xi Tags: idiomatic
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          "charming",
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          "beauty",
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        ],
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          "men",
          "men"
        ],
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ],
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "disaster",
          "disaster"
        ],
        [
          "wealth",
          "wealth"
        ],
        [
          "reputation",
          "reputation"
        ],
        [
          "toppled",
          "toppled"
        ],
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ],
        [
          "dangerous",
          "dangerous"
        ],
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          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "femme fatale",
          "femme fatale"
        ],
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          "灘",
          "灘#Chinese"
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          "滩",
          "滩#Chinese"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "hóngyánhuòshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ ngaan⁴ wo⁶ seoi²"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hóngyánhuòshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hóngyánhuòshuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung²-yen²-huo⁴-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "húng-yán-hwò-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "horngyanhuohshoei"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xunʺjanʹxošuj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "хунъяньхошуй"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ ngaan⁴ wo⁶ seoi²"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "hùhng ngàahn woh séui"
    },
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        "Guangzhou",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ ngaan⁴ wo⁶ soey²"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ ngan⁴ wo⁶ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²¹ wɔː²² sɵy̯³⁵/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
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      ],
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  "word": "紅顏禍水"
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        "Chinese nouns classified by 灘/滩",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 水",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 禍",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 紅",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 顏",
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          "charming",
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        [
          "beauty",
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          "men",
          "men"
        ],
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ],
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "disaster",
          "disaster"
        ],
        [
          "wealth",
          "wealth"
        ],
        [
          "reputation",
          "reputation"
        ],
        [
          "toppled",
          "toppled"
        ],
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ],
        [
          "dangerous",
          "dangerous"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "femme fatale",
          "femme fatale"
        ],
        [
          "灘",
          "灘#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "滩",
          "滩#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Bao Si",
        "Daji",
        "Mo Xi"
      ]
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hóngyánhuòshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ ngaan⁴ wo⁶ seoi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hóngyánhuòshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hóngyánhuòshuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung²-yen²-huo⁴-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "húng-yán-hwò-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "horngyanhuohshoei"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xunʺjanʹxošuj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "хунъяньхошуй"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ ngaan⁴ wo⁶ seoi²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hùhng ngàahn woh séui"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ ngaan⁴ wo⁶ soey²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ ngan⁴ wo⁶ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²¹ wɔː²² sɵy̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "紅顏禍水"
}

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