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大红大紫
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大红大紫

大红大紫 — “To be very popular and successful”

大红大紫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be very popular and successful”. To be in the limelight and highly acclaimed. Literally, “big red big purple”.

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大红大紫 Pronunciation and Pinyin

大红大紫 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
红
hóng6red, popular, auspicious
大
dà3large, big, great
紫
zǐ12purple color

Example Sentence with 大红大紫

那位年轻的歌手凭借独特的嗓音和舞台魅力,很快就在乐坛上大红大紫起来。
That young singer, with her unique voice and stage presence, quickly rose to prominence and became a great success in the music industry.

Idioms Related to 大红大紫

Synonyms of 大红大紫

  • dà大fù富dà大guì贵great wealth and high status

Antonyms of 大红大紫

  • mò默mò默wú无wén闻to be unknown to the public

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

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Questions about 大红大紫

What does 大红大紫 mean?

大红大紫 (dà hóng dà zǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be very popular and successful”.

How do you pronounce 大红大紫?

大红大紫 is pronounced dà hóng dà zǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 大红大紫 literally mean?

Literally, 大红大紫 means “big red big purple”. It is used to mean “to be very popular and successful”.

What is the Chinese definition of 大红大紫?

形容显赫、得意。

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