大红灯笼高高挂 in English Da4 hong2 Deng1 long2 Gao1 gao1 Gua4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

大 红 灯 笼 高 高 挂

Traditional Characters

大 紅 燈 籠 高 高 掛

Pinyin

Da4 hong2 Deng1 long2 Gao1 gao1 Gua4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

大da4big 红hong2surname Hong 灯deng1lamp 笼long2enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc 高gao1surname Gao 高gao1surname Gao 挂gua4to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)