红潮 (gōng) — (noun) blush, flush (on the face); (noun, euphemism) menstruation; (noun, biology) red tide (algal bloom)
Definition
A literary/euphemistic noun covering three senses: a facial blush (脸上泛起红潮), menstruation (euphemistic), and red tide — an algal bloom harmful to coastal fisheries.
noun
blushflush (on the face)(noun, euphemism) menstruation(noun, biology) red tide (algal bloom)
Examples
- ,红潮。Tā tīng dào kuā jiǎng hòu, liǎn shàng fàn qǐ le gōng.After hearing the compliment, a blush spread across her face.
- 红潮。Zhè wèi nǚ xìng yīn gōng bú diào ér qù kàn le zhōng yī.This woman went to see a Chinese medicine doctor because of irregular menstruation.
- 红潮,。Yán hǎi dì qū jìn nián lái pín fán chū xiàn gōng xiàn xiàng, duì yú yè zào chéng le yán zhòng yǐng xiǎng.In recent years, red tide phenomena have frequently occurred in coastal areas, severely impacting the fishing industry.
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