挂彩 (guà cǎi) — to hang colorful decorations (for a festive occasion); to be wounded in action (military slang)

Definition

Examples

• 春节快到了，家家户户都在门前挂彩。
  Chūn jié kuài dào le, jiā jiā hù hù dōu zài mén qián guà cǎi.
  Spring Festival is coming, and every household is hanging colorful decorations in front of the door.
• 他在上一次战斗中挂过彩，现在伤已经好了。
  Tā zài shàng yí cì zhàn dòu zhōng guà guò cǎi, xiàn zài shāng yǐ jīng hǎo le.
  He was wounded in the last battle, and now the wound has healed.
• 这位老兵曾经挂过两次彩。
  Zhè wèi lǎo bīng céng jīng guà guò liǎng cì cǎi.
  This veteran has been wounded twice.