紅線
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: ang5 suan3
POJ: âng-suàⁿ
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: âng-suàⁿ
Variety: chaozhou
Meanings and usage
noun: red string; red line, red thread of fate (matchmaking), bottom line (limit not to be crossed)
紅線
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Multiple figurative senses (literal red line/string, red thread of fate, political theme, bottom line) share the same reading, and a homophonous proper-noun sense (the character Hong Xian) also exists, so the single best gloss is uncertain.