紅顏 [红颜]

Jyutping hung4 ngaan4
Pinyin hóng yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. a beautiful woman
  2. young beauties
  3. youths
  4. rosy cheeks
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    即​係​女性​，​係​一種​文雅​嘅​講​法​（​量​詞​：​位​）
    beautiful woman; literally: rosy face
    • 紅顏薄命
      红颜薄命
      hung4 ngaan4 bok6 meng6
      beautiful women usually suffer tragic fates
    • 紅顏知己
      红颜知己
      hung4 ngaan4 zi1 gei2
      female close friend
    • 紅顏禍水
      红颜祸水
      hung4 ngaan4 wo6 seoi2
      disaster brought upon us by a woman
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively, literary
    beautiful woman
  2. noun, literary
    pretty face; rosy complexion
  3. noun, figuratively, literary
    youth
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好多男人都渴望有自己嘅红颜知己。
    好多男人都渴望有自己嘅紅顏知己。
    hou2 do1 naam4 jan2 dou1 hot3 mong6 jau5 zi6 gei2 ge3 hung4 ngaan4 zi1 gei2.
    • Many men long to have their confidantes.
  2. Cantonese
    红颜薄命
    紅顏薄命
    hung4 ngaan4 bok6 meng6
    • beautiful women usually suffer tragic fates
  3. Cantonese
    红颜知己
    紅顏知己
    hung4 ngaan4 zi1 gei2
    • female close friend
    • close female friend
  4. Cantonese
    红颜祸水
    紅顏禍水
    hung4 ngaan4 wo6 seoi2
    • disaster brought upon us by a woman