女儿红

女兒紅

nǚ'érhóng

noun

Measure Word

一坛女儿红 tán

Meanings

1 Nü'erhong, Shaoxing yellow wine buried when a daughter is born and opened at her wedding
2 Nü'erhong, a brand of Shaoxing yellow wine

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

女儿出生那年，他在院子里埋了一坛女儿红。

Nǚ'ér chūshēng nà nián, tā zài yuànzi lǐ mái le yì tán nǚ'érhóng.

The year his daughter was born, he buried a jar of Nü'erhong in the courtyard.

HSK 7-9

武侠片里，大侠进了客栈总要先来一坛女儿红。

Wǔxiápiàn lǐ, dàxiá jìn le kèzhàn zǒng yào xiān lái yì tán nǚ'érhóng.

In martial arts films, a hero who walks into an inn always starts by ordering a jar of Nü'erhong.

Tips

culture

In 绍兴 a family would brew wine when a daughter was born and bury the jars, then dig them up for her wedding feast. The jars were often painted with flowers, one explanation of the name 花雕. Wine laid down for a son was called 状元红, for the day he passed the imperial exams.

memory

女儿 'daughter' + 红 'red', the colour of a Chinese wedding: the wine that waits for the daughter's big day.

Stroke Order

女 nǚ

儿 ér

红 hóng