red guard en · NOUN
Etymology
From red + guard.
Meanings
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A member of any of several organizations known as Red Guards or Red Guard.
In Beijing, Red Guard assaults destroyed 4,922 of the capital’s 6,843 designated “places of cultural or historical interest.” The Forbidden City itself was reportedly saved only by Zhou Enlai’s personal intervention.
2011, Henry Kissinger, On China, New York: Penguin Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 194:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| red guards | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Red Guard | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (14)
ko 홍위병 (Red Guards (China)) · cmn 紅衛兵 /红卫兵 (Red Guards (China)) · ru красногварде́ец (Red Guards (China)) · vi hồng vệ binh (Red Guards (China)) · ru красноарме́ец (Red Guards (China)) · th ยุวชนแดง (Red Guards (China)) · sv rödgardist (Red Guards (China)) · ru хунвейби́н (Red Guards (China)) · ru кра́сный (Red Guards (China)) · fi punakaartilainen (Red Guards (China)) · pl hunwejbin (Red Guards (China)) · pl czerwonogwardzista (Red Guards (China)) · ja 紅衛兵 (Red Guards (China)) · ru хунвэйби́н (Red Guards (China))