hồng kì

Lá hồng kì phấp phới bay trên nóc tòa nhà.

Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Red flag: A flag that is predominantly red in color, often used as a symbol.
   • Revolutionary flag: Specifically, a red flag used as a symbol of revolution, socialism, or communism.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lá hồng kì phấp phới bay trên nóc tòa nhà. (The red flag flutters on the roof of the building.)
  • Họ tiến về phía trước dưới ngọn hồng kì cách mạng. (They advanced under the revolutionary red flag.)

Advanced Usage

• "dưới ngọn hồng kì": under the red flag (often implying under the banner/guidance of a revolutionary or communist cause).
  • Đoàn quân tiến bước dưới ngọn hồng kì. (The troops marched forward under the red flag.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cờ đỏ: A more common and general synonym for "red flag". While hồng kì and cờ đỏ can be synonymous, hồng kì can carry a more specific, formal, or literary connotation related to revolution.
• Cờ: General word for flag.
• Kì: Literary or formal word for flag (often used in compounds).

Synonyms

• Cờ đỏ: Red flag.
• Cờ cách mạng: Revolutionary flag.

Related Phrases

• Hồng kì cộng sản: Communist red flag.
• Hồng kì sao vàng: Red flag with a gold star (specifically the flag of Vietnam).