红毛丹 hóng máo dān

DEFINITIONS

  1. rambutan or rumbutan (tropical fruit) (Nephelium lappaceum)

CHARACTERS

红 hóng red, vermillion; blush, flush
毛 máo hair, fur, feathers; coarse
丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)