開紅盤 kāi hóng pán

DEFINITIONS

  1. (of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year
  2. (of a business) to be profitable
  3. (of a stock market) to rise
  4. (sport) to win one's first match of a competition

CHARACTERS

開 kāi open; initiate, begin, start
紅 hóng red, vermillion; blush, flush
盤 pán tray, plate, dish; examine