red guards

red guard

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red gahrd]
- /rɛd gɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red gahrd]
- /rɛd gɑrd/

Definition of red guards words

noun red guards a member of a Chinese Communist youth movement in the late 1960s, committed to the militant support of Mao Zedong. 1

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Origin of red guards

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70; translation of Chinese hóng wèibīng

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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