What-did-these-colors-mean What did these colors mean? In Chinese, people use the phrase “hongde fazi” to describe someone who enjoys great popularity (受欢迎). Why do people use hong(red) and zi (purple) to refer to popularity? The red and purple colors originally(原来) referred to(指) the color of ancient officials’ clothes. Clothing color could show social status(社会地位) in… Continue reading What did these colors mean?