Phrase guide

red guard

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of any of several organizations known as Red Guards or Red Guard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hongweibing

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of red guard

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: political movement

History

Etymology

From red + guard.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅衛兵 /红卫兵 (hóngwèibīng) — Red Guards (China)
  • Finnish: punakaartilainen — Red Guards (China)
  • Japanese: 紅衛兵 (kōeihei) — Red Guards (China)
  • Korean: 홍위병 (hong'wibyeong) — Red Guards (China)
  • Polish: czerwonogwardzista — Red Guards (China)
  • Polish: hunwejbin — Red Guards (China)
  • Russian: хунвэйби́н (xunvɛjbín) — Red Guards (China)
  • Russian: хунвейби́н (xunvɛjbín) — Red Guards (China)
  • Russian: красногварде́ец (krasnogvardéjec) — Red Guards (China)
  • Russian: кра́сный (krásnyj) — Red Guards (China)
  • Russian: красноарме́ец (krasnoarméjec) — Red Guards (China)
  • Swedish: rödgardist — Red Guards (China)
  • Thai: ยุวชนแดง (yú wá chon daeng) — Red Guards (China)
  • Vietnamese: hồng vệ binh — Red Guards (China)