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Little Red Book

Little Red Book proper noun: quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, a book widely distributed in Communist China.

Proper noun

the Little Red Book

  1. Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, a book widely distributed in Communist China.

Little Red Book meaning in Vietnamese

Little Red Book in Vietnamese

Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
Hồng bảo thư, Mao ngữ lục

Origin of Little Red Book

In reference to the book's red colour, and because red is the traditional colour representing Communism.

Questions about Little Red Book

What does Little Red Book mean?
Little Red Book means quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, a book widely distributed in Communist China.
What is Little Red Book in Vietnamese?
Little Red Book in Vietnamese is Hồng bảo thư, Mao ngữ lục. See Little Red Book meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Little Red Book?
Little Red Book is a proper noun.

Words near Little Red Book in the dictionary

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  2. little professors
  3. Little Ramallah
  4. little raven
  5. little ravens
  6. Little Red Book
  7. little red dot
  8. little red dots
  9. Little Red Hen syndrome
  10. Little Red Riding Hood
  11. Little Red Riding-Hood

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