red buttonn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈbʌtn/, U.S.

/ˌrɛd ˈbətn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Chinese lexical item. Etymons: red adj., button n.

Etymology: < red adj. + button n., after Chinese hóng dǐngzi coral button indicating the first and second ranks of the Qing bureaucracy < hóng red + dǐngzi rank button (also dǐngdài ; < dǐng crown of the head + dài to wear; compare zi , diminutive suffix). Chinese zǒngbīng (compare quot. 1919 at sense B.) denotes a particular one of the these ranks.

Now historical.

A. n.

1. A red-coloured button worn on the cap of a high-ranking Chinese mandarin, esp. of the first class.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > fastenings > button > types of

hair-button1593

frog1635

bar-button1685

frost button1686

sleeve-button1686

berry-button1702

stud1715

pearl button1717

breast button1742

bell-button1775

shell button1789

red button1797

olivet1819

bullet-buttons1823

basket-button1836

all-over1838

top1852

olive1890

pearly1890

nail head1892

1797 G. Staunton Authentic Acct. Embassy to China III. i. 32 None of the persons assembled on this occasion, wore a mark inferior to the opaque red button.

1850 Times 22 Jan. 8 He offered the Chief Shap-'ng-tsai a red button (the highest rank of mandarin) if he would take a commission in the Government service.

1881 W. A. Martin Chinese 73 The Viceroy Li-Han-Chang reporting to the throne this act of munificence, the Chinese Peabody was rewarded by the privilege of wearing a red button.

1910 Amer. Geogr. Soc. 42 384 He might readily have progressed through the line of preferment to yellow jacket and peacock plume and bright red button of the advancing mandarin.

1976 Metrop. Museum Jrnl. 11 106 (note) Schall was also entitled to wear a red button on his hat.

2004 A. Min Empress Orchid xxi. 286 He was wearing a hat decorated with a red button and a flamboyant peacock feather.

2. A high-ranking Chinese mandarin. rare.

ΚΠ

1864 R. Hart Jrnl. 14 Aug. in R. Smith et al. Robert Hart & China's Early Modernization (1991) 180 Their father is over 70 years of age, and is a ‘red-button’, having held high office in the provinces.

1932 L. J. Miln Ann Zu-Zan xix. 166 She jostled a red-button's secondary as she did so, and the concubine frowned severely.

B. adj.

Designating a high-ranking Chinese mandarin (see sense A. 1). Now rare.

ΚΠ

1844 W. D. Bernard Narr. Voy. Nemesis II. xxvii. 166 It is noticed that the highest, or red button mandarin..frequently ordered some of the hardships they complained of to be remedied.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 12 May 10/1 Chang is a red-button mandarin.

1898 Times 13 Dec. 6/3 Here he was met by two red button generals, named Wang and Sun.

1919 J. W. McSpadden Boys' Bk. Famous Soldiers 137 Because of this victory he has been given the rank of Tsung-ping, or Red Button Mandarin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red button
释义	red buttonn.adj. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈbʌtn/, U.S. /ˌrɛd ˈbətn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Chinese lexical item. Etymons: red adj., button n. Etymology: < red adj. + button n., after Chinese hóng dǐngzi coral button indicating the first and second ranks of the Qing bureaucracy < hóng red + dǐngzi rank button (also dǐngdài ; < dǐng crown of the head + dài to wear; compare zi , diminutive suffix). Chinese zǒngbīng (compare quot. 1919 at sense B.) denotes a particular one of the these ranks. Now historical. A. n. 1. A red-coloured button worn on the cap of a high-ranking Chinese mandarin, esp. of the first class. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > fastenings > button > types of hair-button1593 frog1635 bar-button1685 frost button1686 sleeve-button1686 berry-button1702 stud1715 pearl button1717 breast button1742 bell-button1775 shell button1789 red button1797 olivet1819 bullet-buttons1823 basket-button1836 all-over1838 top1852 olive1890 pearly1890 nail head1892 1797 G. Staunton Authentic Acct. Embassy to China III. i. 32 None of the persons assembled on this occasion, wore a mark inferior to the opaque red button. 1850 Times 22 Jan. 8 He offered the Chief Shap-'ng-tsai a red button (the highest rank of mandarin) if he would take a commission in the Government service. 1881 W. A. Martin Chinese 73 The Viceroy Li-Han-Chang reporting to the throne this act of munificence, the Chinese Peabody was rewarded by the privilege of wearing a red button. 1910 Amer. Geogr. Soc. 42 384 He might readily have progressed through the line of preferment to yellow jacket and peacock plume and bright red button of the advancing mandarin. 1976 Metrop. Museum Jrnl. 11 106 (note) Schall was also entitled to wear a red button on his hat. 2004 A. Min Empress Orchid xxi. 286 He was wearing a hat decorated with a red button and a flamboyant peacock feather. 2. A high-ranking Chinese mandarin. rare. ΚΠ 1864 R. Hart Jrnl. 14 Aug. in R. Smith et al. Robert Hart & China's Early Modernization (1991) 180 Their father is over 70 years of age, and is a ‘red-button’, having held high office in the provinces. 1932 L. J. Miln Ann Zu-Zan xix. 166 She jostled a red-button's secondary as she did so, and the concubine frowned severely. B. adj. Designating a high-ranking Chinese mandarin (see sense A. 1). Now rare. ΚΠ 1844 W. D. Bernard Narr. Voy. Nemesis II. xxvii. 166 It is noticed that the highest, or red button mandarin..frequently ordered some of the hardships they complained of to be remedied. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 12 May 10/1 Chang is a red-button mandarin. 1898 Times 13 Dec. 6/3 Here he was met by two red button generals, named Wang and Sun. 1919 J. W. McSpadden Boys' Bk. Famous Soldiers 137 Because of this victory he has been given the rank of Tsung-ping, or Red Button Mandarin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1797
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