Meanings
proper nounthe Little Red Book
- Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, a book widely distributed in Communist China.
Origin
In reference to the book's red colour, and because red is the traditional colour representing Communism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 紅寶書 /红宝书, 毛語錄 /毛语录
- 紅寶書 /红宝书 (Hóng Bǎo Shū)Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
- 毛語錄 /毛语录 (Máoyǔlù)Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
Dutch Rode Boekje, Citaten van voorzitter Mao Zedong
- Rode BoekjeQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
- Citaten van voorzitter Mao ZedongQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
- Citaten van Voorzitter Mao Tse-ToengQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
Finnish Pieni punainen kirja
- Pieni punainen kirjaQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
French Petit Livre rouge, Citations du Président Mao Tse-Toung
- Petit Livre rougeQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
- Citations du Président Mao Tse-ToungQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
- Les Plus Hautes InstructionsQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
German Mao-Bibel, Kleines Rotes Buch
- Mao-BibelQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
- Kleines Rotes BuchQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
Polish Czerwona Książeczka
- Czerwona KsiążeczkaQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
Spanish Pequeño Libro Rojo, Libro Rojo de Mao
- Pequeño Libro RojoQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
- Libro Rojo de MaoQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
Swedish Maos lilla röda
- Maos lilla rödaQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
Vietnamese Hồng bảo thư, Mao ngữ lục
- Hồng bảo thưQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
- Mao ngữ lụcQuotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
Cite this entry
APA
Little Red Book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Red%20Book
MLA
“Little Red Book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Red%20Book. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Little Red Book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Red%20Book.
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