so @yusibts requested a color vocab list so here it is! i went all in with it so i hope you enjoy
咖啡色／棕色／褐色 kāfēisè/zōngsè/hésè brown (all i know is all of these mean brown but the first one is specified as *coffee* brown but other than that idk if there are any distinctions btw them)
*note: for colors you can add 深 shēn (dark) or 浅 qiǎn (light) to colors to describe their intensity*
玫瑰红 méi gui hóng rose red
看破红尘 kàn pò hóng chén “to see through the red dust of the world”; to give up worldly desires and live a Buddhist monastic lifestyle
姹紫嫣红 chà zǐ yān hóng “beautiful purples and bright reds”; for describing a bright and colorful bouquet
柠檬黄 níngméng huáng lemon yellow
橄榄黄 gǎnlǎn huáng olive yellow
金黄 jīn huáng golden yellow
明日黄花 míng rì huáng huā “crysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival”; an antiquated or outdated thing
人老珠黄 rén lǎo zhū huáng “old and yellow”; an old and faded woman
青黄不接 qīng huáng bù jiē “the yellow crop of autumn doesn’t last until the green of spring”; reffers to scarce resources, such as not enough manpower or not being able to make ends meet
葱绿 cōnglǜ scallion green/verdant
苹果绿 píngguǒlǜ apple green
森林绿 sēnlín lǜ forest green
水草绿 shuǐ cǎolǜ seaweed green
红男绿女 hóng nán lǜ nǚ “red gentlemen and green ladies”; young people dressed up in fancy clothes
柳绿花红 liǔ lǜ huā hóng “green willows and red flowers”; the colors of spring
戴绿帽子 dài lǜ mào zi “to wear a green hat”; to be cheated on by one’s wife
脸都绿了 liǎn dōu lǜ le “green in the face”; to look sick/unwell
花花绿绿 huā huā lǜ lǜ “lots of flowers and green”; colorful, flashy, and gaudy
月光蓝 yuèguāng lán moonlight blue
青出于蓝 qīngchūyúlán “green supersedes blue”; the younger generation surpasses the old
衣衫蓝褛 yīshān lán lǚ “shabby clothes
葡萄籽 pútáo zǐ grape purple/grayish purple
万紫千红 wàn zǐ qiān hóng “thousands of purples and reds”; the flourishing of a variety of industries
紫气东来 zǐ qì dōng lái “purple breeze blows from the east”; suggests and auspicious and lucky time is coming
橙红色 chéng hóngsè red-orange
柿子橙 shìzi chéng persimmon
热带橙 rè dài chéng tropical orange
深橙 shēn chéng dark orange
红橙黄绿蓝靛紫 hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ “red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple”; all the colors of the rainbow
牡蛎白 mǔ lì bái oyster white
珍珠白 zhēn zhū bái pearl white
玉石白 yù shí bái jade white
一穷二白 yī qióng è bái “first poor then white”; describes someone as financially impoverished and culturally backward
唇红齿白 chún hóng chǐ bái “red lips and white teeth,”; describes a beautiful feminine mouth
白璧无瑕 bái bì wú xiá “white as jade without imperfections”; spotless and perfect.
土黑 tǔ hēi soil or earth colored
古铜黑 gǔ tóng hēi black like the color of old copper
月黑风高 yuè hēi fēng gāo “the moon is black and the winds are high”; a dark, windy and ominous night
起早贪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi “rise early and desire the dark”; to wake up early and sleep late
颠倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái “reverse black and white”; to distort the truth and misrepresent facts.
万念俱灰 wàn niàn jù hūi “all hopes turn gray”; utter disappointment
灰心丧气 hūi xīn sàng qì “gray heart and mournful spirits”; to feel down and depressed.
红棕 hóng zōng reddish brown
奶油色 nǎi yóu sè cream or nude
豆沙色 dòu shā sè literally “red bean colored,” this color looks like a pinky-mauve and is a popular color for lipstick!
牛仔色 níu zǎi sè denim colored
so that’s it for the color vocab post
as per usual if there’s any mistakes just hmu
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