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[1] colour; pigment; paint [2] face; countenance; facial expression [3] prestige; reputation; honour [4] a Chinese surname   Stroke count: 18
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 7966 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Jun 2011 02:12 |
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顏色
ngaan4 sik1 = colour (UK); color (US)
五顏六色
ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 = multi-coloured, colorful, motley
水彩顏料
seoi2 coi2 ngaan4 liu6*2 = water-colour paint
顏色筆
ngaan4 sik1 bat1 = coloured pencil 粵
水彩顏色
seoi2 coi2 ngaan4 sik1 = watercolors
顏料
ngaan4 liu6*2 = colors; pigment, paint
木顏色筆
muk6 ngaan4 sik1 bat1 = coloured pencils
顏面
ngaan4 min6 = [n] face, facial feature; [adj] prosopo- (a prefix in medical terms meaning facial)
顏面掃地
ngaan4 min6 sou3 dei6 = great loss of face
三分顏色上大紅
saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4 = go beyond one's depth 粵
幾分顏色上大紅
gei2 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4 = go beyond one's depth 粵
顏體
ngaan4 tai2 = calligraphy style of Yan Zhenqing
強顏歡笑
koeng5 ngaan4 fun1 siu3 = to try to look happy when one is sad
養顏
joeng5 ngaan4 = nourish the complexion
啟顏
kai2 ngaan4 = to break forth in a smile (also 開顔)
龍顏
lung4 ngaan4 = he countenance of the emperor
厚顏無恥
hau5 ngaan4 mou4 ci2 = shameless
紅顏知己
hung4 ngaan4 zi1 gei2 = lady bosom friend
素顏
sou3 ngaan4 = makeup free
駐顏有術
zyu3 ngaan4 jau5 seot6 = able to maintain a young look; look young
顏行書
ngaan4 hang4 syu1 = Johnny Yan
顏志琳
ngaan4 zi3 lam4 = Yan Chi-Lin
顏正國
ngaan4 zing3 gwok3 = Yen Cheng-Kuo |
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