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How to say “Brown” in Cantonese — 棕色 (zung1 sik1)

The Cantonese for “brown” is 棕色 (zung1 sik1).

zungˉ¹棕sikˉ¹色

nounbrown

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Other ways to say “brown”

brown (abbreviation of 咖啡色)

咖啡色gaa3 fe1 sik1

brown (literally "coffee colour")

Example sentences with 棕色

louˏ₅老fuˊ²虎dikˉ¹的sanˉ¹身soengˍ₆上jauˏ₅有hanˊ²很doˉ¹多haakˉ¹黑zungˉ¹棕sikˉ¹色dikˉ¹的tiuˎ₄條manˎ₄紋

A tiger has many black-brown stripes on its body.

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (zung1 sik1) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.

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