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黃色 (wong4 sik1) — yellow colour in Cantonese

wongˎ₄黃sikˉ¹色
简 黄色
Mandarin Pinyin: huang2 se4

Meaning of 黃色

nounyellow colour
nounerotic, pornographic, obscene, pertains to events or items associated with sex (orig. borrowed from “yellow journalism”, now used more widely) [粵]: 鹹濕

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Example Sentences with 黃色

黃色襯紫色好唔好睇呀？
Yellow and purple match, does it look good?
ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫wongˎ₄黃sikˉ¹色wo3.喎。
The shirt is yellow.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個tauˎ₄頭wongˎ₄黃sik1.色。
His hair is yellow.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度wongˎ₄黃sikˉ¹色dang1.燈。
The light here is yellow.
hoengˉ¹香ziuˉ¹蕉wongˎ₄黃sikˉ¹色gaa3.㗎。
Bananas are yellow.
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Characters in 黃色

黃wong4
Kangxi radical 201
色sik1
sensuality; desire for beauty; lust; lewdness; carnal pleasure

Words Containing 黃色

橙黃色caang2 wong4 sik1
pale orange color, gamboge
黃色暴雨wong4 sik1 bou6 jyu5
Amber rainstorm signal (potential heavy rain) [level 1].
黃色火焰wong4 sik1 fo2 jim6
yellow flame
螢光黃色jing4 gwong1 wong4 sik1
fluorescent yellow
黃色小說wong4 sik1 siu2 syut3
pornographic novel
黃色片wong4 sik1 pin2
pornographic film (Lit. yellow film) [粵]: 鹹片
淺黃色cin2 wong4 sik1
buff; pale yellow
檸檬黃色ning4 mung1 wong4 sik1
lemon yellow [Syn.] 檸檬色
黃色暴雨警告wong4 sik1 bou6 jyu5 ging2 gou3
rainstorm amber warning
黃色架步wong4 sik1 gaa3 bou6
a vice establishment
粉黃色fan2 wong4 sik1
pastel yellow

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