顏色

顏色

1. color

   眼睛顏色／眼睛颜色  ―  yǎnjing yánsè  ―  eye color

   要找出適合你的顏色。 [MSC, trad.]
   要找出适合你的颜色。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yào zhǎochū shìhé nǐ de yánsè. [Pinyin]

   Find a color that suits you.

   • 你未看此花時，此花與汝心同歸於寂；你來看此花時，則此花顏色一時明白起來，便知此花不在你的心外。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     你未看此花时，此花与汝心同归于寂；你来看此花时，则此花颜色一时明白起来，便知此花不在你的心外。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1554, 王陽明,《傳習錄》第275, translated by Chan Wing-tsit

     Nǐ wèi kàn cǐ huā shí, cǐ huā yǔ rǔ xīn tóngguī yú jì; nǐ lái kàn cǐ huā shí, zé cǐ huā yánsè yīshí míngbái qǐlái, biàn zhī cǐ huā bùzài nǐ de xīnwài. [Pinyin]

     Before you look at these flowers, they and your mind are in the state of silent vacancy. As you come to look at them, their colors at once show up clearly. From this you can know that these flowers are not external to your mind.

2. face; look; expression

   • 風簷展書讀，古道照顏色。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     风檐展书读，古道照颜色。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1281, 文天祥 (Wen Tianxiang), 《正氣歌》

     Fēngyán zhǎn shū dú, gǔdào zhào yánsè. [Pinyin]

     Under the eaves I open the book and read; the ancient Way lights up my face.

3. good looks (of a woman)
4. amazing skill or ability

• (color): 色彩 (sècǎi); (color and luster, e.g. of gems) 色澤／色泽 (sèzé), 顏色／颜色 (yánsè); (Gan, Jin) 色氣／色气 (shǎiqi); (Cantonese, Min Nan) 色水 (shǎishuǐ); (Min Nan, color and luster e.g. of gems) 色緻／色致
• (face; look; expression): 臉色／脸色 (liǎnsè), 面容 (miànróng)
• (good looks, of a woman): 姿色 (zīsè)

• 花紋／花纹 (huāwén)
• 花色 (huāsè)

顏色

1. pigment

• 染料 (rǎnliào)
• 顏料／颜料 (yánliào)