caang2 sik1橙色
Jyutpingcaang2 sik1
Yalecháang sīk
Definition
Orange; the color produced by mixing red and yellow.
Example
colloquialcolours
How it's used
Colloquially, people often just say 橙色 to describe the fruit's colour, but it is also frequently used to describe bright, high-visibility items like traffic cones or safety vests. Unlike some other colours that have specific shades named after objects, 橙色 is the standard and most common way to refer to this hue in daily life.
Examples
Her shirt is orange.
Do you like the colour orange?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse 橙色 with 橙, which refers specifically to the fruit. Always add 色 when you are talking about the colour itself to avoid ambiguity.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
