cin2 laam4淺藍浅蓝
Jyutpingcin2 laam4
Yalechín làahm
Definition
Light blue.
colloquialcolours
How it's used
Adding 色 after a colour is standard in Cantonese to clarify that you are referring to the colour itself rather than an object. While 淺藍 works as an adjective, native speakers almost always append 色 when describing the appearance of an item to sound more natural.
Examples
Do you like dark blue or light blue?
Related words
Common phrases
light blue colour
Common mistake
Learners often forget to add 色 when using colours as nouns or descriptive predicates, which can sound incomplete or slightly awkward to native ears.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
