fan2 hung4粉紅粉红
Jyutpingfan2 hung4
Yalefán hùhng
Definition
Pink.
Example
siu2小mui6妹mui2妹zung1鍾ji3意fan2粉hung4紅sik1色。
siu2小mui6妹mui2妹zung1钟ji3意fan2粉hung4红sik1色。
Little sister likes pink.
colloquialcolours
How it's used
While 粉紅 is often used as an adjective, adding 色 at the end is standard when referring to the colour itself as a noun. It is common to drop the 色 when describing an object, such as calling a pink dress a 粉紅裙.
Examples
She is wearing a pink shirt today.
Do you like the colour pink?
Related words
Common phrases
pink colour
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse 粉紅 with 桃紅, which refers to a much more vibrant, hot pink or magenta shade. Using 粉紅 for a very bright, saturated pink might sound inaccurate to native speakers.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
