fan2 hung4 sik1粉紅色粉红色
Jyutpingfan2 hung4 sik1
Yalefán hùhng sīk
Definition
Pink; the color between red and white.
colloquialcolours
How it's used
Colloquially, this term is often shortened to just 粉色 when the context of color is already clear. It is frequently used to describe items that are considered cute or feminine, though it is a standard descriptor for any object of that hue.
Examples
She is wearing a pink shirt today.
Do you like pink?
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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.
