fe1啡

Jyutpingfe1

Yalefē

形容詞Common

Definition

Brown; the color of a tree trunk or coffee beans.

ni1呢go3個doi6袋hai6係fe1啡sik1色。

ni1呢go3个doi6袋hai6系fe1啡sik1色。

This bag is brown.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the colour brown, derived from the loanword for coffee. While it can stand alone as a noun, it is almost always paired with 色 to function as an adjective. It is the standard way to describe brown objects in daily life, replacing the more formal or literary terms found in written Chinese.

Examples

keoi5佢maai5買zo2咗deoi3對fe1啡sik1色pei4皮haai4鞋。

He bought a pair of brown leather shoes.

nei5你zung1鍾m4唔zung1鍾ji3意le1呢zek3隻fe1啡sik1色aa4呀？

Do you like this shade of brown?

Related words

Common phrases

fe1啡sik1色

brown colour

sam1深fe1啡sik1色

dark brown

cin2淺fe1啡sik1色

light brown

Common mistake

Learners often forget to add 色 after 啡 when describing an object, but using 啡 alone as an adjective can sound incomplete or unnatural in many contexts.