fui1 baak6灰白
Jyutpingfui1 baak6
Yalefūi baahk
Definition
Light gray or grayish white.
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How it's used
Speakers often repeat the word as 灰灰白白 to describe a dull, washed out, or sickly appearance. It carries a negative connotation of lacking vibrancy or health, rather than just being a neutral description of a colour palette.
Examples
His face is pale and greyish, as if he is sick.
Related words
Common phrases
dull and greyish
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a clean or stylish light grey, as it implies a lack of life or fading. Use 淺灰色 for a neutral or positive description of the colour.
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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.
