hoi2 gwan1 laam4海軍藍海军蓝
Jyutpinghoi2 gwan1 laam4
Yalehói gwān làahm
Definition
Navy blue; a dark blue color originally from the British Royal Navy officer uniforms.
colloquialcoloursclothing
How it's used
Borrowing directly from English, this term is used primarily in fashion and design contexts to describe a specific dark, professional shade of blue. It functions as a noun or an adjective, often appearing with 嘅 to describe the color of an object. While people understand the term, it is more common to hear people simply say 深藍色 for general dark blue.
Examples
Do you prefer navy blue or black?
Related words
Common phrases
navy blue color
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
