ngo4 wong4鵝黃鹅黄
Jyutpingngo4 wong4
Yalengòh wòhng
Definition
Light yellow.
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How it's used
Describes a soft, pale yellow reminiscent of the downy feathers of a gosling. It is often used to describe clothing, interior decor, or flowers, carrying a gentle and warm aesthetic connotation that simple yellow lacks.
Examples
This shirt is light yellow, it suits you very well.
Do you like light yellow wallpaper?
Related words
Common phrases
light yellow color
Grammar color guide
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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.
