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Definition
A green pigment made of malachite, also known as mineral green or malachite green.
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How it's used
Primarily used in the context of traditional Chinese painting and mineral pigments. It refers specifically to the ground mineral pigment derived from malachite, which produces a distinct, vibrant, and opaque green color. Unlike synthetic dyes, it retains its color intensity over centuries, making it highly prized in historical art restoration.
Examples
This painting used malachite green to depict the landscape.
Do you know where one can buy malachite green?
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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.
