Color Words

Yellow In Chinese traditional culture, yellow is located in the center of the Five Colors. So far, yellow is still the symbol of old China."黄袍" is the emperor’s dress,"黄屋" is his carriage,"黄钺"is his guard of honor, "黄榜“ is the proclamation published by
Although black means dead and evil, it also stands for solemn and dignified( 高贵的、庄严的). Black suit is the westerners’ favorite traditional dress. In solemn occasions, the officials and celebrities would prefer to dress in black.
Some translations
“红榜” should be translated into “honor roll ”;
“红 豆” should be translated into “love pea”;
“红运” should be translated into “good luck”; “ 红 利 ” should betranslated into “dividend（奖金）”;
Color Words
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some colour words

cream
khaki
offwhite
royal blue
rubine
violet
beige
奶油白 卡基色 灰白色 宝石蓝 宝石红 紫罗兰 米黄色
In human languages there are a number of color terms that makes the world colorful. The color words not only express the color, but also imply the culture of each country. Different cultures can reflect one country ’s history, aesthetic taste and national psychology. It is noticed that different people from different cultural backgroungs have different sense to colors.
“red ruin” in English means “火灾”;
“a red battle” means “血战”; “red sky” means “彩霞”. There is a saying in English: Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight, red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning (朝霞不出门，晚霞行千里). In English, “red flag” represents danger, but in Chinese, “红旗” means advanced unit or advanced individual.
warning; even it can annoy people
to some degree.ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
English idioms




Go into the red means incurring a financial deficit Paint in red means describing something as shocking news Red eye means low-cost whisky Red flag means dangerous signal Red neck means clodhopper(粗人)
White
White in the western culture is usually an esteem color. White stands for honest and upright, such as a white spirit, white man, and white hands. White also stands for lucky, such as white magic, and white hope is a person who is expected to bring success to a team. White stands for legal and non-malice（无恶意的）, such as white market, white list.
Red (China) In China, red is the symbol of celebration, luck, victory, loyal and welcome. In China, we will hang red flags, red lanterns and stick red slogans to celebrate.
mourns to the dead relative.
“reactionary gang” (黑帮) “black market”(黑市) “smuggled goods”(黑货) “blacklist”(黑名单)
Black
In the west, black is a taboo color, which stands for darkness. It means death and sinister（凶兆）, such as Black Mass, to wear black for her mother, black words, a black letter day, Black Friday. Black symbolizes wicked（邪恶的） and guilty, for example, black man, a black deed, black guard, Black-hand, black-hearted.
Black
And it means disgrace（耻辱）, such as a black mark; a black eye ,A black sheep. And black means deject（沮丧） and resent（怨恨）: black dog, black future, a black look, and black thoughts.
White
White, opposite to red, is a basic taboo color in Chinese traditional culture. It is the expression of exhausted and non-blooded, non-life, and stands for death and ill omen（预兆、征兆）. For example, when one died, his family members must dress in white, and hold a funeral and this is called 白事. In Chinese feudal society, the common people were forbidden to dress in any other colors except white, so they were called "白衣 "or" 布衣". The persons with no position are "白丁" or" 白身", their houses are "白屋".
Red
Red can also represent violence and cruelty. for example “red battle” means bloody battle; “red activities” means violent activities; “red rules of tooth” means law of jungle； “ red-covered papers ” means national secret document; “red alert” means air alert.
Black
In China, black is always connected with
bad things or disaster. Black symbolizes
disaster here. In Chinese funeral, people
usually wear a black armband to show their
White
White is considered as pure. White is the traditional
color for the brides at weddings, and to wear white at funerals would be offensive. As white is the color of the snow, so there is a white Christmas and a white winter. Lily white means as white and pure as lily.
Due to differences of the historical development, living environment and psychological state of different nations, the objects used to describe the same color in the languages can not be exactly the same. Like other language rhetoric, color words often have distinctive national characteristics. For example： 我们中国人习惯用“米色”描写一种淡黄色，因为米 是我们的主食，而英国人很早就以cream或creamy(奶 油色)以及butter-yellow(黄油色)来表达这一颜色，因 为奶油和黄油是他们的普通食物。” (张培基，1964 ：79)