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Whiteinnocence ; purity
He has white hands.A white lie
White coffee ; white elephant ; white goods
= He is innocent.
白開水白菜 白作工他白手起家
(plain) boiled water
Chinese Cabbage
all in vain
Start from scratch / build up from nothing
Green
英 : young ; inexperienced
A green old age
As green as grass
A green hand
A green-eyed monster ; green with envy
Green back
Green thumb / fingers
Green belt
Red• 中 = 英 : 喜氣red envelope; a red letter day
Roll out the red carpet
紅豆
紅茶
紅糖
紅樓夢
Love peas
Black tea
Brown sugar
The Story of the Stone / The Dream of the Red Chamber
See the red / red with angerShe becomes red facedIn the red / red figuresred belt
Black 英 = 中 : 不吉利的 ; 不受歡迎的 ; 邪惡的A black letter day
black sheep 害群之馬black market 黑市 black list 黑名單blackmail 黑函
black and blue
black coffee
In the black / black figure
black out
Blue• 英 : 心情低落 depressed ; down
She looks blue today. What’s the matter with her? —— She is in holiday blue.
blue movieblue bloodout of blue / a bolt from the blueonce in a blue moonblue printA blue-collar worker
• Yellow pages• Brown bread / rice• Brown bag• In the pink• Purple wine• To be born in the purple • = be born with a silver spoon• A golden boy• A golden opportunity• the silver screen
• grey hair
• A grey area
• pink-collar workers
• pinkies
Emerald green
Baby blue