mínghuáng

明黄

Word · AdjectiveTraditional明黃

bright, pure yellow

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

bright, pure yellow; vivid yellow

literary

Often used to describe a specific, saturated shade of yellow, historically associated with imperial use in China.

Tā她
chuān穿
zhe着
yī一
tiáo条
míng明
huáng黄
sè色
de的
qún裙
zi子
 ,
zài在
rén人
qún群
zhōng中
hěn很
xiǎn显
yǎn眼
 。

She wore a bright yellow dress that stood out in the crowd.

Gǔ古
dài代
huáng皇
dì帝
de的
lóng龙
páo袍
cháng常
yòng用
míng明
huáng黄
sè色
de的
sī丝
chóu绸
zhì制
zuò作
 。

The dragon robes of ancient emperors were often made of bright yellow silk.

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Zhè这
jiàn件
míng明
huáng黄
de的
cí瓷
qì器
yán颜
sè色
fēi非
cháng常
zhèng正
 ,
jià价
zhí值
bù不
fěi菲
 。

This piece of bright yellow porcelain has a very pure color and is quite valuable.

Chūn春
tiān天
lái来
le了
 ,
yóu油
cài菜
huā花
kāi开
chū出
le了
yī一
piàn片
míng明
huáng黄
 。

Spring has arrived, and the rapeseed flowers have bloomed into a field of bright yellow.