earth color; yellowish-brown
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
earth color; yellowish-brown; ochre
Commonly used in the idiom 面如土色 to describe a face turned pale or ashen with fear or shock.
Tā他
xià吓
de得
miàn面
rú如
tǔ土
sè色
。
He turned ashen with fear.
Zhè这
jiàn件
wài外
tào套
shì是
tǔ土
sè色
de的
，
hěn很
nài耐
zāng脏
。
This coat is earth-colored and doesn't show dirt easily.
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Qiáng墙
shàng上
shuā刷
zhe着
dàn淡
dàn淡
de的
tǔ土
sè色
，
xiǎn显
de得
wēn温
nuǎn暖
ér而
pǔ朴
sù素
。
The wall is painted a light earth color, appearing warm and simple.