duck egg blue; pale cyan
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
duck egg blue; pale bluish-green; light celadon
Describes a soft, pale blue-green color similar to that of a duck eggshell. Commonly used to describe ceramics, fabrics, walls, and clothing.
Tā她
chuān穿
le了
yī一
jiàn件
yā鸭
dàn蛋
qīng青
de的
qí旗
páo袍
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
sù素
yǎ雅
。
She wore a duck-egg-blue cheongsam, looking very elegant and refined.
Zhè这
jiān间
wū屋
zi子
shuā刷
chéng成
le了
yā鸭
dàn蛋
qīng青
sè色
，
xiǎn显
de得
tè特
bié别
míng明
liàng亮
。
This room was painted duck egg blue, making it look especially bright.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yā鸭
dàn蛋
qīng青
de的
cí瓷
qì器
zài在
Sòng宋
dài代
fēi非
cháng常
míng名
guì贵
。
This type of duck-egg-blue porcelain was very precious during the Song Dynasty.