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殷红

Word · AdjectiveTraditional殷紅

dark red; crimson; blackish red

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

dark red; crimson; blackish red

Describes a deep red color with a dark or blackish tint, often used for blood, flowers, animal combs, or sunset clouds.

Dì地
shàng上
liú留
xià下
le了
yī一
tān滩
yān殷
hóng红
de的
xuè血
jì迹
 。

A pool of dark red blood was left on the ground.

Nà那
zhī只
gōng公
jī鸡
zhǎng长
zhe着
yān殷
hóng红
de的
jī鸡
guān冠
zi子
 ,
xiǎn显
de得
gé格
wài外
wēi威
wǔ武
 。

That rooster has a crimson comb, looking especially majestic.

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Xī夕
yáng阳
xī西
xià下
 ,
tiān天
kōng空
rǎn染
chéng成
le了
yān殷
hóng红
de的
yán颜
sè色
 。

As the sun set in the west, the sky was dyed a dark red color.