light cyan; pale blue-green
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
light cyan; pale blue-green; glaucous
dialectChiefly used in Wu dialect regions (e.g., Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang) to describe a pale blue-grey color reminiscent of rainy skies or duck-egg blue. In standard Mandarin, 色 is usually pronounced sè, but in this dialectal compound it is read as shǎi.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yù雨
shai色
de的
sī丝
chóu绸
zuì最
shì适
hé合
zuò做
qí旗
páo袍
。
This light cyan silk is perfect for making qipao.
Yù雨
shai色
de的
tiān天
kōng空
lǒng笼
zhào罩
zhe着
Jiāng江
nán南
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
。
The pale blue-grey sky hung over the small Jiangnan town.
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Tā她
jīn今
tiān天
chuān穿
le了
yī一
jiàn件
yù雨
shai色
de的
wài外
tào套
。
She wore a pale blue-green coat today.