顏色

See also: 顔色 and 颜色

Chinese

		color; countenance; face	color; dice; look color; dice; look; appearance
trad. (顏色)		顏	色
simp. (颜色)		颜	色

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yánsè
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ
(Chengdu, SP): yan² se²
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): янсый (i͡ansɨy, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁴ sik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngân-set
Jin (Wiktionary): ie¹ sah⁴
Min Bei (KCR): ngǎing-să̤
Min Dong (BUC): ngàng-sáik
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): gân-sek / gân-siak
(Teochew, Peng'im): nguêng⁵ sêg⁴ / nguang⁵ sêg⁴
Wu (Wiktionary): nge seq (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánsè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánsè
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-sê⁴
  - Yale: yán-sè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanseh
  - Palladius: яньсэ (janʹsɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yan² se²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ianse
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɛn²¹ sɛ²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: янсый (i͡ansɨy, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iæ̃²⁴ sei⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁴ sik¹
  - Yale: ngàahn sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁴ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁴ xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn²¹ sɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngân-set
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngan´ sed`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngan¹ sed⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋan²⁴ set̚²/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ie¹ sah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ie¹¹ saʔ²/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngǎing-să̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaiŋ²¹ sɛ²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngàng-sáik
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(s-)naiʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gân-sek
  - Tâi-lô: gân-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ganseg
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡan²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡan²³⁻³³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡan¹³⁻²² ɕiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gân-siak
  - Tâi-lô: gân-siak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gansiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡan²⁴⁻²² ɕiak̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: nguêng⁵ sêg⁴ / nguang⁵ sêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguêng sek / nguâng sek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/, /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/

Note:

nguêng5 sêg4 - Chaozhou;
nguang5 sêg4 - Shantou.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: nge seq (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋe̞²² səʔ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /ŋˠan ʃɨk̚/

Rime
Character	顏	色
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	刪 (69)	蒸 (134)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	五姦切	所力切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠan/	/ʃɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚan/	/ʃɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋɐn/	/ʃiek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaɨn/	/ʂik̚/
Li Rong	/ŋan/	/ʃiək̚/
Wang Li	/ŋan/	/ʃĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋan/	/ʂi̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yán	she
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngaan⁴	sik¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*C.ŋˤrar s.rək/
(Zhengzhang): /*ŋraːn srɯɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	顏	色
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yán	sè
Middle Chinese	‹ ngæn ›	‹ srik ›
Old Chinese	/*C.ŋˁrar/	/*s.rək/
English	face, forehead	color; countenance
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	顏	色
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	14405	10989
Phonetic component	彦	色
Rime group	元	職
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	顏	色
Old Chinese	/*ŋraːn/	/*srɯɡ/

Noun

顏色

color
眼睛顏色／眼睛颜色 ― yǎnjing yánsè ― eye color
要找出適合你的顏色。 [MSC, trad.]
要找出适合你的颜色。 [MSC, simp.]
Yào zhǎochū shìhé nǐ de yánsè. [Pinyin]
Find a color that suits you.
face; look; expression
- 風簷展書讀，古道照顏色。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  风檐展书读，古道照颜色。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1281, 文天祥 (Wen Tianxiang), 《正氣歌》
  Fēngyán zhǎn shū dú, gǔdào zhào yánsè. [Pinyin]
  Under the eaves I open the book and read; the ancient Way lights up my face.
good looks (of a woman)
amazing skill or ability

Synonyms

(color): 色彩 (sècǎi); (color and luster, e.g. of gems) 色澤／色泽 (sèzé), 顏色／颜色 (yánsè); (Gan, Jin) 色氣／色气 (sèqì); (Cantonese, Min Nan) 色水; (Min Nan, color and luster e.g. of gems) 色緻／色致
(face; look; expression): 臉色／脸色 (liǎnsè), 面容 (miànróng)
(good looks, of a woman): 姿色 (zīsè)

Derived terms

木顏色／木颜色 (mùyánsè)
給……點兒顏色看／给……点儿颜色看 (gěi...diǎnr yánsè kàn)

顏色空間／颜色空间 (yánsè kōngjiān)
顏色革命／颜色革命 (yánsè gémìng)

Related terms

花紋／花纹 (huāwén)
花色 (huāsè)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánshai, yánsè
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄕㄞ, ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁴ sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánshai
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄕㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánshåi
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-shai⁵
  - Yale: yán-shai
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yan.shai
  - Palladius: яньшай (janʹšaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʂaɪ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánsè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánsè
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-sê⁴
  - Yale: yán-sè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanseh
  - Palladius: яньсэ (janʹsɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁴ sik¹
  - Yale: ngàahn sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁴ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁴ xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn²¹ sɪk̚⁵/

Noun

顏色

pigment

Related terms

染料 (rǎnliào)
顏料／颜料 (yánliào)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (顏色):

→ Japanese: 顔色(がんしょく) (ganshoku)
→ Korean: 안색(顏色) (ansaek)
→ Vietnamese: nhan sắc (顏色)