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

(Dungan, Cyrillic): янсый (i͡ansɨj, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁴ sik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngân-set
Min Dong (BUC): ngàng-sáik
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): gân-siak / gân-sek

(Teochew, Peng'im): nguêng⁵ sêg⁴ / nguang⁵ sêg⁴
Wu (Wiktionary): nge seq (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánsè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanseh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánsè
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: янсый (i͡ansɨj, I-II)
  - IPA ^(key): /jæ̃²⁴ sɨi⁵¹/
  (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
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋäːn²¹ sɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngân-set
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngan´ sed`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngan¹ sed⁵
  - IPA: /ŋan²⁴ set̚²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngàng-sáik
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(s-)naiʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gân-siak
  - Tâi-lô: gân-siak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gansiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gan²⁴⁻²² ɕiak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gân-sek
  - Tâi-lô: gân-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ganseg
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gan²³⁻³³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gan²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gan¹³⁻²² ɕiɪk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: nguêng⁵ sêg⁴ / nguang⁵ sêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguêng sek / nguâng sek
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/, /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/

Note:

nguêng5 sêg4 - Chaozhou;
nguang5 sêg4 - Shantou.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: nge seq (T3)
  - 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)	職 (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

Old Chinese▼
(Baxter–Sagart): /*C.ŋˤrar s.rək/

(Zhengzhang): /*ŋraːn srɯɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	顏	顏	色
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yán	yán	sè
Middle Chinese	‹ ngæn ›	‹ ngæn ›	‹ srik ›
Old Chinese	/*C.ŋˁrar/	/*C.ŋˁrar/	/*s.rək/
English	face, forehead	surname	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
good looks (of a woman)
amazing skill or ability

Synonyms

(color): 色彩 (sècǎi), (color and lustre, e.g. of gems) 色澤／色泽 (sèzé), 顏色／颜色 (yánsè), (Cantonese, Min Nan) 色水, (Min Nan, color and lustre 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)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánshai, yánsè

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄕㄞ, ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁴ sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánshai
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄕㄞ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yan.shai
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánshåi
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʂaɪ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánsè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanseh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánsè
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁴ sik¹
  - Yale: ngàahn sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁴ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁴ xig¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋäːn²¹ sɪk̚⁵/

Noun

顏色

pigment

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (顏色):

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

Colors in Chinese · 顏色／颜色 (yánsè) (layout · text)
白色 (báisè)	灰色 (huīsè)	黑色 (hēisè)
紅色／红色 (hóngsè), 赤色 (chìsè) ; 豔紅色／艳红色 (yànhóngsè)	橙色 (chéngsè) ; 棕色 (zōngsè), 褐色 (hèsè)	黃色／黄色 (huángsè) ; 奶油色 (nǎiyóusè)
青檸色／青柠色 (qīngníngsè)	綠色／绿色 (lǜsè)
青色 (qīngsè) ; 深青色	天藍色／天蓝色 (tiānlánsè)	藍色／蓝色 (lánsè)
紫羅蘭色／紫罗兰色 (zǐluólán sè) ; 靛色 (diànsè)	洋紅色／洋红色 (yánghóngsè) ; 紫色 (zǐsè)	粉紅色／粉红色 (fěnhóngsè)