顏 (ngaan4) — prestige; reputation; honour in Cantonese
ngaanˎ₄顏简 颜
Mandarin Pinyin: yan2
Meaning of 顏
nounprestige; reputation; honour
nounface; countenance; facial expression
nouna Chinese surname
nouncolour; pigment; paint
Example Sentences with 顏
佢病到五顏六色
He is seriously ill.
nganˎ₄顏sikˉ¹色taai˗₃太jimˍ₆豔
The color is too flashy.
catˉ¹七coiˊ²彩ngaanˎ₄顏sikˉ¹色。
Rainbow colors.
fukˉ¹幅waaˍ₆畫ngaanˎ₄顏sikˉ¹色houˊ²好fui1.灰。
The painting's colors are dull.
catˉ¹七coiˊ²彩ngaanˎ₄顏sikˉ¹色
Colorful (seven-colored).
Words Containing 顏
顏面ngaan4 min6
face, facial feature; [adj] prosopo- (a prefix in medical terms meaning facial)
厚顏無恥hau5 ngaan4 mou4 ci2
shameless
五顏六色ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1
multi-coloured, colorful, motley
養顏joeng5 ngaan4
nourish the complexion; of food or skin product to improve one's facial complexion
駐顏有術zyu3 ngaan4 jau5 seot6
able to maintain a young look; look young
強顏歡笑koeng5 ngaan4 fun1 siu3
to try to look happy when one is sad
顏料ngaan4 liu2
colors; pigment, paint
顏色筆ngaan4 sik1 bat1
(n.) coloured pencil | Mand.: 顏色筆 would be understood but is not really used. 彩色鉛筆、彩色筆、色鉛筆 are usually preferred.
顏色ngaan4 sik1
colour (UK); color (US) | [粵]: also 色水
顏面掃地ngaan4 min6 sou3 dei6
great loss of face
顏體ngaan4 tai2
calligraphy style of Yan Zhenqing
鶴髮童顏hok6 faat3 tung4 ngaan4
(literally: with white hair and youthful complexion); to describe an elderly people who has a ruddy complexion
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