1. White innocence ; purity He has white hands. A white lie White coffee ; white elephant ; white goods = He is innocent. 白開水 白菜 白作工 他白手起家 ( plain) boiled water Chinese Cabbage all in vain Start from scratch / build up from nothing

2. Green 英 : young ; inexperienced A green old age As green as grass A green hand A green-eyed monster ; green with envy Green back Green thumb / fingers Green belt

3. Red 中 = 英 : 喜氣 red envelope; a red letter day Roll out the red carpet 紅豆 紅茶 紅糖 紅樓夢 Love peas Black tea Brown sugar The Story of the Stone / The Dream of the Red Chamber See the red / red with anger She becomes red faced In the red / red figures red belt

4. Black 英 = 中 : 不吉利的 ; 不受歡迎的 ; 邪惡的 A black letter day black sheep 害群之馬 black market 黑市 black list 黑名單 blackmail 黑函 black and blue black coffee In the black / black figure black out

5. Blue 英 : 心情低落 depressed ; down She looks blue today. What’s the matter with her? —— She is in holiday blue. blue movie blue blood out of blue / a bolt from the blue once in a blue moon blue print A blue-collar worker

6. Yellow pages Brown bread / rice Brown bag In the pink Purple wine To be born in the purple = be born with a silver spoon A golden boy A golden opportunity the silver screen

7. grey hair A grey area pink-collar workers pinkies

16. Emerald green

18. Baby blue

19. violet