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Colors in Cantonese

Here are the names of colors in Cantonese.

Color English Cantonese Jyutping
Red 紅色 hung4 sik1
Orange 橙色 caang2 sik1
Yellow 黃色 wong4 sik1
Green 綠色 luk6 sik1
Blue 藍色 laam4 sik1
Purple 紫色 zi2 sik1
Pink 粉紅色 fan2 hung4 sik1
Brown 啡色 fe1 sik1
Grey 灰色 fui1 sik1
Black 黑色 hak1 sik1
White 白色 baak6 sik1
Gold 金色 gam1 sik1
Silver 銀色 ngan4 sik1

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