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Mandarin Go | color word culture
Although color words exist in all languages,the associative meaning and symboli
Red symbolizes passion, danger, bloodshed and violence in many cultures.But in Chinese culture, red symbolizes happiness, auspiciousness and joy. Since ancient times, red is the symbol of dignitaries, dignitaries' homes are ' Zhumen', they wear clothes called 'Zhuyi', the car called 'Zhu Wheel'. In Chinese, women's dress up is often called 'red makeup', and 'red makeup' refers to beauty, or wemen's beautiful appearance is called 'red yan', also refers to beauty. When getting married, the bride should wear red clothes, paste the red double happiness character, and send red envelopes to congratulate when getting married and having children.On festivals, red lights are hung, red couplets are posted, and model workers wear red flowers. In traditional Chinese culture, red also has the meaning of warding off evil spirits. In the year of your own life, Chinese people wear red underwear and red belts to ward off bad luck.
 Because red attracts attention,many warning signs are represented by red text or images.For example, red means stop in traffic lights, red is often used in politics to symbolize revolution.Yellow is a noble color in traditional Chinese culture. This is because the Loess Plateau is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. The traditional farming civilization has given Chinese people the idea of 'respecting soel', and yellow is the color of land. The ancestor of Chinese civilization was honored as 'Yellow Emperor'. Later, yellow became the color of emperors in ancient times, and ordinary people were not allowed to use it freely. The emperor's dragon robe is yellow; Peasant uprising to seize power, must also set up apricot yellow flag to call on the massers or head wrapped in a yellow scarf organized team. The Ming and Qing Imperial Palaces, taimiao and other royal buildings, all yellow roof. In addition, yellow is the same color as gold, so it also represents wealth.  In modern times, yellow has taken on a new meaning, symbolizing 'sex' and 'eroticism'. In Chinese, there are words such as 'yellow books and periodicals' and 'anti-pornography'. In English, yellow does not mean pornography. Yellow Pages are telephone directories and Yellow Books are important government documents.
White is a basic color, different cultures give it different cultural significance. In the Western and Japanese cultures, white symbolizes cleanliness and purity, so the western bride wears a white wedding dress when getting married, and the Japanese bride wears a white kimono with flowers when getting married. The Korean people even advocate white, they call themselves the "white clothing nation", the traditional male clothing is white.The background color of South Korea's national flag is also white, and South Koreans use white envelopes to give money to others.
In Chinese culture, white is considered to be an ominous color and is associated with death, funeral and ghosts. Chinese people traditionally wear white mourning clothes at funerals, ghosts in movies and posters also wear white clothes, and visiting patients is not allowed to send white flowers. In addition, in modern China, white is often opposite to red, indicating counter-revolution. In Chinese, there are expressions like "white terror" and "white army".
Green represents freshness, hope, security, calm, comfort, life, and equal meaning. The army uniform of most countries in the world is based on green. Green is also a symbol of environmental protection. When people are depressed and negative, they can also try to see some green, which can make our mood more positive. In China, we describe a wife's cheating as cheating on her husband.Foreigners studying or working in China also avoid wearing green hats in their daily lives for fear of provoking friendly ridicule. 
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