柠檬黄

檸檬黃

níngménghuáng

noun

Meanings

她穿了一条柠檬黄的连衣裙。

Tā chuān le yītiáo níngménghuáng de liányīqún.

She wore a lemon-yellow dress.

这种饮料用柠檬黄上色。

Zhèzhǒng yǐnliào yòng níngménghuáng shàngsè.

This drink is colored with tartrazine.

usage

Two senses depending on context: a vivid pale yellow color (fashion, design), and the synthetic food dye tartrazine (E102) on ingredient labels.

柠 níng

檬 méng

黄 huáng