玫瑰色

méiguīsè

noun #37,467

Meanings

1 rose color
2 rosy pink
3 (figurative) rosy / optimistic (as in 'rose-tinted')

Characters

rose (with 瑰)

rose (with 玫); precious

Examples

她穿着一条玫瑰色的连衣裙。

Tā chuān zhe yì tiáo méiguīsè de liányīqún.

She is wearing a rose-colored dress.

夕阳把天空染成了玫瑰色。

Xīyáng bǎ tiānkōng rǎn chéng le méiguīsè.

The sunset dyed the sky a rosy pink.

他对未来抱着玫瑰色的幻想。

Tā duì wèilái bào zhe méiguīsè de huànxiǎng.

He has rose-tinted illusions about the future.

Tips

usage

Direct calque of European 'rose-colored.' Like English 'rose-tinted glasses,' 玫瑰色 carries a figurative sense of unrealistic optimism — especially in 玫瑰色的梦 'a rosy dream' or 玫瑰色的幻想 'rose-tinted illusions.' For the literal flower color, 粉红色 (fěnhóngsè) 'pink' is more everyday.

memory

玫瑰 (méiguī, 'rose') + 色 (sè, 'color') — exact same construction as English. Note 玫瑰 is one of the rare two-syllable single-morpheme words in Chinese (neither character means 'rose' alone).

Stroke Order

玫 méi

瑰 guī

色 sè