有色 (yǒu sè) — (v.o.) to have color; colored; (in fixed compounds) biased; prejudiced (e.g., 有色眼镜)
Definition
Literally 'have color / colored' — in everyday use it appears mainly in set phrases like 有色眼镜 ('tinted glasses, fig. prejudiced view') and 有色人种 ('people of color'), where it conveys 'tinted' or 'non-white'. Rarely used as a plain verb on its own.
verb
(v.o.) to have colorcolored(in fixed compounds) biasedprejudiced (e.g., 有色眼镜)
Examples
- 有色，。Tā zǒng dài zhe yǒu sè yǎn jìng kàn rén, zhè yàng bù hǎo.He always looks at people through colored glasses — that's not good.
- 有色？Zhè fú huà yòng le shén me yǒu sè?What colors are used in this painting?
- 有色。yǒu sè Rén zhǒng de quán lì yīng dāng shòu dào zūn zhòng.The rights of people of color should be respected.
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