Culturecolour.ppt

1、,Culture Difference of Colour in Chinese and Western Cultures,Member:,温宝莲,赵可望,陈智敏,Group Nine,Part 1,G9-27陈智敏,The Red Color in Chinese and Western Cultures,Red is a traditionally cherished colour in Chinese culture. It is also a highly-regarded colour among ordinary people nowadays. We adore red. Red

2、 is the colour of passion and excitement in western cultures (North America and Europe). It has both positive and negative associations., China is an oriental country with a long history.Traditionally, red represents the motherland and authority.,In Chinese Culture,Official uniforms of the Tang Dyna

3、sty were red.,In Chinese Culture,In the Qing Dynasty, different shades of red were used on official caps to show different ranking.,In Chinese Culture, Even nowadays, headlines of official documents are still painted in red.,This is why they are called red-head documents,In Chinese Culture, Red in o

4、ur lives,It is the colour of double happiness, representing joyous moments, auspiciousness, enthusiasm and prosperity.,In Chinese Culture,The double happiness used for weddings is red.,In Chinese Culture,Chinese spring festival,In Chinese Culture,In Chinese Culture,In Chinese Culture,The word red eq

5、uals prettiness.,In Chinese Culture, It has both positive and negative associations danger, love andexcitement.,In Western Cultures, when used with connection with the former Eastern block, it represents communism.,In Western Cultures, Red is also associated with power and has some religious underto

6、nes when used with green to represent Christmas.,Christmas原指耶稣基督的诞辰,后来成为许多国家,尤其是西方国家的传统节日,时间是12月25日,In Western Cultures,In Western Cultures,red-blooded adj. 精力充沛的, 活跃的,血气方刚的 red carpet n.(迎接贵宾用的)红地毯, 隆重的接待 red-handed adj.染血的，当场的 red-hot adj. 炽热的, 非常激动的, 最新的 red-letter day n. 大喜日子, 圣徒之节日 red-light di

7、strict n. 红灯区(城镇中的妓院区) red cock n. 纵火引起的火灾, Some phrases about red,In Western Cultures,red flag n. 红旗, 危险信号, 喻惹人生气的事物 red hat n. 1.（红衣主教的）主教红帽 2.红衣主教-cardinal red light n. 危险信号, (十字路口的交通)红灯, (车辆等的)尾灯, (旧时以红灯作为标志)妓院 red meat n. 未煮前颜色是红色的肉类(尤指牛、羊肉) red rag n. 斗牛用的红布, 激怒人的东西 paint it red 美俚把某事描绘成骇人听闻的样

8、子; 把.弄得引人注目 paint the town red 痛饮; 胡闹,The meanings of the red colour vary from culture to culture. At least Chinese people like the red colour more than the westerners.,Conclusion,G9-26 赵可望,Yellow,1、The different meanings of yellow in China and West.,2、They also have a similar place.,The Colour Yell

9、ow in Chinese and Western Cultures,Causes of cultural differences of yellow colour.,Different,In chinese, yellow is connected to both positive and negative meanings.,While,it is always considered that western people hold that yellow is not an exceptional colour.,In Chinese Culture,(1) Yellow, corres

10、ponding with earth, is considered the most beautiful and prestigious colour.The Chinese saying, Yellow generates Yin and Yang, implies that yellow is the center of everything.,fire 火（红色）,wood 木（青色）,water 水（黑色）,metal 金（白色）,(2) In traditional culture of China, yellow is “the colour of emperor” (帝王之色).

11、 Chinese people hold that yellow stands for power and money.,康熙皇帝 The emperor Kangxi,满城尽带黄金甲 Curse of the Golden Flower,In Chinese Culture,In addition we cliam and are proud of being the offspring of dragon , the color of dragon is also yellow.,In Chinese Culture,Modern people also like yellow, whic

12、h represents the elegance and nobleness.,In Chinese Culture,(3) In the other hand, yellow is also associated with the bad things. Yellow means inexperienced. we say黄毛丫头, which means the girl is a green hand.,In Chinese Culture,（4）Nowdays,people always refer to pornography as yellow literatureand por

13、nographic films as yellow movies. The word yellow in the campaign statement of Eradicate the yellow and fight against the illegal refers to pornography.,In Chinese Culture,In Western Cultures,Yellow in the western has failed to enjoy such a courtesy. In English culture, yellow is often connected wit

14、h dejected, sick.,Example: “ yellowdog ”（卑劣的人） yellowlivered （胆小的） yellow looks（阴沉多疑的神色） “ yellow back”（19世纪流行的通俗小说）； “yellowjournalism”（黄色报刊作风，指不择手段吸引读者）,In Western Cultures,But, in the west, Yellow is also a symbol of love. In heraldry, yeow symbol firm, justice, wisdom and honor.,Similar,In weste

15、rn countries , yellow is a kind of evil colour because Judas who betrayed Jesus was in yellow.,It is the same in China, superstitious people suppose that yellow paper can keep away from ghosts.,犹大之吻,In religious,From what I say ,we all need to be very careful with the yellow colour since it is used

16、to represent both the Imperial Court and bad taste .In olden times, a person could be beheaded for the misuse of yellow.It can also cause trouble today if a person associates himself with the wrong yellow.,Conclusion,Part 3,G9-25 温宝莲,The Color White in Chinese and Western Cultures,InChineseculture,w

17、hiteiscontrarytored.Itisabasiccolortaboo.ItshowstheChineses materialandspiritdisgust. In western cultures, white is advocating color. It mainly focused on its itself color, such as new snow, fresh milk and lilies color.,1. A symbolofdeath,lifelessperformanceandbadomen.,In Chinese Culture,2. A symbol

18、offailure,foolishandvainaction.,Idiot,In Chinese Culture,3. A symbolofa bad phenomenon.,White Pollusion,In Chinese Culture,5. A symbolofinsidious, crafty and evil.,4. A symbolofdecadent, reactionary and backward.,such as White expert way(白专道路),In Chinese Culture,6. A symbolofthe person who have litt

19、le knowledge and have no fame.,7. A symbolofthe person who others dislike.,such as 白丁、白衣、白身,such as 小白脸、白眼狼,8. A symbolofthe person who lack of exercise and experience is not deep.,such as 白面书生,In Chinese Culture,9. A symbolofsafety,purity,andcleanliness.,In Chinese Culture,1. A symbolofpurity,eleganceandinnocence.,such as a white soul,In Western Cultures,2. A symbolofintegrity and honesty.,（1）white spiri