s is a very useful handbook whose pages are yellow, but the content is not yellow in the Chinese sense. generally speaking, yellow is to some extent derogatory that carries the connotations of cowardice, jealousy, suspicion and contemptibility. here is the proof. yellow alert�alert in advance yellow boy�gold coin a yellow dog�a contemptible person a yellow dog contract�a contract signed in the precondition that the employee will not join in the labor union the sear and yellow leaf�an old age yellow looks�suspicious looks yellow streak�tending to be coward and chicken-hearted 2.7 purple in English, purple shares the same connotation as that in Chinese language. in the eye of westerners, purple is the symbol of emperor and power. in particular, the purple refers to the throne of the emperor or the pope. “to be born in the purple” means “to be born in a royal family”; “to be raised to the purple” means “to be promoted to the position as a pope”; “purple passages” means “too florid words”, etc. in Chinese, we have 红得发紫, meaning popular to the extreme. here, purple indicates the degree of popularity (红). here is more: marry into the purple�marry into a family of high social position purple patches�pompous passages turn purple with rage�fly into a fury purple heart�(us)an insignia awarded to those wounded in the battle 2.8 grey grey is often used to suggest darkness, sullen weather, blue mood or gloomy outlook. for instances, he looks grey and tired. the prospect of the market is grey. he is a grey-haired man now. grey also suggests wisdom and tact, as in the following expressions: grey wisdom, grey matter, and graybeard. other colors have some connotations as well, but will not be discussed here.chapter 3according to the above comparison and analysis, we can see that there are distinct differences betw...
