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  2. Color in Chinese culture - Wikipedia

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    The five intermediary colors (五間色 wǔjiànsè) are formed as combinations of the five elemental colors. These are: 綠 lǜ 'green': The intermediary color of the east, combination of central yellow and eastern blue; 碧 bì 'emerald blue': The intermediary color of the west, combination of eastern blue and western white

  3. List of awareness ribbons - Wikipedia

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    This is a partial list of awareness ribbons.The meaning behind an awareness ribbon depends on its colors and pattern. Since many advocacy groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, ribbons, particularly those of a single color, some colors may refer to more than one cause.

  4. Blue-green - Wikipedia

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    Cerulean ( / səˈruːliən / ), also spelled caerulean, is a variety of the hue of blue that may range from a light azure blue to a more intense sky blue, and may be mixed as well with the hue of green. The first recorded use of cerulean as a colour name in English was in 1590. [3] The word is derived from the Latin word caeruleus, "dark blue ...

  5. Red in culture - Wikipedia

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    In different cultures and traditions. In China, red ( simplified Chinese: 红; traditional Chinese: 紅; pinyin: hóng) is the symbol of fire and the south (both south in general and Southern China specifically). It carries a largely positive connotation, being associated with courage, loyalty, honor, success, fortune, fertility, happiness ...

  6. Ites Gold and Green - Wikipedia

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    Ites Gold and Green. In Rastafari, "Ites, gold and green" (often written as Ice, Gold and Green), refers to the colours associated with the Rastafari movement. The colours ites (red), gold (yellow) and green hold symbolic significance for Rastafarians and represent different aspects of their beliefs and identity.

  7. Green ribbon - Wikipedia

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    Mitochondrial disease awareness is represented by a green ribbon. [1] Mitochondrial disease (mito) is a debilitating genetic disorder that robs the body's cells of energy, causing multiple organ dysfunction or failure and potentially death. There are many forms of mitochondrial disease; it is highly complex and can affect anyone of any age.

  8. Blue–green distinction in language - Wikipedia

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    This is a colloquial rendering of thanh (靑), as with Chinese and Japanese. In modern usage, blue and green are dislexified. Shades of blue are specifically described as xanh da trời (blue skin of sky), or xanh dương, xanh nước biển, (blue of ocean). Green is described as xanh lá cây (green of leaves).

  9. Pan-African colours - Wikipedia

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    Pan-Africanism. Pan-African colours is a term that may refer to two different sets of colours: Green, yellow and red, the colours of the flag of Ethiopia, have come to represent the pan-Africanist ideology due to the country's history of having avoided being taken over by a colonial power. Numerous African countries have adopted the colours ...