英语同义词解析:When Talking About Black

　　编者按：在中国文化中，黑色有时候也是用乌这个字来代替的，乌黑本来就是同义词的转换，来看一看英语怎么解释黑这个词。

　　When talking about colors, both "乌" (wū) and "黑" (hēi) seem to mean "black".

　　Look at two interesting words :

　　乌龙茶 (wūlóngchá), oolong tea, literally, it means "black dragon tea".

　　黑龙江 (hēilóngjiāng), a river/province in north-east of China, literally, it means "black dragon river"

　　Both 乌龙 and 黑龙 mean "black dragon". What is the difference between them?

　　In modern Chinese, 黑 (hēi) is the primary word for 'black' (noun or adjective) ;

　　乌(wū) is used for 'dark' or 'blackish' only in some fixed phrases , idioms and names. For examples:

　　黑发 (hēifà) black hair

　　黑夜 (hēiyè) night

　　黑板 (hēibǎn) blackboard

　　黑马 (hēimǎ) dark horse (fig. unexpected winner)

　　乌鸦 (wūyā) crow

　　乌龙茶 (wūlóngchá) oolong tea

　　乌云 (wūyún) dark clouds

　　乌龟 (wūguī) tortoise

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