Abstract

IN NATURE of January 11 (p. 246) Mr. A. H. Crook refers to some colour terms used by Chinese. Ts'eng Cantonese) or ch'ing (Pekingese) is a vague Chinese term applied to black, grey, “neutral tint,” ocean green, sky colour, blue, c in short, all “vitreous” or glassy hues, from beer-bottles to mother-ofpearl, are ts'eng.

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