Abstract
Colour words can reflect the cultural heritage and emotional nuances implicit in Mandarin and Malay. However, the meaning of the word colour is subjective and may have similarities and differences influenced by historical factors, geography and traditions of the Chinese and Malay communities. With this, the writer uses the word colour in Mandarin and Malay as an example, discusses the use and connotation of the colours white, black, red, yellow and green in both languages and explores the cultural and emotional characteristics of the word colour in both languages.
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