Colours may be the same around the world, but the language in which they are described can have a significant impact on how they are perceived.

颜色本身在全球各地没有什么区别，但是人们用于描述颜色的语言却对这些颜色被感知的方式具有重要的影响。

In English, the most popular base colours are blue, pink and green, while in China red, blue and green are more prominent.

在英国，最常见的基本色是蓝色，粉红色和绿色，在中国，红色、蓝色和绿色则更为多见。

A data scientist wanted to put this theory to the test and, in doing so, has created a graphic that reveals how few ways there are in certain Eastern cultures to talk about colours, compared to the West.

一位数据科学家想要验证这一理论，他绘制了一张图标，这张图表证明，相对于西方文化，东方文化中描绘颜色的语汇要少得多。

Muyueh Lee from Taipei designed the infographic to show the range of names for colours and hues on Wikipedia, in English and then in Chinese.

来自台北的李慕约设计了这组信息图表，图表上展示了所有在维基网上可以查到的表示颜色和色差的词汇，首先是英语词汇，然后是中文词汇。

His method is biased as there are more Wikipedia users that are English speakers, but it does reveal the importance of certain colours in both languages.

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