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However, even today, these two terms are not universally distinguished as would be understood in English. For example, forests are still 靑 ({{color|blue|blue}}). {{color|green|Green}} eyes are also confusingly 靑 -- they were known to traditional Chinese civilization because there were ethnic groups on the periphery of their civilization (such as the Tocharian and Turkic peoples) who often had {{color|green|green}} eyes. And even {{color|green|green}} traffic lights are 靑. But not all "natural" {{color|green|green}} things are 靑 and not all "modern" {{color|green|green}} things are 綠 -- for instance, gemstones such as jade and emeralds are 綠 ({{color|green|green}}). Perhaps most confusingly, even though forests and grass are 靑 ({{color|blue|blue}}), verdant flora is 綠 ({{color|green|green}}).
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In Japan, this may occasionally be a case of [[People Sit in Chairs|People Sitting in Chairs]] for obvious reasons stated above, where the difference between {{color|blue|blue}} and {{color|green|green}} is not always considered significant -- in the more distant past, this would have almost certainly been true. But this becomes far more noticeable to foreign consumers of Japanese entertainment, particularly to those people who are detail-oriented. Where this becomes more blatantly obvious, it can be considered a [[Language Tropes|Language Trope]]. And, as mentioned earlier, the difference between {{color|green|green}} and {{color|blue|blue}} is now well-known in Japanese culture, but it is the indigenous terminology that can be ambiguous.
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