白U+767D5 STROKES
Entry·pron. bái
ㄅㄞˊ
“White; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; surname; spoken lines in opera.”
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- 明白ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊto understand; to realize; clear; obvious; sensible; reasonable
- 白色ㄅㄞˊ ㄙㄜˋwhite; the color of light containing all visible wavelengths; politically, anti-communist or reactionary in Chinese context
- 白天ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄊㄧㄢdaytime; the period between sunrise and sunset; during the day.
- 蛋白質ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˊprotein; a large biological molecule made of amino acids, essential for life functions such as growth and reproduction.
- 白宮ㄅㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄥthe White House; the official residence and workplace of the U.S. president in Washington, D.C.; often used as a metonym for the U.S. president and their administration.
- 白羅ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊa type of steamed white bread roll or bun, common in northern Chinese cuisine; a mantou.
- 白人ㄅㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊa white person; a Caucasian; someone of European descent
- 黑白ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊblack and white; monochrome; right and wrong; good and evil; moral clarity
- 空白ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊblank space on a form or document; an empty or unfilled area; a gap or void; a state of emptiness or nothingness
- 坦白ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊhonest; frank; straightforward; to confess; to come clean
- 蒼白ㄘㄤ ㄅㄞˊpale; wan; lacking color; bloodless; (of complexion) ashen; (of light or color) faint and bluish-white
- 蛋白ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄞˊprotein; egg white; albumen
- 白銀ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄣˊsilver; silver metal; silver coins or ingots; silver as money or commodity
- 白米ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇpolished rice; white rice; hulled and milled rice with bran and germ removed.
- 清白ㄑㄧㄥ ㄅㄞˊpure; innocent; clean; not involved in wrongdoing; clear; settled; resolved
- 告白ㄍㄠˋ ㄅㄞˊto confess one's feelings; to declare one's love; to make a public announcement or statement
- 白白ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊin vain; for nothing; to no purpose; pointlessly; without result
- 白雲ㄅㄞˊ ㄩㄣˊwhite cloud; (Baiyun) a district in Guangzhou, Guangdong
- 對白ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄞˊdialogue in a play, film, or drama; lines spoken by characters.
- 白髮ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄚˇwhite hair; white-haired; grey hair; figuratively: old age; elderly people; the aged
- 白雪ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇwhite snow; a person's fair and delicate skin; a Daoist alchemical term for mercury; a classical music piece.
- 白菜ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋChinese cabbage, especially napa cabbage; sometimes bok choy; a leafy vegetable with white stalks and green leaves.
- 雪白ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄅㄞˊsnow-white; as white as snow; pure white; spotlessly white
- 白紙ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˇwhite paper; a blank sheet of paper; a clean slate; a blank check
- 伊莉莎白ㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄚ ㄅㄞˊElizabeth; transliteration of the female given name
- 李白ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄞˊLi Bai (701–762), a famous Tang dynasty poet known as the 'Poet Immortal'; renowned for his romantic and spontaneous verse.
- 小白ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˊa person who is new to something; a beginner; a rookie; a newbie
- 白皮書ㄅㄞˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄕㄨwhite paper; official government report or policy document, typically with a white cover; used in China, Taiwan, and other countries.
- 白費ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋto waste in vain; to be wasted effort; to be of no use
- 白色恐怖ㄅㄞˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋWhite Terror; period of political repression under the KMT in Taiwan; any climate of political fear or persecution
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