funeral; to explain (literary)
white man; white woman; Caucasian
to live (somewhere) for free
white bandit (i.e. Nationalist soldier)
to eat without paying; to eat for free
daytime; during the day; day
white-collar slave (office worker who is overworked and exploited)
(of skin etc) fair; delicate
white Go chess piece; bee pupa; albino
wrongly written or mispronounced character
plain white cloth; calico
day care for the elderly
(abbr. of day care for the elderly (abbr. of 白天托管[bai2 tian1 tuo1 guan3]); to be blinded by greed; swindler
(homonym of 拜託|拜托[bai4 tuo1])); to be blinded by greed; swindler
(homonym of 拜托)
a cheap choice; to choose sth that costs nothing
line drawing in traditional ink and brush style; simple and straightforward style of writing
(car) accident where the driver is not held responsible
the text of an annotated book; an unannotated edition of a book; intagliated characters (on a seal)
the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephaia)
whiteboard; tabula rasa; blank slate
white hair
(of animals); see also
白发
clear soup; white broth, also called
奶汤; decoction of chrysanthemum, liquorice and certain other herbs
froth; foam (coming from the mouth)
gonorrhea
(TCM term); more commonly known as
淋病
white heat; incandescence
white heat; incandescence
anthracite; hard coal; white coal; waterpower
white jade; tofu (by analogy)
blanc de chine (porcelain)
dysentery characterized by white mucous stool; white diarrhea
in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
white arsenic; arsenic trioxide
stone tablet without inscription; blank stele
face powder; chalk powder; heroin
white line (road markings)
opacity of the cornea (in TCM); cataract
white face; face painting in Beijing opera etc
white; (fig.) reactionary; anti-communist
root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM
white amaranth (Amaranthus albus); sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia
white lotus (flower); White Lotus society; same as 白蓮教|白莲教
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
spoken language; vernacular
colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
to waste (one's energy etc)
ambulance (slang) (Cantonese)
lunar orbit; legitimate; righteous; see also
黑道
spirit (usually distilled from sorghum or maize); chinese alcohol; white spirit
white vinegar; plain vinegar
platinum; silver; (slang) handcuffs
white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)
wheat flour; flour; heroin
white collar; business person
plain cooked rice; rice with nothing to go with it
"white ghost", derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)
white whale; beluga; Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾|赫曼·麦尔维尔[He4 man4 · Mai4 er3 wei2 er3]
(bird species of China) silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
(bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)
(bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
the larva of silkworm with batrytis
(bird species of China) Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul
(bird species of China) pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)
(bird species of China) light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
(bird species of China) Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
(bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
"Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)
(bird species of China) white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)
(bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
(bird species of China) white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
largehead hairtail; beltfish; Trichiurus lepturus
alcoholic spirit; strong white rice wine
white fungus (Tremella fuciformis); snow fungus
white poplar (Populus bonatii)
whiteboard marker; dry-erase marker
(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
to turn white-hot; to intensify; to reach a climax
(bird species of China) white tern (Gygis alba)
(bird species of China) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation); white book
(bird species of China) eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus)
(bird species of China) garganey (Anas querquedula)
(bird species of China) Tristram's bunting (Emberiza tristrami)
thankless wretch; an ingrate
white blood cell; leucocyte
(bird species of China) eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)
(bird species of China) Przevalski's nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)
(bird species of China) white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
(bird species of China) pale thrush (Turdus pallidus)
(bird species of China) eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)
(bird species of China) white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis)
long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)
(of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
(lit.) cabbage price; low price
white radish; daikon; Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
white blood cell; leucocyte
writings in the vernacular
free verse in the vernacular
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe
sliced white aconite (used in TCM)
(bird species of China) pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
(bird species of China) white-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)
(bird species of China) collared crow (Corvus torquatus)
(bird species of China) white-collared blackbird (Turdus albocinctus)
(bird species of China) woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)
(bird species of China) Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)
(bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
(bird species of China) streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
(bird species of China) great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
(bird species of China) white wagtail (Motacilla alba)
(bird species of China) white-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)
(bird species of China) white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)
(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
(bird species of China) puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus)
(bird species of China) white-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(bird species of China) white-gorgeted flycatcher (Anthipes monileger)
(bird species of China) lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
(bird species of China) brown-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias brunneata)
(bird species of China) white-throated brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni)
(bird species of China) white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis)
(bird species of China) white-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis)
(bird species of China) white-hooded babbler (Gampsorhynchus rufulus)
(bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)
(bird species of China) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
to daydream; to indulge in wishful thinking
(bird species of China) white-speckled laughingthrush (Garrulax bieti)
impeccable moral integrity
(bird species of China) Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)
(bird species of China) yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)
(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)
(bird species of China) chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)
(bird species of China) white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)
(bird species of China) redwing (Turdus iliacus)
(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)
(bird species of China) white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus)
(bird species of China) Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis)
(bird species of China) spectacled parrotbill (Sinosuthora conspicillata)
(bird species of China) white-spectacled warbler (Seicercus affinis)
(bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
(bird species of China) white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)
national nature reserve at Kuandian 寬甸|宽甸 in Liaoning
(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)
(written) in black and white
(bird species of China) white-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
(bird species of China) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)
(bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)
(bird species of China) white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis)
(bird species of China) white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)
(bird species of China) white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
(bird species of China) common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
(bird species of China) white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
(bird species of China) white-breasted parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps)
(bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)
(bird species of China) Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
(bird species of China) white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
(bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)
(bird species of China) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
(bird species of China) white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii)
(bird species of China) white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
(bird species of China) white-bellied erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca)
(bird species of China) blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
(bird species of China) spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre)
(bird species of China) white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
(bird species of China) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
(bird species of China) Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata)
(bird species of China) pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)
warrior in white; medical worker
to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase
brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)
(bird species of China) white-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
(bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
(bird species of China) white-naped yuhina (Yuhina bakeri)
(bird species of China) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)
(bird species of China) white-collared yuhina (Yuhina diademata)
(bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
(bird species of China) white-necked laughingthrush (Garrulax strepitans)
(bird species of China) white-browed laughingthrush (Garrulax sannio)
(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
(bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons)
(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
(bird species of China) white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)
(bird species of China) slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)
(bird species of China) lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris)
(bird species of China) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)
(bird species of China) sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster)
(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
(bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)
(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)
(bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
(bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)
(bird species of China) white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)
(bird species of China) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)
(bird species of China) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)
(bird species of China) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)
(bird species of China) ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)
(bird species of China) spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi)
(bird species of China) white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
(bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
(bird species of China) common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
(bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum))
(bird species of China) white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phoenicuroides)
(bird species of China) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
(bird species of China) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
white coat hypertension; white coat syndrome
(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)
(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
to see one's child die before oneself
(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
(bird species of China) white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
reverse type (white on black); reversed-out (graphics); highlighting (of selected text on a computer screen)
to turn pale; to lose color; to go white
narrator; spoken parts in an opera
to announce publicly; to explain oneself; to reveal one's feelings; to confess; to declare one's love
to confess; to admit; honest; frank; candid; forthcoming
(slang) novice; greenhorn; fool; idiot; abbr. for
小白脸, pretty boy
for no reason; gratuitously
to propose; to suggest; to state a view
aside (theater); voice-over; background narration
to be suffused with white; to be discolored; to blanch
spotlessly white; pure white
simple; easy to understand
creamy white; ivory color
stage monologue; soliloquy
to leave a message; to leave some empty space in a work of art; to leave idle moments (in one's life, a theater play etc)
pure white; spotlessly white
to whiten (the skin or teeth)
confession; to make clear one's position or intentions; to brag
water bamboo; wild rice shoots
egg white; protein; albumen
filler (in a newspaper or magazine)
to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession
to offer an explanation; to plead innocence; to try to defend oneself
to reveal one's valuables inadvertently; to betray one's silver (money) when traveling
form of rhymed baihua 白话 in Beijing opera
black and white; right and wrong; wrong and right; monochrome
(bird species of China) intermediate egret (Egretta intermedia)
to eat without paying; to freeload
round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
whitener; whitening agent
bok choy; Chinese cabbage; Brassica pekinensis
great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
(bird species of China) great egret (Ardea alba)
cornstarch; potato starch
first soliloquy (introducing opera character)
attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo
bok choy; Chinese cabbage; Brassica chinensis
little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal); (fig.) guinea pig, i.e. human participant in experiment
prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
to write an IOU or promissory note
white marble; a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
correction fluid (loanword from "Liquid Paper") (Tw)
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)
silver birch; white poplar
white (paint from dried fish guts); marble white color of the dawn sky
impoverished; backward both economically and culturally
unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice
(bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
(of sb's face) turning alternately green and white
(bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
to worry oneself sick; to fret
to hold up a white banner (i.e. to protest)
to pester someone again and again
to confuse black and white; to say that black is white; (fig.) not to distinguish right from wrong
white granulocyte (blood cell)
pale and feeble; powerless
in broad daylight; in the middle of the day; KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background
(bird species of China) Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)
ecliptic line; intersection of the ecliptic with the moon's orbit plane
(bird species of China) black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
(bird species of China) Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni)
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
(bird species of China) desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula)
(bird species of China) common whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
alpha globulin; alpha fetoprotein (AFP)
(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)
polymorphonuclear leukocyte
(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)