白 baak⁶ {bái}

1. white
2. snowy
3. pure
4. bright
5. empty
6. blank
7. plain
8. clear
9. to make clear
10. in vain
11. gratuitous
12. free of charge
13. reactionary
14. anti-communist
15. funeral
16. to stare coldly
17. to write wrong character
18. to state
19. to explain
20. vernacular
21. spoken lines in opera

白 baak⁶ {Bái}

surname Bai

白茶 baak⁶ caa⁴ {bái chá}

(tea) white tea

白癡〔-痴〕 baak⁶ ci¹ {bái chī}

(adjective) retarded; idiot

白痴 baak⁶ ci¹ {báichī}

(noun) Dork

白灼 baak⁶ coek³ {bái zhuó}

water-boiled

白焯 baak⁶ coek³ {bái chāo}

boiled with water; blanching

白鯧〔-鲳〕 baak⁶ coeng¹ {bái chāng}

White Pomfret

白䱽 baak⁶ coeng¹ {bái chāng}

White Pomfret

白豆 baak⁶ dau² {bái dòu}

(food) a black-eyed bean

白地 baak⁶ dei⁶ {bái dì}

bare land

白化 baak⁶ faa³ {bái huà}

albefaction; whitening (白化症 Albino)

白霍 baak⁶ fok³ {bái huò}

frivolous (spoken)

白鴿〔-鸽〕 baak⁶ gaap² {bái gē}

pigeons; doves

白金 baak⁶ gam¹ {báijīn}

(noun) (of metal) White gold

白瓜 baak⁶ gwaa¹ {bái guā}

white cucumber

白光 baak⁶ gwong¹ {bái guāng}

(noun) white light

白油 baak⁶ jau² {bái yóu}

light soy sauce, a common Chinese seasoning for dishes; correction fluid (tippex)

白藥〔-药〕 baak⁶ joek⁶ {bái yào}

a white Chinese medicine powder used to treat bleeding wounds

白肉 baak⁶ juk⁶ {bái ròu}

(noun) (of meat) White meat

白欖〔-榄〕 baak⁶ laam⁵ {bái lǎn}

olive

白蘭〔-兰〕 baak⁶ laan⁴ {bái lán}

michelia

白貓〔-猫〕 baak⁶ maau¹ {bái māo}

White Cat

白手 baak⁶ sau² {bái shǒu}

empty-handed; start with nothing (spoken)

白首 baak⁶ sau² {bái shǒu}

white-haired; old age

白石 baak⁶ sek⁶ {bái shí}

Pak Shek, place in Hong Kong; lapis albus

白蝕〔-蚀〕 baak⁶ sik⁶ {bái shí}

tinea versicolor

白食 baak⁶ sik⁶ {bái shí}

(someone who) makes no contribution; to eat without paying

白鱔〔-鳝〕 baak⁶ sin⁵ {bái shàn}

(fish) Japanese eel

白鮓〔-鲊〕 baak⁶ zaa² {bái zhǎ}

jellyfish

白蚱 baak⁶ zaa³ {bái zhà}

(noun) jelly fish

白酒 baak⁶ zau² {báijiǔ}

(wine) White wine

白紙〔-纸〕 baak⁶ zi² {bái zhǐ}

blank paper

白撞 baak⁶ zong⁶ {bái zhuàng}

wasting sb's time due to one's carelessness (Cantonese)

白做 baak⁶ zou⁶ {bái zuò}

(noun) the work someone has done come in vain

白翳 baak⁶ ai³ {bái yì}

1. opacity of the cornea (in TCM)
2. cataract

白白 baak⁶ baak⁶ {bái bái}

1. in vain
2. to no purpose
3. for nothing
4. white

白板 baak⁶ baan² {bái bǎn}

1. whiteboard
2. tabula rasa
3. blank slate

白碑 baak⁶ bei¹ {bái bēi}

1. stone tablet without inscription
2. blank stele

白布 baak⁶ bou³ {bái bù}

1. plain white cloth
2. calico

白車〔-车〕 baak⁶ ce¹ {bái chē}

ambulance (slang) (Cantonese)

白痴 baak⁶ ci¹ {bái chī}

1. idiocy
2. idiot

白熾〔-炽〕 baak⁶ ci³ {bái chì}

1. white heat
2. incandescence

白瓷 baak⁶ ci⁴ {bái cí}

blanc de chine (porcelain)

白菜 baak⁶ coi³ {bái cài}

1. Chinese cabbage
2. pak choi
3. CL: 棵, 個

白醋 baak⁶ cou³ {bái cù}

1. white vinegar
2. plain vinegar

白帶〔-带〕 baak⁶ daai³ {bái dài}

leukorrhea

白搭 baak⁶ daap³ {bái dā}

1. no use
2. no good

白道 baak⁶ dou⁶ {bái dào}

1. lunar orbit
2. legitimate
3. righteous
4. see also 黑道

白讀〔-读〕 baak⁶ duk⁶ {bái dú}

colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character

白洞 baak⁶ dung⁶ {bái dòng}

white hole (cosmology)

白礬〔-矾〕 baak⁶ faan⁴ {bái fán}

alum

白飯〔-饭〕 baak⁶ faan⁶ {bái fàn}

1. plain cooked rice
2. rice with nothing to go with it

白髮〔-发〕 baak⁶ faat³ {bái fà}

1. white or gray hair
2. CL: 根

白費〔-费〕 baak⁶ fai³ {bái fèi}

to waste (one's energy etc)

白粉 baak⁶ fan² {bái fěn}

1. face powder
2. chalk powder
3. heroin

白佛 baak⁶ fat⁶ {bái fó}

to ask Buddha

白匪 baak⁶ fei² {bái fěi}

White bandits

白虎 baak⁶ fu² {Bái hǔ}

1. White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)
2. (slang) hairless female genitalia

白附 baak⁶ fu⁶ {bái fù}

white aconite

白揀〔-拣〕 baak⁶ gaan² {bái jiǎn}

1. a cheap choice
2. to choose sth that costs nothing

白簡〔-简〕 baak⁶ gaan² {Bái jiǎn}

Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)

白金 baak⁶ gam¹ {bái jīn}

1. platinum
2. silver
3. (slang) handcuffs

白鋼〔-钢〕 baak⁶ gong³ {bái gāng}

steel

白鸛〔-鹳〕 baak⁶ gun³ {bái guàn}

(Chinese bird species) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

白宮〔-宫〕 baak⁶ gung¹ {Bái gōng}

White House

白鬼 baak⁶ gwai² {bái guǐ}

"white ghost", derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)

白軍〔-军〕 baak⁶ gwan¹ {Bái jūn}

White Guard or White Movement, anti-communist troops fighting against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922)

白骨 baak⁶ gwat¹ {bái gǔ}

bones of the dead

白果 baak⁶ gwo² {bái guǒ}

ginkgo

白卷 baak⁶ gyun² {bái juàn}

blank exam paper

白下 baak⁶ haa⁶ {Bái xià}

Baixia district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇

白鷳〔-鹇〕 baak⁶ haan⁴ {bái xián}

(Chinese bird species) silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)

白喉 baak⁶ hau⁴ {bái hóu}

diphtheria

白起 baak⁶ hei² {Bái Qǐ}

Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國, the victor at 長平 in 260 BC

白吃 baak⁶ hek³ {bái chī}

1. to eat without paying
2. to eat for free

白河 baak⁶ ho⁴ {Bái hé}

1. Baihe County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi
2. Paiho town in Tainan County 台南縣, Taiwan

白海 baak⁶ hoi² {Bái Hǎi}

White Sea

白鶴〔-鹤〕 baak⁶ hok⁶ {bái hè}

(Chinese bird species) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)

白鵠〔-鹄〕 baak⁶ huk⁶ {bái hú}

(white) swan

白熊 baak⁶ hung⁴ {bái xióng}

1. polar bear
2. white bear

白人 baak⁶ jan⁴ {bái rén}

1. white man or woman
2. Caucasian

白刃 baak⁶ jan⁶ {bái rèn}

naked sword

白日 baak⁶ jat⁶ {bái rì}

1. daytime
2. sun
3. time

白夜 baak⁶ je⁶ {bái yè}

white night

白莧〔-苋〕 baak⁶ jin⁶ {bái xiàn}

1. white amaranth (Amaranthus albus)
2. sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food

白熱〔-热〕 baak⁶ jit⁶ {bái rè}

1. white heat
2. incandescence

白楊〔-杨〕 baak⁶ joeng⁴ {bái yáng}

1. poplar
2. CL: 棵

白羊 baak⁶ joeng⁴ {Bái yáng}

Aries (star sign)

白玉 baak⁶ juk⁶ {Bái yù}

Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

白肉 baak⁶ juk⁶ {bái ròu}

plain boiled pork

白玉 baak⁶ juk⁶ {bái yù}

1. white jade
2. tofu (by analogy)

白魚〔-鱼〕 baak⁶ jyu² {bái yú}

whitefish

白旗 baak⁶ kei⁴ {bái qí}

white flag

白區〔-区〕 baak⁶ keoi¹ {bái qū}

White Area

白鯨〔-鲸〕 baak⁶ king⁴ {bái jīng}

1. white whale
2. beluga
3. Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾·麦尔维尔

白蠟〔-蜡〕 baak⁶ laap⁶ {bái là}

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

白鑞〔-镴〕 baak⁶ laap⁶ {bái là}

1. pewter
2. solder

白痢 baak⁶ lei⁶ {bái lì}

1. dysentery characterized by white mucous stool
2. white diarrhea

白磷 baak⁶ leon⁴ {bái lín}

white phosphorus

白蘞〔-蔹〕 baak⁶ lim⁴ {bái liǎn}

Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM)

白臉〔-脸〕 baak⁶ lim⁵ {bái liǎn}

1. white face
2. face painting in Beijing opera etc

白蓮〔-莲〕 baak⁶ lin⁴ {bái lián}

1. white lotus (flower)
2. White Lotus society
3. same as 白蓮教

白領〔-领〕 baak⁶ ling⁵ {bái lǐng}

1. white collar
2. business person

白朗 baak⁶ long⁵ {Bái lǎng}

Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

白露 baak⁶ lou⁶ {Bái lù}

Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 8th-22nd September

白鷺〔-鹭〕 baak⁶ lou⁶ {bái lù}

(Chinese bird species) little egret (Egretta garzetta)

白茅 baak⁶ maau⁴ {bái máo}

cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia

白米 baak⁶ mai⁵ {bái mǐ}

(polished) rice

白文 baak⁶ man⁴ {bái wén}

1. the text of an annotated book
2. an unannotated edition of a book
3. intagliated characters (on a seal)

白麵〔-面〕 baak⁶ min⁶ {bái miàn}

1. wheat flour
2. flour
3. heroin

白描 baak⁶ miu⁴ {bái miáo}

1. line drawing in traditional ink and brush style
2. simple and straightforward style of writing

白毛 baak⁶ mou⁴ {bái máo}

1. white hair (of animals)
2. see also 白髮

白煤 baak⁶ mui⁴ {bái méi}

1. anthracite
2. hard coal
3. white coal
4. waterpower

白目 baak⁶ muk⁶ {bái mù}

1. (slang) stupid
2. moron

白沫 baak⁶ mut⁶ {bái mò}

1. froth
2. foam (coming from the mouth)

白眼 baak⁶ ngaan⁵ {bái yǎn}

supercilious look

白蟻〔-蚁〕 baak⁶ ngai⁵ {bái yǐ}

1. termite
2. white ant

白銀〔-银〕 baak⁶ ngan² {Bái yín}

Baiyin prefecture level city in Gansu

白銀〔-银〕 baak⁶ ngan² {bái yín}

silver

白俄 baak⁶ ngo⁴ {Bái é}

1. Belarus
2. abbr. for 白俄羅斯

白奴 baak⁶ nou⁴ {bái nú}

white-collar slave (office worker who is overworked and exploited)

白嫩 baak⁶ nyun⁶ {bái nèn}

1. (of skin etc) fair
2. delicate

白堊〔-垩〕 baak⁶ ok³ {bái è}

chalk

白砒 baak⁶ pei¹ {bái pī}

1. white arsenic
2. arsenic trioxide

白票 baak⁶ piu³ {bái piào}

1. blank vote
2. abstention

白樸〔-朴〕 baak⁶ pok³ {Bái Pǔ}

Bai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家

白沙 baak⁶ saa¹ {Bái shā}

1. Baisha (common place name)
2. Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
3. Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

白山 baak⁶ saan¹ {Bái shān}

Baishan prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

白水 baak⁶ seoi² {Bái shuǐ}

Baishui county in Weinan 渭南, Shaanxi

白水 baak⁶ seoi² {bái shuǐ}

plain water

白朮〔-术〕 baak⁶ seot⁶ {bái zhú}

the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephaia)

白事 baak⁶ si⁶ {bái shì}

1. funeral
2. to explain (literary)

白皙 baak⁶ sik¹ {bái xī}

1. fair
2. white
3. blonde

白色 baak⁶ sik¹ {bái sè}

1. white
2. fig. reactionary
3. anti-communist

白線〔-线〕 baak⁶ sin³ {bái xiàn}

white line (road markings)

白城 baak⁶ sing⁴ {Bái chéng}

Baicheng prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

白霜 baak⁶ soeng¹ {bái shuāng}

hoar frost

白蘇〔-苏〕 baak⁶ sou¹ {bái sū}

common perilla

白薯 baak⁶ syu⁴ {bái shǔ}

sweet potato

白雪 baak⁶ syut³ {bái xuě}

snow

白體〔-体〕 baak⁶ tai² {bái tǐ}

lean type

白頭〔-头〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ {bái tóu}

1. hoary head
2. old age

白廳〔-厅〕 baak⁶ teng¹ {Bái tīng}

Whitehall

白天 baak⁶ tin¹ {bái tiān}

1. daytime
2. during the day
3. day
4. CL: 個

白鐵〔-铁〕 baak⁶ tit³ {bái tiě}

galvanized iron

白條〔-条〕 baak⁶ tiu⁴ {bái tiáo}

1. IOU
2. informal document acknowledging a debt

白托 baak⁶ tok³ {bái tuō}

1. day care for the elderly (abbr. of 白天托管)
2. to be blinded by greed
3. swindler (homonym of 拜託)

白湯〔-汤〕 baak⁶ tong¹ {bái tāng}

1. clear soup
2. white broth, also called 奶湯
3. decoction of chrysanthemum, liquorice and certain other herbs

白糖 baak⁶ tong⁴ {bái táng}

(refined) white sugar

白陶 baak⁶ tou⁴ {bái táo}

white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)

白銅〔-铜〕 baak⁶ tung⁴ {bái tóng}

copper-nickel alloy

白脫〔-脱〕 baak⁶ tyut³ {bái tuō}

butter (loanword)

白話〔-话〕 baak⁶ waa² {bái huà}

1. spoken language
2. vernacular

白雲〔-云〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ {bái yún}

white cloud

白雲〔-云〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ {Bái yún}

1. Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市, Guizhou
2. Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 廣州市, Guangdong

白狐 baak⁶ wu⁴ {bái hú}

arctic fox

白澤〔-泽〕 baak⁶ zaak⁶ {Bái Zé}

Bai Ze or White Marsh, legendary creature of ancient China

白酒 baak⁶ zau² {bái jiǔ}

1. spirit usually distilled from sorghum or maize
2. white spirit

白晝〔-昼〕 baak⁶ zau³ {bái zhòu}

daytime

白淨〔-净〕 baak⁶ zeng⁶ {bái jìng}

(of skin) fair and clear

白子 baak⁶ zi² {bái zǐ}

1. white Go chess piece
2. bee pupa
3. albino

白芷 baak⁶ zi² {bái zhǐ}

1. Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica)
2. root of Dahurian angelica (used in TCM)

白字 baak⁶ zi⁶ {bái zì}

wrongly written or mispronounced character

白芍 baak⁶ zoek³ {bái sháo}

root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM

白撞 baak⁶ zong⁶ {bái zhuàng}

(car) accident where the driver is not held responsible

白粥 baak⁶ zuk¹ {bái zhōu}

plain rice congee

白族 baak⁶ zuk⁶ {Bái zú}

Bai (ethnic group)

白濁〔-浊〕 baak⁶ zuk⁶ {bái zhuó}

1. gonorrhea (TCM term)
2. more commonly known as 淋病

白種〔-种〕 baak⁶ zung² {bái zhǒng}

the white race

白住 baak⁶ zyu⁶ {bái zhù}

to live (somewhere) for free

白鼻哥 baak⁶ bei⁶ go¹ {bái bí gē}

(noun) candidates who have failed in an exam; an idle loser who does nothing but chase after women all day (Chinese opera) the clown (with a painted white nose), who often acts the character of an idle prodigal or loser who just spends all their time chasing after women

白痴佬 baak⁶ ci¹ lou² {bái chī lǎo}

mentally retarded; a stupid and crazy guy

白痴仔 baak⁶ ci¹ zai² {bái chī zǐ}

(noun) idiot; fool

白灼蝦〔--虾〕 baak⁶ coek³ haa¹ {bái zhuó xiā}

water-boiled shrimps

白菜仔 baak⁶ coi³ zai² {bái cài zǐ}

(vegetable) baby bok choy

白豆角 baak⁶ dau⁶ gok³ {bái dòu jiǎo}

Asparagus Beans; white long bean; white yard-long bean

白花油 baak⁶ faa¹ jau⁴ {bái huā yóu}

White Flower Embrocation

白飯魚〔-饭鱼〕 baak⁶ faan⁶ jyu⁴ {bái fàn yú}

1. Chinese noodlefish 2. plain white canvas shoes (spoken)

白鴿籠〔-鸽笼〕 baak⁶ gaap³ lung⁴ {bái gē lóng}

pigeon's cage

白鴿眼〔-鸽-〕 baak⁶ gap³ ngaan⁵ {bái gē yǎn}

(noun) condescension; snobbishness; the look of disdain; the look of arrogance;

白瓜子 baak⁶ gwaa¹ zi² {bái guā zǐ}

(food) pumpkin seed kernels

白滾水〔-滚-〕 baak⁶ gwan² seoi² {bái gǔn shuǐ}

(noun) water

白骨精 baak⁶ gwat¹ zing¹ {bái gǔ jīng}

White-Boned Demon

白刃戰〔--战〕 baak⁶ jan⁶ zin³ {bái rèn zhàn}

hand-to-hand combat

白熱化〔-热-〕 baak⁶ jit⁶ faa³ {báirèhuà}

(verb) Incandesce

白蘭花〔-兰-〕 baak⁶ laan² faa¹ {bái lán huā}

White Jade Orchid

白領友〔-领-〕 baak⁶ leng⁵ jau² {bái lǐng yǒu}

White-collar worker, which mean people working in office

白蒙蒙 baak⁶ mung⁴ mung⁴ {bái mēng mēng}

white; hazy

白沙灣〔--湾〕 baak⁶ saa¹ waan¹ {Bái shā wān}

Pak Sha Wan, place in Hong Kong

白晒晒 baak⁶ saai⁴ saai⁴ {bái shài shài}

too white (i.e. a colourless white colour that is not very pleasing to the eye)

白小姐 baak⁶ siu² ze² {bái xiǎo jie}

(appellation) Ms Peck

白鬚公〔-须-〕 baak⁶ sou¹ gung¹ {bái xū gōng}

old people; white beard elderly

白雪雪 baak⁶ syut¹ syut¹ {bái xuě xuě}

(adjective) (of object) pure white; a perfect white; as white as snow

白田邨〔--村〕 baak⁶ tin⁴ cyun¹ {bái tián cūn}

Pak Tin Estate, place in Hong Kong

白糖糕 baak⁶ tong⁴ gou¹ {bái táng gāo}

(food) Chinese Style white sugar steamed cake

白話字〔-话-〕 baak⁶ waa² zi⁶ {bái hua zì}

Vernacular Chinese

白雲山〔-云-〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ saan¹ {Bái yún Shān}

(mountain) Baiyun Mountain, which is the sightseeing location in Guangzhou, China

白雲湖〔-云-〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ wu⁴ {bái yún hú}

Baiyun Lake, place in China

白撞雨 baak⁶ zong⁶ jyu⁵ {bái zhuàng yǔ}

sunshower

白種人〔-种-〕 baak⁶ zung² jan⁴ {bái zhǒng rén}

(noun) Caucasian

白矮星 baak⁶ ai² sing¹ {bái ǎi xīng}

white dwarf

白斑病 baak⁶ baan¹ beng⁶ {bái bān bìng}

vitiligo

白班兒〔--儿〕 baak⁶ baan¹ ji⁴ {bái bān r}

day shift

白斑症 baak⁶ baan¹ zing³ {bái bān zhèng}

vitiligo

白板筆〔--笔〕 baak⁶ baan² bat¹ {bái bǎn bǐ}

1. whiteboard marker
2. dry-erase marker

白鼻子 baak⁶ bei⁶ zi² {bái bí zi}

cunning or sly person

白冰冰 baak⁶ bing¹ bing¹ {Bái Bīng bīng}

Pai Ping-ping (well-known Taiwan performing artist)

白報紙〔-报纸〕 baak⁶ bou³ zi² {bái bào zhǐ}

newsprint

白扯淡 baak⁶ ce² daam⁶ {bái chě dàn}

(coll.) to talk rubbish

白熾燈〔-炽灯〕 baak⁶ ci³ dang¹ {bái chì dēng}

incandescent light

白切雞〔--鸡〕 baak⁶ cit³ gai¹ {bái qiē jī}

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

白菜豆 baak⁶ coi³ dau² {bái cài dòu}

white kidney beans

白菜價〔--价〕 baak⁶ coi³ gaa³ {bái cài jià}

1. lit. cabbage price
2. low price

白帶魚〔-带鱼〕 baak⁶ daai³ jyu² {bái dài yú}

1. largehead hairtail
2. beltfish
3. Trichiurus lepturus

白蛋白 baak⁶ daan² baak⁶ {bái dàn bái}

albumin

白帝城 baak⁶ dai³ sing⁴ {Bái dì chéng}

Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction

白豆蔻 baak⁶ dau⁶ kau³ {bái dòu kòu}

cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)

白頂鵖〔-顶-〕 baak⁶ deng² gip³ {bái dǐng bī}

(Chinese bird species) pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

白頂鵐〔-顶鹀〕 baak⁶ deng² mou⁴ {bái dǐng wú}

(Chinese bird species) white-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)

白癜風〔--风〕 baak⁶ din⁶ fung¹ {bái diàn fēng}

vitiligo

白花花 baak⁶ faa¹ faa¹ {bái huā huā}

shining white

白花蛇 baak⁶ faa¹ se⁴ {bái huā shé}

long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)

白化病 baak⁶ faa³ beng⁶ {bái huà bìng}

albinism

白化症 baak⁶ faa³ zing³ {bái huà zhèng}

albinism

白粉病 baak⁶ fan² beng⁶ {bái fěn bìng}

powdery mildew

白富美 baak⁶ fu³ mei⁵ {bái fù měi}

"Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)

白附片 baak⁶ fu⁶ pin³ {bái fù piàn}

sliced white aconite (used in TCM)

白腹鶇〔--鸫〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ dung¹ {bái fù dōng}

(Chinese bird species) pale thrush (Turdus pallidus)

白腹鷂〔--鹞〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ jiu⁶ {bái fù yào}

(Chinese bird species) eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)

白腹鷺〔--鹭〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ lou⁶ {bái fù lù}

(Chinese bird species) white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis)

白鹼灘〔-碱滩〕 baak⁶ gaan² taan¹ {Bái jiǎn tān}

Baijiantan district (Uighur: Jerenbulaq Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市, Xinjiang

白頰鵯〔-颊鹎〕 baak⁶ gaap³ bei¹ {bái jiá bēi}

(Chinese bird species) Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)

白鱀豚〔-暨-〕 baak⁶ gei⁶ tyun⁴ {bái jì tún}

Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer)

白頸鴉〔-颈鸦〕 baak⁶ geng² aa¹ {bái jǐng yā}

(Chinese bird species) collared crow (Corvus torquatus)

白頸鶇〔-颈鸫〕 baak⁶ geng² dung¹ {bái jǐng dōng}

(Chinese bird species) white-collared blackbird (Turdus albocinctus)

白頸鸛〔-颈鹳〕 baak⁶ geng² gun³ {bái jǐng guàn}

(Chinese bird species) woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)

白居易 baak⁶ geoi¹ ji⁶ {Bái Jū yì}

Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet

白肩鵰〔--雕〕 baak⁶ gin¹ diu¹ {bái jiān diāo}

(Chinese bird species) eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)

白殭蠶〔-僵蚕〕 baak⁶ goeng¹ caam⁴ {bái jiāng cán}

the larva of silkworm with batrytis

白乾兒〔-干儿〕 baak⁶ gon¹ ji⁴ {bái gān r}

1. alcoholic spirit
2. strong white rice wine

白鬼筆〔--笔〕 baak⁶ gwai² bat¹ {bái guǐ bǐ}

(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

白骨頂〔--顶〕 baak⁶ gwat¹ ding² {bái gǔ dǐng}

coot

白下區〔--区〕 baak⁶ haa⁶ keoi¹ {Bái xià qū}

Baixia district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇

白行簡〔--简〕 baak⁶ hang⁴ gaan² {Bái Xíng jiǎn}

Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易, Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳

白口鐵〔--铁〕 baak⁶ hau² tit³ {bái kǒu tiě}

white iron

白曉燕〔-晓-〕 baak⁶ hiu² jin³ {Bái Xiǎo yàn}

Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping)

白河縣〔--县〕 baak⁶ ho⁴ jyun⁶ {Bái hé Xiàn}

Baihe County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi

白河鎮〔--镇〕 baak⁶ ho⁴ zan³ {Bái hé zhèn}

Paiho town in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

白開水〔-开-〕 baak⁶ hoi¹ seoi² {bái kāi shuǐ}

plain boiled water

白鶴拳〔-鹤-〕 baak⁶ hok⁶ kyun⁴ {bái hè quán}

Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form

白鶴梁〔-鹤-〕 baak⁶ hok⁶ loeng⁴ {Bái hè liáng}

White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings

白血病 baak⁶ hyut³ beng⁶ {bái xuè bìng}

leukemia

白血球 baak⁶ hyut³ kau⁴ {bái xuè qiú}

1. white blood cell
2. leucocyte

白日夢〔--梦〕 baak⁶ jat⁶ mung⁶ {bái rì mèng}

1. daydream
2. reverie

白熱化〔-热-〕 baak⁶ jit⁶ faa³ {bái rè huà}

1. to turn white-hot
2. to intensify
3. to reach a climax

白羊朝 baak⁶ joeng⁴ ciu⁴ {Bái yáng cháo}

Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)

白洋澱〔--淀〕 baak⁶ joeng⁴ din⁶ {Bái yáng diàn}

Lake Baiyangdian

白楊樹〔-杨树〕 baak⁶ joeng⁴ syu⁶ {bái yáng shù}

white poplar (Populus bonatii)

白羊座 baak⁶ joeng⁴ zo⁶ {Bái yáng zuò}

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

白玉縣〔--县〕 baak⁶ juk⁶ jyun⁶ {Bái yù xiàn}

Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

白乳膠〔--胶〕 baak⁶ jyu⁵ gaau¹ {bái rǔ jiāo}

white glue

白玄鷗〔--鸥〕 baak⁶ jyun⁴ au¹ {bái xuán ōu}

(Chinese bird species) white tern (Gygis alba)

白求恩 baak⁶ kau⁴ jan¹ {Bái Qiú ēn}

Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war and for Mao in Yan'an, where he died of blood poisoning

白蘭地〔-兰-〕 baak⁶ laan¹ dei² {bái lán dì}

brandy (loanword)

白蘭瓜〔-兰-〕 baak⁶ laan⁴ gwaa¹ {bái lán guā}

honeydew melon

白蠟蟲〔-蜡虫〕 baak⁶ laap⁶ cung⁴ {bái là chóng}

Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

白蠟樹〔-蜡树〕 baak⁶ laap⁶ syu⁶ {bái là shù}

Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM

白榴石 baak⁶ lau⁴ sek⁶ {bái liú shí}

leucite

白臉鷺〔-脸鹭〕 baak⁶ lim⁵ lou⁶ {bái liǎn lù}

(Chinese bird species) white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

白臉鳾〔-脸䴓〕 baak⁶ lim⁵ si¹ {bái liǎn shī}

(Chinese bird species) Przevalski's nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)

白蓮教〔-莲-〕 baak⁶ lin⁴ gaau³ {Bái lián jiào}

White Lotus society

白翎島〔--岛〕 baak⁶ ling⁴ dou² {Bái líng Dǎo}

Baengnyeong Island of South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line

白蛉熱〔--热〕 baak⁶ ling⁴ jit⁶ {bái líng rè}

sandfly fever

白翎面 baak⁶ ling⁴ min⁶ {Bái líng miàn}

1. Baengnyeong township (South Korea)
2. see also 白翎島

白令海 baak⁶ ling⁶ hoi² {Bái lìng Hǎi}

Bering Sea

白蘿蔔〔-萝卜〕 baak⁶ lo⁴ baak⁶ {bái luó bo}

1. white radish
2. daikon
3. Raphanus sativus longipinnatus

白朗縣〔--县〕 baak⁶ long⁵ jyun⁶ {Bái lǎng xiàn}

Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

白麻子 baak⁶ maa⁴ zi² {bái má zǐ}

cannabis seed

白馬雞〔-马鸡〕 baak⁶ maa⁵ gai¹ {bái mǎ jī}

(Chinese bird species) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)

白馬寺〔-马-〕 baak⁶ maa⁵ zi² {Bái mǎ Sì}

the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China

白眉鴨〔--鸭〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ aap³ {bái méi yā}

(Chinese bird species) garganey (Anas querquedula)

白眉鶇〔--鸫〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ dung¹ {bái méi dōng}

(Chinese bird species) eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus)

白眉拳 baak⁶ mei⁴ kyun⁴ {bái méi quán}

Pak Mei or Bak Mei - "White Eyebrow" (Chinese Martial Art)

白眉鵐〔--鹀〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ mou⁴ {bái méi wú}

(Chinese bird species) Tristram's bunting (Emberiza tristrami)

白尾鷂〔--鹞〕 baak⁶ mei⁵ jiu⁶ {bái wěi yào}

(Chinese bird species) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)

白尾鸏〔--鹲〕 baak⁶ mei⁵ mung⁴ {bái wěi méng}

(Chinese bird species) white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)

白尾鳾〔--䴓〕 baak⁶ mei⁵ si¹ {bái wěi shī}

(Chinese bird species) white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)

白棉紙〔--纸〕 baak⁶ min⁴ zi² {bái mián zhǐ}

stencil tissue paper

白麵兒〔-面儿〕 baak⁶ min⁶ ji⁴ {bái miàn r}

heroin

白茫茫 baak⁶ mong⁴ mong⁴ {bái máng máng}

(of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness

白毛女 baak⁶ mou⁴ neoi⁵ {bái máo nǚ}

The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films

白木耳 baak⁶ muk⁶ ji⁵ {bái mù ěr}

1. white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)
2. snow fungus

白額雁〔-额-〕 baak⁶ ngaak⁶ ngaan⁶ {bái é yàn}

(Chinese bird species) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)

白額鸌〔-额鹱〕 baak⁶ ngaak⁶ wok⁶ {bái é hù}

(Chinese bird species) streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)

白眼狼 baak⁶ ngaan⁵ long⁴ {bái yǎn láng}

1. thankless wretch
2. an ingrate

白眼珠 baak⁶ ngaan⁵ zyu¹ {bái yǎn zhū}

white of the eye

白銀區〔-银区〕 baak⁶ ngan⁴ keoi¹ {Bái yín qū}

Baiyin district of Baiyin city 白銀市, Gansu

白銀市〔-银-〕 baak⁶ ngan⁴ si⁵ {Bái yín shì}

Baiyin prefecture level city in Gansu

白銀書〔-银书〕 baak⁶ ngan⁴ syu¹ {bái yín shū}

valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe

白兀鷲〔--鹫〕 baak⁶ ngat⁶ zau⁶ {bái wù jiù}

(Chinese bird species) Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

白內障〔-内-〕 baak⁶ noi⁶ zoeng³ {bái nèi zhàng}

cataract

白堊紀〔-垩纪〕 baak⁶ ok³ gei² {Bái è jì}

Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)

白堊世〔-垩-〕 baak⁶ ok³ sai³ {Bái è shì}

Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)

白安居 baak⁶ on¹ geoi¹ {Bái ān jū}

B&Q (DIY and home improvement retailer)

白皮松 baak⁶ pei⁴ cung⁴ {bái pí sōng}

lacebark pine

白琵鷺〔--鹭〕 baak⁶ pei⁴ lou⁶ {bái pí lù}

(Chinese bird species) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

白皮書〔--书〕 baak⁶ pei⁴ syu¹ {bái pí shū}

1. white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)
2. white book

白沙鄉〔--乡〕 baak⁶ saa¹ hoeng¹ {Bái shā xiāng}

Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

白沙縣〔--县〕 baak⁶ saa¹ jyun⁶ {Bái shā xiàn}

Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan

白沙瓦 baak⁶ saa¹ ngaa⁵ {Bái shā wǎ}

Peshawar, city in north Pakistan

白砂糖 baak⁶ saa¹ tong⁴ {bái shā táng}

white granulated sugar

白山派 baak⁶ saan¹ paai³ {Bái shān pài}

Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia

白山市 baak⁶ saan¹ si⁵ {Bái shān shì}

Baishan prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

白山宗 baak⁶ saan¹ zung¹ {Bái shān zōng}

Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia

白細胞〔-细-〕 baak⁶ sai³ baau¹ {bái xì bāo}

1. white blood cell
2. leucocyte

白蛇傳〔--传〕 baak⁶ se⁴ zyun⁶ {Bái Shé Zhuàn}

1. Tale of the White Snake
2. Madame White Snake

白水縣〔--县〕 baak⁶ seoi² jyun⁶ {Bái shuǐ Xiàn}

Baishui County in Weinan 渭南, Shaanxi

白水泥 baak⁶ seoi² nai⁴ {bái shuǐ ní}

white cement

白水晶 baak⁶ seoi² zing¹ {bái shuǐ jīng}

rock crystal (mineral)

白唇鹿 baak⁶ seon⁴ luk² {bái chún lù}

Cervus albirostris (white-lipped deer)

白色體〔--体〕 baak⁶ sik¹ tai² {bái sè tǐ}

leucoplast

白蝕症〔-蚀-〕 baak⁶ sik⁶ zing³ {bái shí zhèng}

vitiligo

白先勇 baak⁶ sin¹ jung⁵ {Bái Xiān yǒng}

Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent

白城市 baak⁶ sing⁴ si⁵ {Bái chéng shì}

Baicheng prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

白相人 baak⁶ soeng³ jan⁴ {bái xiàng rén}

1. (dialect) rogue
2. hoodlum

白素貞〔--贞〕 baak⁶ sou³ zing¹ {Bái Sù zhēn}

(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake

白崇禧 baak⁶ sung⁴ hei¹ {Bái Chóng xǐ}

Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949

白塔區〔--区〕 baak⁶ taap³ keoi¹ {Bái tǎ qū}

Baita district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市, Liaoning

白塔寺 baak⁶ taap³ zi² {Bái tǎ sì}

Baita temple in Lanzhou 蘭州

白鵜鶘〔-鹈鹕〕 baak⁶ tai⁴ wu⁴ {bái tí hú}

(Chinese bird species) great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

白頭鶴〔-头鹤〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ hok⁶ {bái tóu hè}

(Chinese bird species) hooded crane (Grus monacha)

白頭鷹〔-头鹰〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ jing¹ {bái tóu yīng}

bald eagle

白頭鷂〔-头鹞〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ jiu⁶ {bái tóu yào}

(Chinese bird species) Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

白頭翁〔-头-〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ jung¹ {bái tóu wēng}

1. root of Chinese pulsatilla
2. Chinese bulbul

白頭鵐〔-头鹀〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ mou⁴ {bái tóu wú}

(Chinese bird species) pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)

白頭鵯〔-头鹎〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ pat¹ {bái tóu bēi}

(Chinese bird species) light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)

白頭山〔-头-〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ saan¹ {Bái tóu shān}

Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology

白話文〔-话-〕 baak⁶ waa² man⁴ {bái huà wén}

writings in the vernacular

白話詩〔-话诗〕 baak⁶ waa² si¹ {bái huà shī}

free verse in the vernacular

白雲區〔-云区〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ keoi¹ {Bái yún qū}

1. Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市, Guizhou
2. Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 廣州市, Guangdong

白雲母〔-云-〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ mou⁵ {bái yún mǔ}

1. muscovite
2. white mica

白雲岩〔-云-〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ ngaam⁴ {bái yún yán}

dolomite (geology)

白雲石〔-云-〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ sek⁶ {bái yún shí}

dolomite

白屈菜 baak⁶ wat¹ coi³ {bái qū cài}

greater celandine

白鎢礦〔-钨矿〕 baak⁶ wu¹ kwong³ {bái wū kuàng}

scheelite

白胡椒 baak⁶ wu⁴ ziu¹ {bái hú jiāo}

white peppercorn

白斬雞〔-斩鸡〕 baak⁶ zaam² gai¹ {bái zhǎn jī}

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

白枕鶴〔--鹤〕 baak⁶ zam² hok⁶ {bái zhěn hè}

(Chinese bird species) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)

白鶺鴒〔-鹡鸰〕 baak⁶ zek³ ling⁴ {bái jí líng}

(Chinese bird species) white wagtail (Motacilla alba)

白芝麻 baak⁶ zi¹ maa⁴ {bái zhī ma}

sesame seed

白費力氣〔-费-气〕 baak⁶ fai³ lik⁶ hei³ {bái fèi lì qì}

(proverb) to waste someone's energy; all the labor or manpower's work is in vain

白費心機〔-费-机〕 baak⁶ fai³ sam¹ gei¹ {bái fèi xīn jī}

waste of effort or hardship (idiom)

白椰菜花 baak⁶ je⁴ coi³ faa¹ {bái yē cài huā}

White cauliflower; gonorrhea

白領一族〔-领--〕 baak⁶ leng⁵ jat¹ zuk⁶ {bái lǐng yì zú}

White-collar worker, which mean people working in office

白手興家〔--兴-〕 baak⁶ sau² hing¹ gaa¹ {bái shǒu xīng jiā}

rags-to-riches

白色污染 baak⁶ sik¹ wu¹ jim⁵ {bái sè wū rǎn}

White pollution (plastic pollution)

白璧微瑕 baak⁶ bik¹ mei⁴ haa⁴ {bái bì wēi xiá}

a slight blemish

白璧無瑕〔--无-〕 baak⁶ bik¹ mou⁴ haa⁴ {bái bì wú xiá}

impeccable moral integrity

白背磯鶇〔--矶鸫〕 baak⁶ bui³ gei¹ dung¹ {bái bèi jī dōng}

(Chinese bird species) common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)

白背兀鷲〔---鹫〕 baak⁶ bui³ ngat⁶ zau⁶ {bái bèi wù jiù}

(Chinese bird species) white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)

白秋沙鴨〔---鸭〕 baak⁶ cau¹ saa¹ aap³ {bái qiū shā yā}

(Chinese bird species) smew (Mergellus albellus)

白翅百靈〔---灵〕 baak⁶ ci³ baak³ ling⁴ {bái chì bǎi líng}

(Chinese bird species) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)

白翅浮鷗〔---鸥〕 baak⁶ ci³ fau⁴ au¹ {bái chì fú ōu}

(Chinese bird species) white-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

白翅藍鵲〔--蓝鹊〕 baak⁶ ci³ laam⁴ zoek³ {bái chì lán què}

(Chinese bird species) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)

白頂玄鷗〔-顶-鸥〕 baak⁶ deng² jyun⁴ au¹ {bái dǐng xuán ōu}

(Chinese bird species) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

白頂溪鴝〔-顶-鸲〕 baak⁶ deng² kai¹ keoi⁴ {bái dǐng xī qú}

(Chinese bird species) white-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)

白點噪鶥〔-点-鹛〕 baak⁶ dim² cou³ mei⁴ {bái diǎn zào méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-speckled laughingthrush (Garrulax bieti)

白髮蒼蒼〔-发苍苍〕 baak⁶ faat³ cong¹ cong¹ {bái fà cāng cāng}

old and gray-haired

白費唇舌〔-费--〕 baak⁶ fai³ seon⁴ sit³ {bái fèi chún shé}

1. to whistle down the wind
2. to waste one's breath (idiom)

白腹鳳鶥〔--凤鹛〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ fung⁶ mei⁴ {bái fù fèng méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-bellied erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca)

白腹錦雞〔--锦鸡〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ gam² gai¹ {bái fù jǐn jī}

(Chinese bird species) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)

白腹姬鶲〔---鹟〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ gei¹ jung¹ {bái fù jī wēng}

(Chinese bird species) blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)

白腹海鵰〔---雕〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ hoi² diu¹ {bái fù hǎi diāo}

(Chinese bird species) white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

白腹幽鶥〔---鹛〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ jau¹ mei⁴ {bái fù yōu méi}

(Chinese bird species) spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre)

白腹隼鵰〔---雕〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ zeon² diu¹ {bái fù sǔn diāo}

(Chinese bird species) Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata)

白鹼灘區〔-碱滩区〕 baak⁶ gaan² taan¹ keoi¹ {Bái jiǎn tān qū}

Baijiantan district (Uighur: Jerenbulaq Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市, Xinjiang

白頰噪鶥〔-颊-鹛〕 baak⁶ gaap³ cou³ mei⁴ {bái jiá zào méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-browed laughingthrush (Garrulax sannio)

白頰黑雁〔-颊--〕 baak⁶ gaap³ hak¹ ngaan⁶ {bái jiá hēi yàn}

(Chinese bird species) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)

白金漢宮〔--汉宫〕 baak⁶ gam¹ hon³ gung¹ {Bái jīn hàn Gōng}

Buckingham Palace

白金漢郡〔--汉-〕 baak⁶ gam¹ hon³ gwan⁶ {Bái jīn hàn jùn}

Buckinghamshire (English county)

白頸噪鶥〔-颈-鹛〕 baak⁶ geng² cou³ mei⁴ {bái jǐng zào méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-necked laughingthrush (Garrulax strepitans)

白肩黑䴉〔---鹮〕 baak⁶ gin¹ hak¹ waan⁴ {bái jiān hēi huán}

(Chinese bird species) white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)

白冠噪鶥〔---鹛〕 baak⁶ gun³ cou³ mei⁴ {bái guān zào méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)

白冠燕尾 baak⁶ gun³ jin³ mei⁵ {bái guān yàn wěi}

(Chinese bird species) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)

白冠攀雀 baak⁶ gun³ paan¹ zoek³ {bái guān pān què}

(Chinese bird species) white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)

白宮群英〔-宫--〕 baak⁶ gung¹ kwan⁴ jing¹ {Bái gōng Qún yīng}

The West Wing (US TV series)

白喉噪鶥〔---鹛〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ cou³ mei⁴ {bái hóu zào méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis)

白喉毒素 baak⁶ hau⁴ duk⁶ sou³ {bái hóu dú sù}

diphtheria toxin

白喉磯鶇〔--矶鸫〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ gei¹ dung¹ {bái hóu jī dōng}

(Chinese bird species) white-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis)

白喉姬鶲〔---鹟〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ gei¹ jung¹ {bái hóu jī wēng}

(Chinese bird species) white-gorgeted flycatcher (Anthipes monileger)

白喉桿菌〔--杆-〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ gon¹ kwan² {bái hóu gǎn jūn}

Klebs-Loeddler bacillus (the diphtheria bacterium)

白喉冠鵯〔---鹎〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ gun³ bei¹ {bái hóu guān bēi}

(Chinese bird species) puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus)

白喉林鶯〔---莺〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ lam⁴ ang¹ {bái hóu lín yīng}

(Chinese bird species) lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)

白喉林鶲〔---鹟〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ lam⁴ jung¹ {bái hóu lín wēng}

(Chinese bird species) brown-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias brunneata)

白喉犀鳥〔---鸟〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ sai¹ niu⁵ {bái hóu xī niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) white-throated brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni)

白喉石鵖 baak⁶ hau⁴ sek⁶ gip³ {bái hóu shí bī}

(Chinese bird species) white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis)

白吃白喝 baak⁶ hek³ baak⁶ hot³ {bái chī bái hē}

to freeload

白香詞譜〔--词谱〕 baak⁶ hoeng¹ ci⁴ pou² {Bái xiāng cí pǔ}

Anthology of ci poems tunes (1795), edited by Xu Menglan 舒夢蘭, with 100 accessible poems from Tang through to Qing times

白項鳳鶥〔-项凤鹛〕 baak⁶ hong⁶ fung⁶ mei⁴ {bái xiàng fèng méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-naped yuhina (Yuhina bakeri)

白胸鴉雀〔--鸦-〕 baak⁶ hung¹ aa¹ zoek³ {bái xiōng yā què}

(Chinese bird species) white-breasted parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps)

白胸翡翠 baak⁶ hung¹ fei² ceoi³ {bái xiōng fěi cuì}

(Chinese bird species) white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

白日做夢〔---梦〕 baak⁶ jat⁶ zou⁶ mung⁶ {bái rì zuò mèng}

1. to daydream
2. to indulge in wishful thinking

白衣蒼狗〔--苍-〕 baak⁶ ji¹ cong¹ gau² {bái yī cāng gǒu}

1. lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
2. fig. the impermanence of all things

白衣戰士〔--战-〕 baak⁶ ji¹ zin³ si⁶ {bái yī zhàn shì}

1. warrior in white
2. medical worker

白耳奇鶥〔---鹛〕 baak⁶ ji⁵ kei⁴ mei⁴ {bái ěr qí méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis)

白莧紫茄〔-苋--〕 baak⁶ jin⁶ zi² ke² {bái xiàn zǐ qié}

white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle

白腰濱鷸〔--滨鹬〕 baak⁶ jiu¹ ban¹ wat⁶ {bái yāo bīn yù}

(Chinese bird species) white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

白腰草鷸〔---鹬〕 baak⁶ jiu¹ cou² wat⁶ {bái yāo cǎo yù}

(Chinese bird species) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

白腰燕鷗〔---鸥〕 baak⁶ jiu¹ jin³ au¹ {bái yāo yàn ōu}

(Chinese bird species) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)

白腰文鳥〔---鸟〕 baak⁶ jiu¹ man⁴ niu⁵ {bái yāo wén niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)

白腰杓鷸〔---鹬〕 baak⁶ jiu¹ soek³ wat⁶ {bái yāo sháo yù}

(Chinese bird species) Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)

白腰雪雀 baak⁶ jiu¹ syut³ zoek³ {bái yāo xuě què}

(Chinese bird species) white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii)

白腰鵲鴝〔--鹊鸲〕 baak⁶ jiu¹ zoek³ keoi⁴ {bái yāo què qú}

(Chinese bird species) white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)

白駒過隙〔-驹过-〕 baak⁶ keoi¹ gwo³ kwik¹ {bái jū guò xì}

a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!

白眶鴉雀〔--鸦-〕 baak⁶ kwaang¹ aa¹ zoek³ {bái kuàng yā què}

(Chinese bird species) spectacled parrotbill (Sinosuthora conspicillata)

白眶鶲鶯〔--鹟莺〕 baak⁶ kwaang¹ jung¹ ang¹ {bái kuàng wēng yīng}

(Chinese bird species) white-spectacled warbler (Seicercus affinis)

白眶雀鶥〔---鹛〕 baak⁶ kwaang¹ zoek³ mei⁴ {bái kuàng què méi}

(Chinese bird species) Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis)

白領八哥〔-领--〕 baak⁶ ling⁵ baat³ go¹ {bái lǐng bā gē}

(Chinese bird species) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)

白領翡翠〔-领--〕 baak⁶ ling⁵ fei² ceoi³ {bái lǐng fěi cuì}

(Chinese bird species) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

白領鳳鶥〔-领凤鹛〕 baak⁶ ling⁵ fung⁶ mei⁴ {bái lǐng fèng méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-collared yuhina (Yuhina diademata)

白令海峽〔---峡〕 baak⁶ ling⁶ hoi² haap⁶ {Bái lìng Hǎi xiá}

the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)

白馬雪山〔-马--〕 baak⁶ maa⁵ syut³ saan¹ {Bái mǎ xuě shān}

Baimaxue mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州, Yunnan

白馬王子〔-马--〕 baak⁶ maa⁵ wong⁴ zi² {bái mǎ wáng zǐ}

1. Prince Charming
2. knight in shining armor

白眉赤眼 baak⁶ mei⁴ cek³ ngaan⁵ {bái méi chì yǎn}

for no reason (idiom)

白眉地鶇〔---鸫〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ dei⁶ dung¹ {bái méi dì dōng}

(Chinese bird species) Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)

白眉姬鶲〔---鹟〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ gei¹ jung¹ {bái méi jī wēng}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)

白眉歌鶇〔---鸫〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ go¹ dung¹ {bái méi gē dōng}

(Chinese bird species) redwing (Turdus iliacus)

白眉秧雞〔---鸡〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ joeng¹ gai¹ {bái méi yāng jī}

(Chinese bird species) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)

白眉林鴝〔---鸲〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ lam⁴ keoi⁴ {bái méi lín qú}

(Chinese bird species) white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)

白眉山雀 baak⁶ mei⁴ saan¹ zoek³ {bái méi shān què}

(Chinese bird species) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)

白眉雀鶥〔---鹛〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ zoek³ mei⁴ {bái méi què méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus)

白眉朱雀 baak⁶ mei⁴ zyu¹ zoek³ {bái méi zhū què}

(Chinese bird species) chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)

白尾地鴉〔---鸦〕 baak⁶ mei⁵ dei⁶ aa¹ {bái wěi dì yā}

(Chinese bird species) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)

白尾海鵰〔---雕〕 baak⁶ mei⁵ hoi² diu¹ {bái wěi hǎi diāo}

(Chinese bird species) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

白面書生〔--书-〕 baak⁶ min⁶ syu¹ sang¹ {bái miàn shū shēng}

1. lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
2. still wet behind the ears

白旄黃鉞〔--黄钺〕 baak⁶ mou⁴ wong⁴ jyut⁶ {bái máo huáng yuè}

white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition

白額燕鷗〔-额-鸥〕 baak⁶ ngaak⁶ jin³ au¹ {bái é yàn ōu}

(Chinese bird species) little tern (Sternula albifrons)

白眼河燕 baak⁶ ngaan⁵ ho⁴ jin³ {bái yǎn hé yàn}

(Chinese bird species) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)

白眼鵟鷹〔---鹰〕 baak⁶ ngaan⁵ kwong⁴ jing¹ {bái yǎn kuáng yīng}

(Chinese bird species) white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)

白俄羅斯〔--罗-〕 baak⁶ ngo⁴ lo⁴ si¹ {Bái é luó sī}

1. Belarus
2. Byelorussia
3. White Russia

白跑一趟 baak⁶ paau² jat¹ tong³ {bái pǎo yī tàng}

1. to go on an errand for nothing
2. to go on a wild-goose chase

白皮杉醇 baak⁶ pei⁴ caam³ seon⁴ {bái pí shān chún}

piceatannol C14H12O4

白首齊眉〔--齐-〕 baak⁶ sau² cai⁴ mei⁴ {bái shǒu qí méi}

(of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)

白手起家 baak⁶ sau² hei² gaa¹ {bái shǒu qǐ jiā}

1. to build up from nothing
2. to start from scratch

白石砬子 baak⁶ sek⁶ laa¹ zi² {bái shí lá zi}

national nature reserve at Kuandian 寬甸 in Liaoning

白色恐怖 baak⁶ sik¹ hung² bou³ {Bái sè kǒng bù}

White Terror

白色人種〔---种〕 baak⁶ sik¹ jan⁴ zung² {bái sè rén zhǒng}

the white race

白色戰劑〔--战剂〕 baak⁶ sik¹ zin³ zai¹ {bái sè zhàn jì}

Agent White

白線斑蚊〔-线--〕 baak⁶ sin³ baan¹ man¹ {bái xiàn bān wén}

Aedes albopictus (species of mosquito)

白城地區〔---区〕 baak⁶ sing⁴ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Bái chéng dì qū}

former Baicheng prefecture, Jilin

白雪公主 baak⁶ syut³ gung¹ zyu² {Bái xuě Gōng zhǔ}

Snow White

白雪皚皚〔--皑皑〕 baak⁶ syut³ ngoi⁴ ngoi⁴ {bái xuě ái ái}

brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)

白頭到老〔-头--〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ dou³ lou⁵ {bái tóu dào lǎo}

1. (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
2. until death do us part

白頭偕老〔-头--〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ gaai¹ lou⁵ {bái tóu xié lǎo}

1. (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
2. until death do us part

白頭鶪鶥〔-头䴗鹛〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ gwik¹ mei⁴ {bái tóu jú méi}

(Chinese bird species) white-hooded babbler (Gampsorhynchus rufulus)

白腿小隼 baak⁶ teoi² siu² zeon² {bái tuǐ xiǎo sǔn}

(Chinese bird species) pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)

白雲機場〔-云机场〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ gei¹ coeng⁴ {Bái yún jī chǎng}

Baiyun airport (Guangzhou)

白雲礦區〔-云矿区〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ kwong³ keoi¹ {Bái yún kuàng qū}

Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市, Inner Mongolia

白紙黑字〔-纸--〕 baak⁶ zi² hak¹ zi⁶ {bái zhǐ hēi zì}

(written) in black and white

白雲公園站〔-云-园-〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ gung¹ jyun² zaam⁶ {bái yún gōng yuán zhàn}

Baiyun Park Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China

白斑翅雪雀 baak⁶ baan¹ ci³ syut³ zoek³ {bái bān chì xuě què}

(Chinese bird species) white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)

白斑軍艦鳥〔--军舰鸟〕 baak⁶ baan¹ gwan¹ laam⁶ niu⁵ {bái bān jūn jiàn niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)

白斑黑石鵖 baak⁶ baan¹ hak¹ sek⁶ gip³ {bái bān hēi shí bī}

(Chinese bird species) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)

白斑尾柳鶯〔----莺〕 baak⁶ baan¹ mei⁵ lau⁵ ang¹ {bái bān wěi liǔ yīng}

(Chinese bird species) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)

白背啄木鳥〔----鸟〕 baak⁶ bui³ doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {bái bèi zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)

白翅啄木鳥〔----鸟〕 baak⁶ ci³ doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {bái chì zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)

白翅交嘴雀 baak⁶ ci³ gaau¹ zeoi² zoek³ {bái chì jiāo zuǐ què}

(Chinese bird species) white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)

白花蛇舌草 baak⁶ faa¹ se⁴ sit³ cou² {bái huā shé shé cǎo}

Hedyotis diffusa

白腹短翅鴝〔----鸲〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ dyun² ci³ keoi⁴ {bái fù duǎn chì qú}

(Chinese bird species) white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phoenicuroides)

白腹軍艦鳥〔--军舰鸟〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ gwan¹ laam⁶ niu⁵ {bái fù jūn jiàn niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)

白腹毛腳燕〔---脚-〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ mou⁴ goek³ jin³ {bái fù máo jiǎo yàn}

(Chinese bird species) common house martin (Delichon urbicum))

白頰山鷓鴣〔-颊-鹧鸪〕 baak⁶ gaap³ saan¹ ze³ gu¹ {bái jiá shān zhè gū}

(Chinese bird species) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)

白頸長尾雉〔-颈长--〕 baak⁶ geng² coeng⁴ mei⁵ zi⁶ {bái jǐng cháng wěi zhì}

(Chinese bird species) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)

白冠長尾雉〔--长--〕 baak⁶ gun³ coeng⁴ mei⁵ zi⁶ {bái guān cháng wěi zhì}

(Chinese bird species) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)

白喉斑秧雞〔----鸡〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ baan¹ joeng¹ gai¹ {bái hóu bān yāng jī}

(Chinese bird species) slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)

白喉短翅鶇〔----鸫〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ dyun² ci³ dung¹ {bái hóu duǎn chì dōng}

(Chinese bird species) lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris)

白喉紅尾鴝〔--红-鸲〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ hung⁴ mei⁵ keoi⁴ {bái hóu hóng wěi qú}

(Chinese bird species) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)

白喉紅臀鵯〔--红-鹎〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ hung⁴ tyun⁴ bei¹ {bái hóu hóng tún bēi}

(Chinese bird species) sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster)

白喉扇尾鶲〔----鹟〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ sin³ mei⁵ jung¹ {bái hóu shàn wěi wēng}

(Chinese bird species) white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)

白胸苦惡鳥〔---恶鸟〕 baak⁶ hung¹ fu² ok³ niu⁵ {bái xiōng kǔ è niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)

白腰朱頂雀〔---顶-〕 baak⁶ jiu¹ zyu¹ deng² zoek³ {bái yāo zhū dǐng què}

(Chinese bird species) common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)

白眶斑翅鶥〔----鹛〕 baak⁶ kwaang¹ baan¹ ci³ mei⁴ {bái kuàng bān chì méi}

(Chinese bird species) spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi)

白眉藍姬鶲〔--蓝-鹟〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ laam⁴ gei¹ jung¹ {bái méi lán jī wēng}

(Chinese bird species) ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)

白眉山鷓鴣〔---鹧鸪〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ saan¹ ze³ gu¹ {bái méi shān zhè gū}

(Chinese bird species) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)

白眉扇尾鶲〔----鹟〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ sin³ mei⁵ jung¹ {bái méi shàn wěi wēng}

(Chinese bird species) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)

白尾藍地鴝〔--蓝-鸲〕 baak⁶ mei⁵ laam⁴ dei⁶ keoi⁴ {bái wěi lán dì qú}

(Chinese bird species) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)

白尾藍仙鶲〔--蓝-鹟〕 baak⁶ mei⁵ laam⁴ sin¹ jung¹ {bái wěi lán xiān wēng}

(Chinese bird species) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)

白尾梢虹雉 baak⁶ mei⁵ saau¹ hung⁴ zi⁶ {bái wěi shāo hóng zhì}

(Chinese bird species) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)

白額圓尾鸌〔-额圆-鹱〕 baak⁶ ngaak⁶ jyun⁴ mei⁵ wok⁶ {bái é yuán wěi hù}

(Chinese bird species) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)

白俄羅斯人〔--罗--〕 baak⁶ ngo⁴ lo⁴ si¹ jan⁴ {Bái é luó sī rén}

Byelorussian (person)

白沙工農區〔---农区〕 baak⁶ saa¹ gung¹ nung⁴ keoi¹ {Bái shā Gōng nóng qū}

Baisha Gongnong area in Dazhou 達州, Sichuan northeast Sichuan, amalgamated into Wanyuan county level city 萬源 in 1993

白色情人節〔----节〕 baak⁶ sik¹ cing⁴ jan⁴ zit³ {Bái sè Qíng rén jié}

White Day

白頭硬尾鴨〔-头--鸭〕 baak⁶ tau⁴ ngaang⁶ mei⁵ aap³ {bái tóu yìng wěi yā}

(Chinese bird species) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)

白雲大道北站〔-云----〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ daai⁶ dou⁶ bak¹ zaam⁶ {bái yún dà dào běi zhàn}

Baiyun Avenue North Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China

白大衣高血壓〔-----压〕 baak⁶ daai⁶ ji¹ gou¹ hyut³ aat³ {bái dà yī gāo xuè yā}

1. white coat hypertension
2. white coat syndrome

白腹黑啄木鳥〔-----鸟〕 baak⁶ fuk¹ hak¹ doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {bái fù hēi zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

白喉針尾雨燕〔--针---〕 baak⁶ hau⁴ zam¹ mei⁵ jyu⁵ jin³ {bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn}

(Chinese bird species) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

白腰叉尾海燕 baak⁶ jiu¹ caa¹ mei⁵ hoi² jin³ {bái yāo chā wěi hǎi yàn}

(Chinese bird species) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

白眉棕啄木鳥〔-----鸟〕 baak⁶ mei⁴ zung¹ doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {bái méi zōng zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)

白雲文化廣場站〔-云--广场-〕 baak⁶ wan⁴ man⁴ faa³ gwong² coeng⁴ zaam⁶ {bái yún wén huà guǎng chǎng zhàn}

Baiyun Cultural Square Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China

白斑翅擬蠟嘴雀〔---拟蜡--〕 baak⁶ baan¹ ci³ ji⁵ laap⁶ zeoi² zoek³ {bái bān chì nǐ là zuǐ què}

(Chinese bird species) white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)

白髮人送黑髮人〔-发---发-〕 baak⁶ faat³ jan⁴ sung³ hak¹ faat³ jan⁴ {bái fà rén sòng hēi fà rén}

to see one's child die before oneself

白沙黎族自治縣〔------县〕 baak⁶ saa¹ lai⁴ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Bái shā Lí zú zì zhì xiàn}

Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan

白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗〔---凤头-鸥〕 baak⁶ zeoi² dyun¹ fung⁶ tau⁴ jin³ au¹ {bái zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu}

(Chinese bird species) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

白水江自然保護區〔------护区〕 baak⁶ seoi² gong¹ zi⁶ jin⁴ bou² wu⁶ keoi¹ {Bái shuǐ jiāng Zì rán Bǎo hù qū}

Baishuijiang Nature Reserve, Gansu