白水
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Chinese
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
water; river | ||
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| simp. and trad. (白水) |
白 | 水 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báishuěi
- Wade–Giles: pai2-shui3
- Yale: bái-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairshoei
- Palladius: байшуй (bajšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 seoi2
- Yale: baahk séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
白水
Synonyms
Proper noun
白水
Etymology 2
From 泊水.
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-chúi
- Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-tsuí
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Proper noun
白水
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) Tanka (group of people living in junks)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 水 |
| しろ Grade: 1 |
みず Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 潘 |