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Chinese
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white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
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water; river
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simp. and trad. (白水)
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白
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水
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
白水
- plain boiled water
- (literary) clear water
Synonyms
- (plain boiled water): 白開水/白开水 (báikāishuǐ)
- (clear water): 清水 (qīngshuǐ)
Derived terms
Proper noun
白水
- (~縣) Baishui (a county of Weinan, Shaanxi, China)
Etymology 2
From 泊水.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
白水
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) Tanka (group of people living in junks)
Japanese
Noun
白水 • (shiromizu)
- whitish water that has been used to wash rice
Synonyms