白虎

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Chinese

white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
 tiger
trad. (白虎) 白 虎
simp. #(白虎) 白 虎
Literally: “white tiger”.
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

白虎

  1. (Chinese mythology) White Tiger (one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations)
  2. (Chinese mythology) White Tiger (god of the West in Chinese mythology)
  3. (Chinese mythology) evil spirit
  4. (～村) Baihu (a village in Wulipu, Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)

Noun

白虎

  1. Alternative name for 石灰 (shíhuī, “lime”).
  2. Alternative name for 豆腐 (dòufu, “tofu; bean curd”).
  3. (figurative, slang) woman without pubic hair; shaved pussy

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Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白 虎
びゃく > びゃっ
Grade: 1 		こ
Grade: S
goon kan'on

From Chinese 白虎 (báihǔ) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

白(びゃっ)虎(こ) • (byakko) ←びやくこ (byakuko)?

  1. white tiger (tiger with white fur)

Proper noun

白(びゃっ)虎(こ) • (Byakko) ←びやくこ (Byakuko)?

  1. White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白 虎
はく > はっ
Grade: 1 		こ
Grade: S
kan'on

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

白(はっ)虎(こ) • (hakko) ←はくこ (fakuko)?

  1. white tiger (tiger with white fur)

Proper noun

白(はっ)虎(こ) • (Hakko) ←はくこ (Fakuko)?

  1. White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations

See also

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
白虎

Proper noun

白虎 • (Baekho) (hangeul 백호)

  1. hanja form? of 백호 (“White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
白虎

Proper noun

白虎

  1. chữ Hán form of Bạch Hổ (“White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”).
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