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Chinese
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vernacular
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spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said |
| trad. (白話)
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白
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話
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| simp. (白话)
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白
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话
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| anagram
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話白／话白
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Pronunciation 1
Noun
白話
- vernacular Chinese (as opposed to Classical Chinese); plain language
五四時期盛行白話小說。 [MSC, trad.]
五四时期盛行白话小说。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǔsì shíqī shèngxíng báihuà xiǎoshuō.
- During the May Fourth period, vernacular novels were popular.
- (chiefly Guangdong, Guangxi, rare in Hong Kong) Yue; Cantonese
你識唔識講白話㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你识唔识讲白话㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]- nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 baak6 waa6-2 gaa3?
- Do you know Cantonese?
- 南寧白話／南宁白话 ― Nánníng báihuà ― Nanning Cantonese
- (Eastern Min) proverb; common saying
- (Southern Min) local dialect
1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “白”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press:
是呾白話也是呾官話？ [Teochew, trad.]
是呾白话也是呾官话？ [Teochew, simp.]- si6 dan3 bêh8 uê7 a1 si6 dan3 guan1 uê7? [Peng'im]
- Are they speaking the vernacular or the court dialect?
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) Pe̍h-ōe-jī (a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Southern Min); POJ
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
廣東話 (“(Standard) Cantonese”)
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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廣東話, 廣府話, 廣州話, 粵語
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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廣東話, 粵語
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| Malaysia
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廣東話
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| Singapore
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廣東話
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Guilin
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白話
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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白話, 廣州話, 廣府話, 粵語, 省城話 dated
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| Hong Kong
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廣東話, 粵語, 中文, 本地話, 廣府話 dated or technical
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| Macau
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廣東話, 中文
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| Taishan
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白話, 廣州話
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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廣府話, 廣東話
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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廣府話, 廣東話
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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廣東話, 中文, 唐話, 白話
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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省城話
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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廣府話
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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廣州話, 白話, 省城話 dated
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| Hong Kong
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本地話, 白話
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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廣東話
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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廣州話, 廣東話
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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廣府話, 廣東話
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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廣府話
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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廣東話, 鄉親話
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| Chaozhou
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廣州話, 廣東話, 粵語
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| Shantou
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廣府話, 廣州話, 白話
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| Jieyang
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白話, 省城話
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| Haifeng
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白話
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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廣府話
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| Leizhou
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客話
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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廣東閒話
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| Suzhou
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廣東閒話
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| Ningbo
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廣東閒話
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “vernacular Chinese”): 文言 (wényán)
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Noun
白話
- empty words; meaningless talk
指望你今天送錢來，原來是空口說白話。 [MSC, trad.]
指望你今天送钱来，原来是空口说白话。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhǐwàng nǐ jīntiān sòng qián lái, yuánlái shì kōngkǒu shuō báihuà.
- I expected you to send money today, but it turned out to be empty talk.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Pronunciation 3
Noun
白話
- (Hokkien) frank words
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) lie; untruth
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
謊言 (“lie; untruth”)
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Location
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| Classical Chinese
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妄言, 妄語
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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謊言, 謊話, 假話, 誑言, 誑語, 誑話
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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謊皮, 詐語
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| Taiwan
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謊話
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| Singapore
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騙話
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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謊屁流
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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謊話
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| Wanrong
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謊
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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謊話
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| Yangzhou
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謊
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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大話
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| Hong Kong
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大話
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| Taishan
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大話
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| Dongguan
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大話
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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大話
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| Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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花蓼
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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花蓼, 虎膦
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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花蓼
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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花舌
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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花蓼
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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花舌
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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白賊, 白賊話
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| Quanzhou
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白賊, 白賊話
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| Zhangzhou
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白賊, 白賊話, 白話
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| Tainan
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白賊話
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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騙話
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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騙話
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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白賊, 白賊話
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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白落話
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| Jieyang
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花嬲話
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| Wu
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Wenzhou
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譀話
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Pronunciation 4
Verb
白話
- (regional) to chat
- (regional) to brag; to boast; to talk big
Synonyms
- (to chat): 聊天 (liáotiān)
- (to brag):
- 口大 (kǒudà) (obsolete)
- 吹 (chuī) (colloquial)
- 吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
- 吹水 (chuīshuǐ) (chiefly Cantonese)
- 吹牛 (chuīniú) (colloquial)
- 吹牛三 (1tshy 6gnieu-se) (Wu)
- 吹牛屄 (chuīniúbī)
- 吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí) (colloquial)
- 呾卵話／呾卵话 (dan3 lang6 uê7) (Teochew)
- 喝仙 (hoah-sian) (Hokkien)
- 嗙虎膦 (phâng-fú-lín) (Southern Sixian Hakka)
- 嗙雞胲／嗙鸡胲 (phâng-kiê-kôi) (Hakka)
- 好臉／好脸 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 拉空 (la1 kang1) (Teochew)
- 拉誧／拉𰵩 (la1 pu2) (Teochew)
- 放空 (pàng-khang) (Hokkien)
- 放臭屁 (pàng-chhàu-phùi) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 放風球／放风球 (pàng-hoang-kiû) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 放風龜／放风龟 (pàng-hong-ku) (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 歕雞胿／𬅫鸡胿 (pûn-ke-kui) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 歕雞胲／𬅫鸡胲 (phùn-kiê-kôi) (Zhao'an Hakka)
- 相空 (siàng-khang) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 矜人 (jīnrén) (literary)
- 紅膏／红膏 (Puxian Min)
- 練扇空／练扇空 (liān-siàn-khang) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 膨風／膨风 (phòng-hong) (Hokkien)
- 自矜 (zìjīn)
- 自誇／自夸 (zìkuā)
- 自詡／自诩 (zìxǔ)
- 表功 (biǎogōng) (to brag about one's contributions)
- 誇／夸 (kuā)
- 誇口／夸口 (kuākǒu)
- 誇喙／夸喙 (kuă-*chói) (Eastern Min)
- 誇耀／夸耀 (kuāyào)
- 說大話／说大话 (shuō dàhuà)
- 講嘐潲話／讲嘐潲话 (kóng hau-siâu-uē) (Hokkien)
- 講空／讲空 (kàng-khang) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 車大炮／车大炮 (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
- 風龜／风龟 (hong-ku) (Hokkien)
- 鼓吹 (gǔchuī)
Derived terms
Vietnamese
Noun
白話
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