Pinyin Dictionary results for "bai"
伯
one hundred (old)
佰
hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
呗
to chant; see 梵唄|梵呗[fan4 bai4]
拜
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
拝
Japanese variant of 拜[bai4]
捭
to spread out; to open
掰
to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)
摆
to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum
败
to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
柏
surname Bai; Taiwan pr. [Bo2]
柏
cedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. [bo2]
柏
variant of 柏[bai3]
白
surname Bai
白
white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera
百
surname Bai
百
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
稗
barnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli); Panicum crus-galli; (literary) insignificant; trivial
竡
hectoliter (old)
稗
polished rice; old variant of 稗[bai4]
䙓
hem at the bottom of garment
韛
bellows (for blowing air into a fire)
兡
hectogram (old); single-character equivalent of 百克[bai3 ke4]
拜人为师
to acknowledge as one's teacher
拜佛
to worship Buddha
拜你所赐
(derog.) this is all thanks to you!; well, thanks a lot!
拜倒
to prostrate oneself; to fall on one's knees; to grovel
拜伦
George Byron (1788-1824), English poet
拜别
to take leave
拜占庭
Byzantium; Byzantine or Eastern Roman empire (395-1453)
拜城
Bay nahiyisi (Baicheng county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
拜城县
Bay nahiyisi (Baicheng county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
拜堂
ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; same as 拜天地
拜寿
congratulate an elderly person on his birthday; offer birthday felicitations
拜天地
to worship heaven and earth; ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; also called 拜堂
拜师
to formally become an apprentice to a master
拜年
to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year
拜把子
become sworn brothers
拜拜
(loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)
拜拜
to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together; (Taiwan) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity
拜会
pay an official call; call on; visit in an official capacity
拜望
to call to pay one's respect; to call on
拜泉
Baiquan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
拜泉县
Baiquan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
拜火教
sun worship; Zoroastrianism; see also 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]
拜物教
fetishism
拜登
Baden or Biden (name); Joe Biden (1942-), US democrat politician, senator for Delaware from 1972, several times chair of Senate foreign relations committee, vice-president of USA from 2009
拜票
to canvass for votes (Tw)
拜祭
to worship; to observe religious rites; to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc)
拜科努尔
Baikonur (Russian space launch site in Kazakhstan)
拜科努尔航天发射基地
Baikonur Cosmodrome
拜节
to pay respects during a festival
拜见
to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior
拜托
to request sb to do sth; please!
拜访
to pay a visit; to call on
拜认
to formally accept sb as (one's adoptive mother, one's master etc)
拜谒
to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc)
拜读
(polite) to read (sth)
拜金
to worship money; to be mad about money
拜金主义
money worship
拜金女
materialistic woman; (slang) gold-digger
掰弯
to bend; (slang) to turn a straight person gay
掰手腕
arm wrestling
掰扯
to debate; to dispute; to wrangle (dialect)
掰掰
bye-bye (loanword) (Tw)
掰直
to straighten; (slang) to turn a gay person straight
掰腕子
arm wrestling
掰开
to pull apart; to pry open with the hands
掰开揉碎
lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp; fig. to analyze minutely from every angle; to chew sth over
摆了一道
to play tricks on; to make a fool of
摆事实讲道理
present the facts and reason things out
摆出
to assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display
摆动
to sway; to swing; to move back and forth; to oscillate
摆地摊
lit. to set up a stall on the ground; fig. to start up a new business
摆子
malaria
摆布
to arrange; to order about; to manipulate
摆平
to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)
摆弄
to move back and forth; to fiddle with
摆手
to wave one's hand; to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc); to swing one's arms
摆摊
to set up a vendor's stall in the street
摆摊子
to set up a stall; to maintain a large staff and organization
摆放
to set up; to arrange; to lay out
摆明
to show clearly
摆晃
to swing; to sway
摆架子
to put on airs; to assume great airs
摆样子
to do sth for show; to keep up appearances
摆渡
ferry
摆满
to spread over an area
摆乌龙
to mess something up; to screw up
摆线
cycloid
摆脱
to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself
摆脱危机
to break out of a crisis
摆花架子
lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers; superficial display (idiom)
摆荡
to swing; to sway
摆设
to arrange; to set out; to decorate; to display; decorative items
摆设儿
decorative items; ornaments
摆谱
to put on airs; to be ostentatious
摆谱儿
erhua variant of 擺譜|摆谱[bai3 pu3]
摆卖
hawking; street vending
摆轮
balance (of a watch or clock); balance wheel
摆造型
to pose (for a picture)
摆钟
pendulum clock
摆门面
to keep up appearances; to put up a front
摆阔
to parade one's wealth; to be ostentatious and extravagant
摆龙门阵
chat; gossip; spin a yarn
败不成军
The army is completely routed. (idiom)
败仗
lost battle; defeat
败光
to squander one's fortune; to dissipate one's wealth
败北
(literary) to be routed (in a war); to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
败坏
to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine
败子
see 敗家子|败家子[bai4 jia1 zi3]
败子回头
return of the prodigal son
败家子
spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal
败局
lost game; losing battle
败德
evil conduct
败战
to lose a war; fig. the loser (in a competition or election)
败柳残花
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
败毒
(TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat; to detoxify
败火
relieve inflammation or internal heat
败笔
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing
败絮
ruined; broken down; shabby
败绩
to be utterly defeated; to be routed
败胃
spoil one's appetite
败兴
disappointed
败落
(of status or wealth) to decline; (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated; run-down; (of plants) to wilt
败血症
septicaemia
败诉
lose a lawsuit
败走
to run away (in defeat)
败退
to retreat in defeat
败阵
to be defeated on the battlefield; to be beaten in a contest
败露
(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed
败类
scum of a community; degenerate
柏克莱
Berkeley (name); George Berkeley (1685-1753), Bishop of Cloyne, famous British philosopher; Berkeley, university city in the San Francisco bay area, California
柏崎
Kashiwazaki (Japanese surname); Kashiwazaki, town in Niigata prefecture, Japan; Kashiwazaki, title of a Noh play
柏崎刈羽
Kashiwasaki Kariwa, site of Japanese nuclear power plant near Niigata 新潟
柏崎市
Kashiwazaki city, Japan
柏树
cypress tree; Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4]
柏油
asphalt; tar; pitch
柏油脚跟之州
Tar Heel state
柏油路
tarred road; asphalt road
柏油马路
tarred road; asphalt road
柏节松操
chaste widowhood
柏举之战
Baiju war of 506 BC, in which Wu 吴 scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚
柏乡
Baixiang county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
柏乡县
Baixiang county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
瓸
hectowatt (old); single-character equivalent of 百瓦
白三烯
leukotriene (biochemistry)
白下
Baixia district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
白下区
Baixia district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
白乳胶
white glue
白干儿
alcoholic spirit; strong white rice wine
白事
funeral; to explain (literary)
白人
white man or woman; Caucasian
白令海
Bering Sea
白令海峡
the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)
白住
to live (somewhere) for free
白佛
to ask Buddha
白俄
Belarus; abbr. for 白俄羅斯|白俄罗斯[Bai2 e2 luo2 si1]
白俄罗斯
Belarus
白俄罗斯人
Byelorussian (person)
白兀鹫
(bird species of China) Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
白先勇
Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent
白内障
cataract
白冠噪鹛
(bird species of China) white-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)
白冠攀雀
(bird species of China) white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)
白冠燕尾
(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
白冠长尾雉
(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
白冰冰
Pai Ping-ping (well-known Taiwan performing artist)
白刃
naked sword
白刃战
hand-to-hand fighting
白切鸡
Cantonese poached chicken, known as 'white cut chicken'
白化病
albinism
白化症
albinism
白匪
white bandit (i.e. Nationalist soldier)
白区
White area (area controlled by the KMT during the Second Revolutionary War 1927-1937)
白卷
blank exam paper
白口铁
white iron
白吃
to eat without paying; to eat for free
白吃白喝
to freeload
白唇鹿
Cervus albirostris (white-lipped deer)
白喉
diphtheria
白喉冠鹎
(bird species of China) puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus)
白喉噪鹛
(bird species of China) white-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis)
白喉姬鹟
(bird species of China) white-gorgeted flycatcher (Anthipes monileger)
白喉扇尾鹟
(bird species of China) white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)
白喉斑秧鸡
(bird species of China) slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)
白喉林莺
(bird species of China) lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
白喉林鹟
(bird species of China) brown-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias brunneata)
白喉杆菌
Klebs-Loeddler bacillus (the diphtheria bacterium)
白喉毒素
diphtheria toxin
白喉犀鸟
(bird species of China) white-throated brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni)
白喉短翅鸫
(bird species of China) lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris)
白喉石鵖
(bird species of China) white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis)
白喉矶鸫
(bird species of China) white-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis)
白喉红尾鸲
(bird species of China) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)
白喉红臀鹎
(bird species of China) sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster)
白喉针尾雨燕
(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
白嘴端凤头燕鸥
(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
白城
Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
白城地区
former Baicheng prefecture, Jilin
白城市
Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
白垩
chalk
白垩世
Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)
白垩纪
Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)
白报纸
newsprint
白塔区
Baita district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
白塔寺
Baita temple in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1]
白夜
white night
白大衣高血压
white coat hypertension; white coat syndrome
白天
daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]
白奴
white-collar slave (office worker who is overworked and exploited)
白嫩
(of skin etc) fair; delicate
白子
white Go chess piece; bee pupa; albino
白字
wrongly written or mispronounced character
白安居
B&Q (DIY and home improvement retailer)
白宫
White House
白宫群英
The West Wing (US TV series)
白富美
'Ms Perfect' (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)
白尾地鸦
(bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)
白尾梢虹雉
(bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
白尾海雕
(bird species of China) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
白尾蓝仙鹟
(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)
白尾蓝地鸲
(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)
白尾䴓
(bird species of China) white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)
白尾鹞
(bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
白尾鹲
(bird species of China) white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
白居易
Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet
白屈菜
greater celandine
白山
Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
白山宗
Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia
白山市
Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
白山派
Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia
白崇禧
Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949
白左
naive, self-righteous Western liberals (Internet slang since 2015)
白布
plain white cloth; calico
白帝城
Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction
白带
leukorrhea
白带鱼
largehead hairtail; beltfish; Trichiurus lepturus
白厅
Whitehall
白手起家
to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
白托
day care for the elderly (abbr. of 白天托管[bai2 tian1 tuo1 guan3]); to be blinded by greed; swindler (homonym of 拜託|拜托[bai4 tuo1])
白扯淡
(coll.) to talk rubbish
白扯蛋
variant of 白扯淡[bai2 che3 dan4]
白拣
a cheap choice; to choose sth that costs nothing
白描
line drawing in traditional ink and brush style; simple and straightforward style of writing
白搭
no use; no good
白撞
(car) accident where the driver is not held responsible
白文
the text of an annotated book; an unannotated edition of a book; intagliated characters (on a seal)
白斑尾柳莺
(bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)
白斑病
vitiligo
白斑症
vitiligo
白斑翅拟蜡嘴雀
(bird species of China) white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
白斑翅雪雀
(bird species of China) white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)
白斑军舰鸟
(bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
白斑黑石鵖
(bird species of China) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)
白斩鸡
Cantonese poached chicken, known as 'white cut chicken'
白旄黄钺
white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
白族
Bai (ethnic group)
白旗
white flag
白日
daytime; sun; time
白日做梦
to daydream; to indulge in wishful thinking
白日梦
daydream; reverie
白昼
daytime
白晓燕
Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping)
白朗
Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
白朗县
Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
白木耳
white fungus (Tremella fuciformis); snow fungus
白术
the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephaia)
白板
whiteboard; tabula rasa; blank slate
白板笔
whiteboard marker; dry-erase marker
白枕鹤
(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
白果
ginkgo
白条
IOU; informal document acknowledging a debt
白棉纸
stencil tissue paper
白杨
poplar; CL:棵[ke1]
白杨树
white poplar (Populus bonatii)
白榴石
leucite
白朴
Bai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
白僵蚕
the larva of silkworm with batrytis
白毛
white hair (of animals); see also 白髮|白发[bai2 fa4]
白毛女
The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films
白水
Baishui county in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi
白水
plain water
白水晶
rock crystal (mineral)
白水江自然保护区
Baishuijiang Nature Reserve, Gansu
白水泥
white cement
白水县
Baishui County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi
白求恩
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
白沙
Baisha (common place name); Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan; Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
白沙工农区
Baisha Gongnong area in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan northeast Sichuan, amalgamated into Wanyuan county level city 萬源|万源[Wan4 yuan2] in 1993
白沙瓦
Peshawar, city in north Pakistan
白沙县
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
白沙乡
Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
白沙黎族自治县
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
白沫
froth; foam (coming from the mouth)
白河
Baihe County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi; Paiho town in Tainan County 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
白河县
Baihe County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi
白河镇
Paiho town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
白洋淀
Lake Baiyangdian
白洞
white hole (cosmology)
白海
White Sea
白净
(of skin) fair and clear
白汤
clear soup; white broth, also called 奶湯|奶汤[nai3 tang1]; decoction of chrysanthemum, liquorice and certain other herbs
白泽
Bai Ze or White Marsh, legendary creature of ancient China
白浊
gonorrhea (TCM term); more commonly known as 淋病[lin4 bing4]
白煤
anthracite; hard coal; white coal; waterpower
白熊
polar bear; white bear
白热
white heat; incandescence
白热化
to turn white-hot; to intensify; to reach a climax
白炽
white heat; incandescence
白炽灯
incandescent light
白狐
arctic fox
白玄鸥
(bird species of China) white tern (Gygis alba)
白玉
Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
白玉
white jade; tofu (by analogy)
白玉县
Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
白班
day shift
白班儿
day shift
白琵鹭
(bird species of China) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
白璧微瑕
a slight blemish
白璧无瑕
impeccable moral integrity
白瓷
blanc de chine (porcelain)
白痢
dysentery characterized by white mucous stool; white diarrhea
白痴
idiocy; idiot
白癜风
vitiligo
白白
in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
白皙
fair; white; blonde
白皮书
white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation); white book
白皮杉醇
piceatannol C14H12O4
白皮松
lacebark pine
白目
(slang) stupid; moron
白相人
(dialect) rogue; hoodlum
白眉地鸫
(bird species of China) Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)
白眉姬鹟
(bird species of China) yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)
白眉山雀
(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)
白眉山鹧鸪
(bird species of China) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)
白眉扇尾鹟
(bird species of China) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)
白眉拳
Pak Mei or Bak Mei - 'White Eyebrow' (Chinese Martial Art)
白眉朱雀
(bird species of China) chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)
白眉林鸲
(bird species of China) white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)
白眉棕啄木鸟
(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)
白眉歌鸫
(bird species of China) redwing (Turdus iliacus)
白眉秧鸡
(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)
白眉蓝姬鹟
(bird species of China) ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)
白眉赤眼
for no reason (idiom)
白眉雀鹛
(bird species of China) white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus)
白眉鸭
(bird species of China) garganey (Anas querquedula)
白眉鹀
(bird species of China) Tristram's bunting (Emberiza tristrami)
白眉鸫
(bird species of China) eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus)
白眶斑翅鹛
(bird species of China) spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi)
白眶雀鹛
(bird species of China) Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis)
白眶鸦雀
(bird species of China) spectacled parrotbill (Sinosuthora conspicillata)
白眶鹟莺
(bird species of China) white-spectacled warbler (Seicercus affinis)
白眼
to give a supercilious look; roll of the eyes
白眼河燕
(bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
白眼狼
thankless wretch; an ingrate
白眼珠
white of the eye
白眼珠儿
erhua variant of 白眼珠[bai2 yan3 zhu1]
白眼鵟鹰
(bird species of China) white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)
白矮星
white dwarf
白石砬子
national nature reserve at Kuandian 寬甸|宽甸 in Liaoning
白砂糖
white granulated sugar
白砒
white arsenic; arsenic trioxide
白碑
stone tablet without inscription; blank stele
白磷
white phosphorus
白矾
alum
白票
blank vote; abstention
白秋沙鸭
(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)
白种
the white race
白简
Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)
白米
(polished) rice
白粉
face powder; chalk powder; heroin
白粉病
powdery mildew
白粥
plain rice congee
白糖
(refined) white sugar
白纸黑字
(written) in black and white
白素贞
(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake
白细胞
white blood cell; leucocyte
白线
white line (road markings)
白线斑蚊
Aedes albopictus (species of mosquito)
白羊
Aries (star sign)
白羊座
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
白羊朝
Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)
白翅交嘴雀
(bird species of China) white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
白翅啄木鸟
(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
白翅浮鸥
(bird species of China) white-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
白翅百灵
(bird species of China) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)
白翅蓝鹊
(bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)
白翎岛
Baengnyeong Island of South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line
白翎面
Baengnyeong township (South Korea); see also 白翎島|白翎岛[Bai2 ling2 Dao3]
白翳
opacity of the cornea (in TCM); cataract
白耳奇鹛
(bird species of China) white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis)
白肉
plain boiled pork
白肩雕
(bird species of China) eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)
白肩黑鹮
(bird species of China) white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)
白背兀鹫
(bird species of China) white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
白背啄木鸟
(bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
白背矶鸫
(bird species of China) common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
白胡椒
white peppercorn
白胸翡翠
(bird species of China) white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
白胸苦恶鸟
(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
白胸鸦雀
(bird species of China) white-breasted parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps)
白脱
butter (loanword)
白腰叉尾海燕
(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
白腰文鸟
(bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)
白腰朱顶雀
(bird species of China) common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
白腰杓鹬
(bird species of China) Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
白腰滨鹬
(bird species of China) white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
白腰燕鸥
(bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)
白腰草鹬
(bird species of China) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
白腰雪雀
(bird species of China) white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii)
白腰鹊鸲
(bird species of China) white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
白腹姬鹟
(bird species of China) blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
白腹幽鹛
(bird species of China) spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre)
白腹毛脚燕
(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum))
白腹海雕
(bird species of China) white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
白腹短翅鸲
(bird species of China) white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phoenicuroides)
白腹军舰鸟
(bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
白腹锦鸡
(bird species of China) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
白腹隼雕
(bird species of China) Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata)
白腹凤鹛
(bird species of China) white-bellied erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca)
白腹鸫
(bird species of China) pale thrush (Turdus pallidus)
白腹鹞
(bird species of China) eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)
白腹鹭
(bird species of China) white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis)
白腹黑啄木鸟
(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
白腿小隼
(bird species of China) pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)
白脸
white face; face painting in Beijing opera etc
白脸䴓
(bird species of China) Przevalski's nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)
白脸鹭
(bird species of China) white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
白色
white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
白色人种
the white race
白色恐怖
White Terror
白色情人节
White Day
白色战剂
Agent White
白色体
leucoplast
白芍
root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM
白花花
shining white
白花蛇
long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)
白花蛇舌草
Hedyotis diffusa
白芷
Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica); root of Dahurian angelica (used in TCM)
白茅
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia
白茫茫
(of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
白苋
white amaranth (Amaranthus albus); sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food
白苋紫茄
white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
白菜
Chinese cabbage; pak choi; CL:棵[ke1], 個|个[ge4]
白菜价
lit. cabbage price; low price
白菜豆
white kidney beans
白莲
white lotus (flower); White Lotus society; same as 白蓮教|白莲教
白莲教
White Lotus society
白薯
sweet potato
白苏
common perilla
白蔹
Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM)
白兰地
brandy (loanword)
白兰瓜
honeydew melon
白萝卜
white radish; daikon; Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
白虎
White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky); (slang) hairless female genitalia
白蛇传
Tale of the White Snake; Madame White Snake
白蛉热
sandfly fever
白蛋白
albumin
白蚀症
vitiligo
白蚁
termite; white ant
白蜡
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白蜡树
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
白蜡虫
Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白血球
white blood cell; leucocyte
白血病
leukemia
白行简
Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4], Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传[Li3 Wa2 Zhuan4]
白衣战士
warrior in white; medical worker
白衣苍狗
lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom); fig. the impermanence of all things
白话
spoken language; vernacular
白话文
writings in the vernacular
白话诗
free verse in the vernacular
白读
colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
白豆蔻
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
白费
to waste (one's energy etc)
白费唇舌
to whistle down the wind; to waste one's breath (idiom)
白起
Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC; same as 公孫起|公孙起
白跑一趟
to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase
白车
ambulance (slang) (Cantonese)
白军
White Guard or White Movement, anti-communist troops fighting against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922)
白道
lunar orbit; legitimate; righteous; see also 黑道[hei1 dao4]
白酒
spirit usually distilled from sorghum or maize; white spirit
白醋
white vinegar; plain vinegar
白金
platinum; silver; (slang) handcuffs
白金汉宫
Buckingham Palace
白金汉郡
Buckinghamshire (English county)
白银
Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu
白银
silver
白银区
Baiyin district of Baiyin city 白銀市|白银市[Bai2 yin2 shi4], Gansu
白银市
Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu
白银书
valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe
白铜
copper-nickel alloy
白钢
steel
白钨矿
scheelite
白铁
galvanized iron
白镴
pewter; solder
白开水
plain boiled water
白附
white aconite
白附片
sliced white aconite (used in TCM)
白陶
white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)
白雪
snow
白雪公主
Snow White
白雪皑皑
brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)
白云
Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 shi4], Guizhou; Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
白云
white cloud
白云区
Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 shi4], Guizhou; Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
白云岩
dolomite (geology)
白云机场
Baiyun airport (Guangzhou)
白云母
muscovite; white mica
白云石
dolomite
白云矿区
Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia
白霜
hoar frost
白露
Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September
白面书生
lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience; still wet behind the ears
白顶溪鸲
(bird species of China) white-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
白顶玄鸥
(bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
白顶鹀
(bird species of China) white-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)
白顶鵖
(bird species of China) pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
白项凤鹛
(bird species of China) white-naped yuhina (Yuhina bakeri)
白领
white collar; business person
白领八哥
(bird species of China) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)
白领翡翠
(bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
白领凤鹛
(bird species of China) white-collared yuhina (Yuhina diademata)
白头
hoary head; old age
白头偕老
(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part
白头到老
(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part
白头山
Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
白头硬尾鸭
(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
白头翁
root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul
白头鹀
(bird species of China) pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)
白头鹎
(bird species of China) light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
白头䴗鹛
(bird species of China) white-hooded babbler (Gampsorhynchus rufulus)
白头鹤
(bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
白头鹞
(bird species of China) Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
白头鹰
bald eagle
白颊噪鹛
(bird species of China) white-browed laughingthrush (Garrulax sannio)
白颊山鹧鸪
(bird species of China) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
白颊鹎
(bird species of China) Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)
白颊黑雁
(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
白颈噪鹛
(bird species of China) white-necked laughingthrush (Garrulax strepitans)
白颈长尾雉
(bird species of China) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
白颈鸦
(bird species of China) collared crow (Corvus torquatus)
白颈鸫
(bird species of China) white-collared blackbird (Turdus albocinctus)
白颈鹳
(bird species of China) woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)
白额圆尾鹱
(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
白额燕鸥
(bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons)
白额雁
(bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
白额鹱
(bird species of China) streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
白饭
plain cooked rice; rice with nothing to go with it
白首齐眉
(of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
白香词谱
Anthology of ci poems tunes (1795), edited by Xu Menglan 舒夢蘭|舒梦兰, with 100 accessible poems from Tang through to Qing times
白马寺
the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China
白马王子
Prince Charming; knight in shining armor
白马股
gilt-edged securities
白马鸡
(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
白马雪山
Baimaxue mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
白驹过隙
a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
白骨
bones of the dead
白骨顶
coot
白体
lean type
白发
white or gray hair; CL:根[gen1]
白发人送黑发人
to see one's child die before oneself
白发苍苍
old and gray-haired
白鬼
'white ghost', derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)
白鬼笔
(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
白鱼
whitefish
白鲸
white whale; beluga; Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾|赫曼·麦尔维尔[He4 man4 · Mai4 er3 wei2 er3]
白鳍豚
see 白鱀豚|白暨豚[bai2 ji4 tun2]
白暨豚
Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer)
白鹈鹕
(bird species of China) great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
白鹄
(white) swan
白鹤
(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
白鹤拳
Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form
白鹤梁
White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings
白鹡鸰
(bird species of China) white wagtail (Motacilla alba)
白鹇
(bird species of China) silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
白鹭
(bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)
白鹳
(bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
白碱滩
Baijiantan district (Uighur: Jerenbulaq Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 shi4], Xinjiang
白碱滩区
Baijiantan district (Uighur: Jerenbulaq Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 shi4], Xinjiang
白面
wheat flour; flour; heroin
白面儿
heroin
白麻子
cannabis seed
白点噪鹛
(bird species of China) white-speckled laughingthrush (Garrulax bieti)
白鼻子
cunning or sly person
白鼻心
palm civet (Paguma larvata)
百不咋
of no consequence (idiom)
百不杂
variant of 百不咋[bai3 bu4 za5]
百事俱废
to go to pot (idiom)
百事可乐
Pepsi
百事无成
to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
百事轻怡
Diet Pepsi; Pepsi Light
百事通
knowledgeable person; know all
百位
the hundreds place (or column) in the decimal system
百依百顺
docile and obedient; all obedience
百倍
a hundredfold; a hundred times
百儿八十
about a hundred; a hundred or so
百分
percent; percentage
百分之
percent
百分之一百
one hundred percent; totally (effective)
百分之百
a hundred percent; out and out; absolutely
百分制
hundred mark system
百分数
percentage
百分比
percentage
百分率
percentage; percent
百分百
one hundred percent; totally (effective)
百分号
percent sign % (punct.)
百分点
percentage point
百利甜
Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink); see also 百利甜酒[Bai3 li4 Tian2 jiu3]
百利甜酒
Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)
百胜
BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company; PakSing, common Hong Kong company name
百胜餐饮
Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)
百胜餐饮集团
Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)
百汇
parfait (loanword)
百十
a hundred or so
百卉千葩
myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
百合
lily
百合子
Yuriko, Japanese female given name
百合科
Liliaceae; the lily family
百合花
lily; fig. pure and spotless person; virgin
百合花饰
fleur-de-lis (armorial symbol)
百善孝为先
of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
百团大战
Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists
百姓
common people
百姿千态
in different poses and with different expressions; in thousands of postures (idiom)
百威
Budweiser (beer)
百威啤酒
Budweiser beer
百孔千疮
heavily damaged; (fig.) full of holes; riddled with problems
百家
many schools of thought; many people or households
百家姓
The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
百家乐
Baccarat (loanword)
百家争鸣
a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
百宝箱
treasure chest
百尺竿头
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
百尺竿头，更尽一步
lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels
百川
rivers
百川归海
all things tend in one direction (idiom)
百帕
hectopascal (hPa), unit of atmospheric pressure
百年
hundred years; century; lifetime
百年不遇
only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
百年大计
a project of vital and lasting importance
百年好合
may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)
百年树人
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom); fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop; cf. 十年樹木，百年樹人|十年树木，百年树人
百几
more than a hundred
百度
Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999
百度币
virtual currency created by Baidu for use on its websites (coin.baidu.com)
百度百科
Baidu online encyclopedia
百度知道
Baidu’s online Q & A forum, zhidao.baidu.com
百废俱兴
all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom); work is now underway
百废具兴
variant of 百廢俱興|百废俱兴[bai3 fei4 ju4 xing1]
百废待兴
many things waiting to be done (idiom); a thousand things to do
百废待举
many things waiting to be done (idiom); a thousand things to do
百弊丛生
All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
百强
top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns)
百忙
busy schedule
百思不得其解
see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
百思不解
to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom); to remain perplexed despite much thought
百思莫解
see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
百思买
Best Buy (retailer)
百感交集
all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart
百慕大
Bermuda
百慕大三角
Bermuda Triangle
百慕达
Bermuda (Tw)
百战不殆
to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's 'The Art of War' 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to win every fight
百战百胜
to emerge victorious in every battle; to be ever-victorious
百折不回
see 百折不撓|百折不挠[bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2]
百折不挠
to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable
百日咳
whooping cough; pertussis
百日维新
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
百果
all kinds of fruits
百乐餐
potluck meal
百步穿杨
to shoot with great precision (idiom)
百岁老人
centenarian
百济
Paekche or Baekje (18 BC-660 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms
百无一失
no danger of anything going wrong; no risk at all
百无禁忌
all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes; nothing is taboo
百无聊赖
bored to death (idiom); bored stiff; overcome with boredom
百炼成钢
to be tempered into a steel
百炼钢
high-grade well-tempered steel
百物
all things
百兽
all creatures; every kind of animal
百病
every illness
百发百中
lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits; to carry out a task with great precision; to shoot with unfailing accuracy; be a crack shot (idiom)
百眼巨人
hundred-eyed monster
百科
universal; encyclopedic; abbr. for 百科全書|百科全书[bai3 ke1 quan2 shu1]
百科事典
encyclopedia
百科全书
encyclopedia; CL:本[ben3],集[ji2]
百科词典
encyclopedic dictionary
百谷
all the grains; every kind of cereal crop
百端待举
a thousand things remain to be done (idiom); numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
百米赛跑
100-meter dash
百粤
Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups; also written 百越
百总
see 把總|把总[ba3 zong3]
百老汇
Broadway (New York City)
百闻不如一见
seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing
百听不厌
worth hearing a hundred times
百脚
centipede
百般
in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means
百般刁难
to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties (idiom)
百般奉承
to fawn upon sb in every possible way
百般巴结
to flatter someone in a hundred different ways; assiduous fawning (idiom)
百色
Baise prefecture-level city in Guangxi; former pr. [Bo2 se4]
百色地区
Baise prefecture in Guangxi; former pr. [Bo2 se4]
百色市
Baise prefecture-level city in Guangxi; former pr. [Bo2 se4]
百花园
Garden of Many Flowers (name); Baihua garden in Hongmiao village 洪廟村|洪庙村[Hong2 miao4 cun1], Shandong
百花奖
Hundred flowers film prize, awarded since 1962
百花运动
Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 1956-57), in which Mao called for the taboo on discussing mistakes of the CCP to be lifted
百花齐放
a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
百花齐放，百家争鸣
a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
百草
all kinds of grass; all kinds of flora
百草枯
paraquat
百万
million; millions
百万位
the millions place (or column) in the decimal system
百万吨
megaton; million tons
百万吨级核武器
megaton weapon
百万富翁
millionaire
百万赫兹
megahertz (physics, electronics)
百叶
tripe (stomach lining of cattle etc used as food)
百叶窗
shutter; blind
百叶箱
Stevenson screen (white box with ventilated sides, housing meteorological instruments); thermometer screen; instrument shelter
百里挑一
one in a hundred; cream of the crop
百褶裙
pleated skirt
百计千方
to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)
百读不厌
to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
百货
general merchandise
百货公司
department store
百货商店
department store
百货大楼
department store
百货店
bazaar; department store; general store
百越
Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups
百足之虫死而不僵
a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard
百里
two-character surname Baili
百里香
thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
百金花
Centaurium pulchellum var. altaicum
百灵
lark; Eremophila alpestris
百灵鸟
skylark
百页窗
variant of 百葉窗|百叶窗[bai3 ye4 chuang1]
百余
a hundred or more
百香
passion fruit
百香果
passion fruit
百鸟朝凤
lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix; fig. peace under a wise ruler
粨
hectometer (old); single-character equivalent of 百米
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