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白事

白事

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (白事)		白	事

Noun

白事

funeral

Verb

白事

(literary) to explain

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): báishì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: báishì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: báishìr
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄕˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairshell
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩əɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: baahk sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːk̚² siː²²/